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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ilse M. Breedvelt-Schouten, Ottawa, CA;
Jana H. Jenkins, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey A. Kusnitz, Campbell, CA (US);
James L. Lentz, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and/or computer program product receives computer inputs from a toroidal flexible input device. Physical contact between a toroidal flexible input device and a display on a computer is detected. The toroidal flexible input device is authenticated, and a communication session between the toroidal flexible input device and the computer is established. The computer then receives inputs from the toroidal flexible input device while the toroidal flexible input device is in physical contact with the display on the computer.