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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Hand Held Products, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Inventor:
Brent D. Larson, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Hand Held Products, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
Abstract
Information is presented on a touchscreen display. An available viewing surface area of the touchscreen is separated into a first zone and at least a second zone. The first zone is operable for presenting a critical portion of the information. The second zone is operable for receiving haptic user inputs. Usage of the first zone and the second zone are coordinated. The presentation of the critical information in the first separated zone, and/or a prompt related to at least one of the one or more haptic user inputs may be controlled based on the coordinated usage.