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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Peng Zeng, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure herein provides for interpreting and facilitating user input to virtual knobs on a touchscreen interface. Aspects of the disclosure provide for the interpretation of a contact with a virtual knob of a device represented on a touchscreen interface. In response to the contact, a state change associated with the virtual knob may be made, or an annular input icon displayed around the virtual knob. The annular input icon may guide an adjustment of the virtual knob.