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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventor:
Tristram T. Reilly, Hampshire, GB;
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 21/88 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01); G06F 21/88 (2013.01); G06F 2221/032 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2133 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products for operating an electronic device having a touch screen display for displaying information. Embodiments include generating a designated location on the touch screen display for receiving a continuous touch contact. Based on detecting a continuous touch contact at the designated location, information is displayed on the touch screen. Based on detecting an absence of a continuous touch contact at the designated location on the touch screen display, the display of information is disabled.