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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Eric J. Schuh, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/9622 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960705 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for locking out a portion of a touch screen interface in response to an inadvertent touch comprises steps to detect multiple touches on the portion of the touch screen interface; determine that the multiple touches are incompatible; initiate a lockout time period in response to the determination and reinitiate the lockout time period in response to a subsequent touch during the lockout time period.