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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Applicant:
Mikko Nurmi, Tampere, FI;
Inventor:
Mikko Nurmi, Tampere, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for controlling proximity detection based user interface functions. In response to detection of simultaneous presence of a first object and a second object in close proximity to the input surface, an input mode may be activated, in which input mode a first action is associated with an input by the first object and a second action is associated with an input by the second object.