Split control focus during a sustained user interaction
US10678327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/0381
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The technology described herein splits the control focus of a user interface during a sustained user interaction. A sustained user interaction is an interaction action lasting more than a threshold period of time. The sustained interaction is initiated when the user directs the control focus of an interface onto an interface object and begins an interaction with the object. Upon determining that a sustained interaction has begun, a control focus lock is executed at the point of control focus where the sustained interaction began, for example, the point where the cursor was located when the sustained interaction began. Upon termination of the sustained interaction, the primary control focus is snapped to the location of the secondary control focus and a secondary control focus is terminated until a subsequent sustained interaction is detected.
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