Virtual pointing device for touchscreens
US6067079A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0488
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, memory, and apparatus, having at least a processor, memory, and touchscreen, for creating a virtual pointing device. The method includes the steps of displaying a non-activated virtual pointing device on the touchscreen, in response to detecting at least one finger placed on the virtual pointing device, activating the virtual pointing device, and moving the virtual pointing device in accordance with movement of the at least one finger.
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