Touch screen drag and drop input technique
US6590568B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2129
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for dragging and dropping items displayed on a touch screen. In one embodiment, the item on the touch screen is touched with a pressure greater than a first predetermined pressure for a first predetermined period of time. The pressure on the item is then reduced, and the item is dragged with the reduced pressure to a second location at which the touch screen is touched with a pressure greater than a second predetermined pressure for a time duration greater than a second predetermined time period. In another embodiment, the item on the touch screen is touched with a pressure greater than a predetermined pressure for a first predetermined period of time, and then the touch screen is touched at a second location with a pressure greater than the predetermined pressure for a second predetermined period of time, less than the first predetermined period of time.
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