Organizational tools on a multi-touch display device
US8473862B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04883
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process for enabling objects displayed on a multi-input display device to be grouped together is disclosed that includes defining a target element that enables objects displayed on a multi-input display device to be grouped together through interaction with the target element. Engagement of an input mechanism with one of the target element and a particular one of the objects displayed on the multi-input display device is detected. Movement of the input mechanism is monitored while the input mechanism remains engaged with whichever one of the target element and the particular displayed object that the input mechanism engaged. A determination is made that at least a portion of a particular displayed object is overlapping at least a portion of a target element on the multi-input display device upon detecting disengagement of the input mechanism. As a consequence of disengagement and the overlap, processes are invoked that establish a relationship between the particular displayed object and a position on the target element and that causes transformations applied to the target element also to be applied to the particular displayed object while maintaining the relationship between the …
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