Apparatus and method for determining the position of user input
US8890825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04106
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that determine a position of a touch component of a user input received outside a touch sensitive area of a touch surface by correlating a position of the force component and a position of a touch component of a portion of the user input received within the touch sensitive area with a position of the force component of a portion of the user input received outside the touch sensitive area. In this way, the position of a touch component of the user input received outside the touch sensitive area, where the touch surface is not capable via hardware to detect the position of the touch component, may be determined, and operations may be executed based on the position of the touch component that is determined.
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