Input device event processing
US9286081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/545
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A background thread can be used to process events, e.g., a touch, gesture, pinch, or swipe, that are received on a touch sensitive device, or events, e.g., mouse scroll wheel events that are received on a input device, e.g., a mouse. The background thread can be used to process events when a main thread assigned to the Graphical User Interface (GUI) is interrupted. In such situations, the background thread can continue processing events. In cases where the main thread is interrupted and the event is scroll input, the background thread can draw content on the GUI in response to the scroll, so that the response to the scroll input observed by the user is unaffected by the interrupted main thread. By processing events and drawing content using the background thread while the main thread is blocked, the GUI can be navigated without having the user experience a stall or stutter.
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