Method and apparatus for allowing drag-and-drop operations across the shared borders of adjacent touch screen-equipped devices
US9367224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user interface(s) in which the displays of different devices become “synchronized” when the devices are brought into close proximity with one another. One exemplary embodiment permits drag-and-drop procedures that originate on one device to be terminated on the other. Illustratively, the solution could be handled in the following manner:
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