Multi-point contacts with pressure data on an interactive surface
US9489073B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04883
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for controlling a software application running on a computer system including an interactive display adapted to detect at least two contact points on the surface of the interactive display, the method comprising: detecting at least two contact points; determining pressure data associated with at least one of said contact points; and defining a condition of the software application in dependence on said detected at least two contact points and said at least one determined pressure value.
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