Patent · US Active

Method for operating application program and mobile electronic device using the same

US9740321B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
0References
30Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 23, 2015
Grant dateAug 22, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 23, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04104
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of controlling an electronic device, an electronic device using the same, and a computer program product are provided. The method includes detecting a plurality of touch areas on a touch screen so that a plurality of touch points contained within each of the touch areas are obtained, respectively determining a typical coordinate value corresponding to each of the touch areas according to a coordinate value of each of the touch points within the touch areas, selecting one or more active objects displayed on the touch screen according to the typical coordinate value corresponding to each of the touch areas, and triggering an action associated with the one or more active objects.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.