Devices and methods for processing touch inputs over multiple regions of a touch-sensitive surface
US9846535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04803
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device, while displaying a user interface that includes a first region corresponding to a first software application and a second region corresponding to a second software application, receives a first touch input, on a touch-sensitive display, that originates from a first location corresponding to the first region and extends to a second location corresponding to the second region. The first region includes a non-boundary region and a boundary region. In response to receiving the first touch input, when the first location corresponds to a non-boundary region of the first region, the device processes the first touch input with the first software application. When the first location corresponds to a boundary region of the first region, the device conditionally processes the first touch input with the second software application.
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