Moving an image displayed on a touchscreen of a device
US9891813B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04883
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and associated device for moving an image displayed on a touchscreen of the device. It is determined that an object previously moving on the touchscreen toward a first outer edge of the touchscreen has traversed the first outer edge in a first direction perpendicular to the first outer edge so as to no longer be touching the touchscreen. The displayed image had moved in the first direction toward the first outer edge in synchronization with the previous movement of the object toward the first outer edge. In response to the object having traversed the first outer edge, one or more motion sensors are activated to monitor the object for continuing movement of the object. The one or more motion sensors ascertain the continuing movement of the object away from the first outer edge, and in response, the displayed image is moved toward the first outer edge.
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