Touchpad with smart automatic scroll function and control method therefor
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1. A control method for a touchpad defined with a first zone and a second zone, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a location of an object on the touchpad;
sending out a location information of the object during the object moves within the first zone; and
sending out a scrolling signal if the object moves into the second zone and stays therewithin for a period longer than a threshold time.
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Abstract
A touchpad is defined to have a first zone and a second zone, and operated in such a way that a location information of an object is generated when the object is detected to move within the first zone, and a scrolling signal is generated if the object moves into the second zone and stays therewithin for a period longer than a threshold time.
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1. A control method for a touchpad defined with a first zone and a second zone, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a location of an object on the touchpad;
sending out a location information of the object during the object moves within the first zone; and
sending out a scrolling signal if the object moves into the second zone and stays therewithin for a period longer than a threshold time.
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2. A touchpad comprising:
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defined first and second zones;
wherein a location information of an object is generated when the object is detected to move within the first zone;
wherein a scrolling signal is generated if the object moves into the second zone and stays therewithin for a period longer than a threshold time. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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