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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A FINGER CONTACT ON A TOUCHPAD

  • US 20110069006A1
  • Filed: 08/25/2010
  • Published: 03/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for executing a scroll control operation on a touchpad, comprising the steps of:

  • detecting a first simultaneous execution of a first operation executed by a first pointing object, and a second operation executed twice in succession by a second pointing object, wherein the first operation includes a presence of the first pointing object on the touchpad, and the second operation includes a contact with the touchpad by the second pointing object, followed by lifting the second pointing object off the touchpad subsequently; and

    triggering a scroll control function in response to the detection of the first simultaneous execution of the first operation and the two successive second operations.

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