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TOUCHPAD OPERATIONAL MODE

  • US 20140191977A1
  • Filed: 01/09/2013
  • Published: 07/10/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving an initiation command to initiate an operational mode of a touchpad, the touchpad being operatively coupled to a processor operatively coupled to a display, the display nonoverlapping the touchpad;

    responsive to the initiation command, initiating the operational mode and rendering a graphic to the display wherein the graphic comprises a touchpad field and a control field;

    receiving input via a central portion of the touchpad and mapping the input received via the central portion to the touchpad field of the graphic;

    receiving input via a peripheral portion of the touchpad and associating the input received via the peripheral portion with a control of the control field of the graphic, the control being associated with the input via the central portion of the touchpad; and

    executing the control of the control field of the graphic.

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