SELECTING A TOUCH SCREEN HOT SPOT
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a memory storing machine readable code;
a processor executing the machine readable code, the machine readable code comprising;
an indication module sequentially indicating each hot spot within a specified selection area about a projection of a selection object onto a touch screen in response to the selection object hovering within a hover range of the touch screen; and
a selection module selecting a hot spot in response to detecting movement of the selection object towards the touch screen concurrent with the indication of the selected hot spot.
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Abstract
For selecting a touch screen hot spot, an indication module sequentially indicates each hot spot within a specified selection area about a projection of the selection object onto a touch screen. The sequential indication may be in response to the selection object hovering within a hover range of the touch screen. A selection module selects a hot spot in response to detecting movement of the selection object towards the touch screen concurrent with the indication of the selected hot spot.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory storing machine readable code; a processor executing the machine readable code, the machine readable code comprising; an indication module sequentially indicating each hot spot within a specified selection area about a projection of a selection object onto a touch screen in response to the selection object hovering within a hover range of the touch screen; and a selection module selecting a hot spot in response to detecting movement of the selection object towards the touch screen concurrent with the indication of the selected hot spot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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sequentially indicating, by use of a processor, each hot spot within a specified selection area about a projection of a selection object onto a touch screen in response to the selection object hovering within a hover range of the touch screen; and selecting, by use of a processor, a hot spot in response to detecting movement of the selection object towards the touch screen concurrent with the indication of the selected hot spot. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A program product comprising a computer readable storage medium storing machine readable code executable by a processor to perform the operations of:
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sequentially indicating, by use of a processor, each hot spot within a specified selection area about a projection of a selection object onto a touch screen in response to the selection object hovering within a hover range of the touch screen; and selecting, by use of a processor, a hot spot in response to detecting movement of the selection object towards the touch screen concurrent with the indication of the selected hot spot. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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