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Movement of Position Indicator on Touchscreen

  • US 20140362090A1
  • Filed: 11/01/2013
  • Published: 12/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • displaying a document comprising a plurality of glyphs on a touch screen display;

    receiving a touch input on the touch screen display to activate a zoom tool enabling location of a position indicator within a set of associated glyphs of the document;

    automatically dividing a touch screen region for the set of associated glyphs into a set of sub-regions, each sub-region associated with a position indicator location between two subsequent glyphs in the set of associated glyphs, wherein a first sub-region associated with a location between first and second glyphs has a same width as a second sub-region associated with a location between the second glyph and a third glyph, wherein the first and third glyphs do not have an equal width; and

    correlating movement of the touch input across the touch screen display with the equally-spaced sub-regions in order to move the position indicator between the glyphs in the associated set.

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