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PRE-TOUCH POINTER FOR CONTROL AND DATA ENTRY IN TOUCH-SCREEN DEVICES

  • US 20150109257A1
  • Filed: 10/23/2013
  • Published: 04/23/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A Pre-Touch pointer method for facilitating data entry via a touch-screen device comprising steps of:

  • a. detecting a finger hovering above of the touch-screen device within a predefined space;

    b. identifying the location on the touch-screen right below the finger as a touching location;

    c. monitoring movement of said finger above of the touch-screen device;

    d. creating a computer generated offset pointer on the touch-screen device;

    e. offsetting the location of said pointer from said touching location;

    f. reducing the size of said offset pointer on the touch-screen device as said finger gets closer to said touch-screen device; and

    g. moving said offset pointer along with the movement of said finger on the touch-screen device, whereby said offset pointer being in a shifted location with respect to the location of said finger on the touch-screen.

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