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Method, apparatus and computer program product for facilitating data entry via a touchscreen

  • US 8,009,146 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2007
  • Issued: 08/30/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving an indication of a tactile input from a user at a physical location on a touch sensitive input device;

    causing display of a cursor at a relative location on the touch sensitive input device proximate the physical location;

    shifting, without further user interaction, the cursor and one or more items displayed on the touch sensitive input device such that the relative location of the cursor is offset from the physical location of the detected tactile input; and

    determining a distance between the one or more items displayed on the touch sensitive input device, wherein the cursor and the one or more items are shifted if at least one distance is less than a predetermined threshold.

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