User interface tap selection on touchscreen device
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first time, a first tap associated with an active area on a user interface of a touchscreen device, the active area associated with an origination time;
determining that a period of time between the origination time and the first time is within a specified period of time; and
in response to the determining, not performing an action associated with the active area, wherein the origination time is identified from a timestamp associated with the active area on a tap-action map associated with the user interface.
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Abstract
A tap associated with an active area on a user interface of a touchscreen device is received at a first time. The active area is associated with an origination time. It is determined that a period of time between the origination time and the first time is within a specified period of time. In response to the determining, an action associated with the active area is not performed.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first time, a first tap associated with an active area on a user interface of a touchscreen device, the active area associated with an origination time; determining that a period of time between the origination time and the first time is within a specified period of time; and in response to the determining, not performing an action associated with the active area, wherein the origination time is identified from a timestamp associated with the active area on a tap-action map associated with the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a computer to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, at a first time, a first tap associated with an active area on a user interface of a touchscreen device, the active area associated with an origination time; determining that a period of time between the origination time and the first time is within a specified period of time; and in response to the determining, not performing an action associated with the active area, wherein the origination time is identified from a timestamp associated with the active area on a tap-action map associated with the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for generating responses to an electronic communication, the system comprising:
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one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to receive, at a first time, a first tap associated with an active area on a user interface of a touchscreen device, the active area associated with an origination time; program instructions to determine that a period of time between the origination time and the first time is within a specified period of time; and program instructions to, in response to the determining, not perform an action associated with the active area, wherein the program instructions to request the confirmation of the first tap comprise program instructions to provide a zoomed section of the user interface, the zoomed section containing the active area, and wherein the program instructions to receive the confirmation of the first tap comprise program instructions to receive a second tap on the zoomed section associated with the active area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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