Operating touch screen interfaces
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1. In a touch screen device comprising a screen, a method for touch input comprising:
- displaying a target on the screen; and
rendering a callout on the screen in response to an attempt to select the target, wherein the callout comprises a representation of an occluded area of the screen in a non-occluded area of the screen.
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Abstract
Techniques and technologies are provided which can allow for touch input with a touch screen device. In response to an attempt to select a target displayed on a screen, a callout can be rendered in a non-occluded area of the screen. The callout includes a representation of the area of the screen that is occluded by a selection entity when the attempt to select the target is made.
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1. In a touch screen device comprising a screen, a method for touch input comprising:
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displaying a target on the screen; and rendering a callout on the screen in response to an attempt to select the target, wherein the callout comprises a representation of an occluded area of the screen in a non-occluded area of the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A touch screen device, comprising:
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a touch screen for displaying information comprising a target; a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for rendering a callout on a non-occluded area of the touch screen responsive to an attempt to select a target displayed on the touch screen, wherein the screen includes an occluded area which includes the target and which is covered by a selection entity, and wherein the callout comprises a representation of the occluded area of the screen in the non-occluded area of the screen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A display device comprising a screen designed to display at least one target which can be selected by pressing on a surface of the screen using a selection entity, the display device comprising:
a callout, rendered in a non-occluded area of the screen responsive to an attempt to select the target using a selection entity, wherein the callout comprises a representation of an occluded area of the screen which includes the target and which is covered by the selection entity, wherein the representation of the occluded area comprises a representation of the target. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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