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Dynamic management of edge inputs by users on a touch device

  • US 9,626,100 B2
  • Filed: 04/15/2013
  • Issued: 04/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed on a computing device comprising a touch display screen, the method comprising:

  • presenting a user interface (UI) screen upon the touch display screen, the UI screen showing an application that is running on the computing device;

    receiving a first UI gesture that starts within an active display area of the touch display screen, engages the application shown on the UI screen, and crosses a first edge of the touch display screen;

    detecting a second UI gesture that starts outside of the active display area and crosses a second edge of the touch display screen when moving toward the active display area, the second edge forming a corner with the first edge;

    determining whether the second UI gesture that crosses the second edge is within a specified distance tolerance of the first UI gesture that crosses the first edge; and

    responsive to determining that the second UI gesture is within the specified distance tolerance of the first UI gesture, blocking a UI event associated with the second UI gesture.

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