Patent ID: 11880565
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A computing device, comprising:
a touch screen display that displays a virtual trackpad area;
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to provide a physical trackpad user experience via the virtual trackpad area, the instructions executable to:
receive a non-trackpad touch input signal from outside the virtual trackpad area;
process the non-trackpad touch input signal with at least a palm detection algorithm that applies a non-trackpad palm designation threshold;
receive a virtual trackpad touch input signal;
determine that the virtual trackpad touch input signal is received from within the virtual trackpad area of the touch screen display; and
on condition of determining that the virtual trackpad touch input signal is received from within the virtual trackpad area, process the virtual trackpad touch input signal with the palm detection algorithm applying a virtual trackpad palm designation threshold that is different from the non-trackpad palm designation threshold.