Patent ID: 9542097
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory that stores code executable by the processor to: overlay, in response to a predefined singular touch input at a first location on the touch-sensitive screen, a virtual touchpad at a dynamic location within the touch-sensitive screen, wherein overlaying the virtual touchpad comprises displaying the virtual touchpad over a currently displayed area of the touch-sensitive screen; detect a spatial relationship between a user and the touch device; select the dynamic location based on the spatial relationship, wherein display a scaled copy of the touch-sensitive screen on the virtual touchpad, wherein the touch-sensitive screen displays one or more graphical elements and the scaled copy of the touch-sensitive screen includes a scaled copy of each graphical element displayed on the touch-sensitive screen, the scaled copy of each graphical element being displayed at a location within the virtual touchpad corresponding to its location within the touch-sensitive screen; move the virtual touchpad to the second location within the touch-sensitive screen in response to a subsequent predefined singular touch input at a second location outside of the virtual touchpad and different from the first location; position a pointer on the touch-sensitive screen in response to a touch input on the virtual touchpad; displays a scaled copy of the pointer within the virtual touchpad; and remove the virtual touchpad from the location in response to a period of inactivity within the virtual touchpad.