Patent ID: 9552126
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method of managing inputs, the method comprising: receiving a first input from a first input mechanism, wherein the first input is directed to a single user interface control, the single user interface control having a corresponding display element rendered on a user interface display; receiving an additional input from a second input mechanism, wherein the additional input is directed to the single user interface control; identifying a capture status that is associated with the single user interface control, wherein the capture status defines a first condition upon which multiple input mechanisms are simultaneously captured to the single user interface control and a second condition upon which the single user interface control is restricted from capturing more than one input mechanism at a time; and based on the identified capture status, selectively determining whether the first and second input mechanisms are simultaneously captured to the singe user interface control such that a set of subsequent inputs received from the first and second user input mechanisms is directed to the single user interface control.