Patent ID: 6727892
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of facilitating the use of touch screens in which a user contacts the screen over a contact area, comprising:determining a position of an initial contact area on the touch screen; if the initial contact area is at a first location on the touch screen, registering a user input at a first position relative to the initial contact area; if the initial contact area is at a second location on the touch screen that is different from the first location, registering a user input at a second position relative to the initial contact area, the first position being offset relative to the second position; determining whether the user is contacting the screen with an object other than a finger; and if the user is contacting the screen with an object other than a finger and the position of the initial contact area is determined to be at the first location on the touch screen, registering the user input at a third position relative to the initial contact area.