Patent ID: 8732576
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of supporting an user application executing in the context of an operating system, both of said user application and said operating system being provided in a mobile device with a touch screen, said method comprising: checking whether said touch screen has multi-touch capability when said mobile device is powered on with said operating system, said mobile device is installed with said operating system; providing a first interface with multi-touch capability to said user application if said touch screen has multi-touch capability and a second interface with single touch capability if said touch screen does not have multi-touch capability, said first interface being provided by loading a first device driver with said operating system, and said second interface being provided by loading a second device driver with said operating system; and when the touch screen has multi-touch capability, creating a plurality of queues to store information representing multi-touches from said touch screen for said user application.