Patent ID: 8248385
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: displaying, by a touch-sensitive display of a computing device, at least one selectable object; receiving, by the computing device, a user input comprising a gesture at a location of the touch-sensitive display that displays the at least one selectable object, wherein the gesture comprises motion of an input unit; detecting, by the computing device, a surface area of a portion of the touch-sensitive display that is in contact with the input unit at the location of the touch-sensitive display; detecting, by the computing device, a change in the surface area of the portion of the touch-sensitive display that is in contact with the input unit at the location of the touch-sensitive display; if the change in the surface area is greater than or equal to a minimum value and less than or equal to a maximum value, selecting as user input, by the computing device, the at least one selectable object; and if the change in the surface area is less than the minimum value, refraining from selecting as user input, by the computing device, the at least one selectable object.