Patent ID: 8600816
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. A multiuser, multi-interface computing surface, comprising: a computer; and a touch screen including a continuous touch detection surface and a display, the touch detection surface configured as a primary input to the computer, the continuous touch detection surface being divided into at least two simultaneously active sections, touches in the at least two simultaneously active sections having independent effects within the at least two simultaneously active sections, each simultaneously active section having an independent interface configured to select distinct applications in each simultaneously active section, each distinct application running separately in each active section, wherein the computer is configured to: perform a first action in response to a first touch in a first section of the at least two simultaneously active sections of the touch screen; perform a second action in response to a second touch in a second section of the at least two simultaneously active sections of the touch screen without affecting the first action, even when the first and second touches are simultaneous; and perform a third action in response to a third touch on the continuous touch detection surface, the third action reconfiguring at least one of a number and orientation of the at least two continuously active sections.