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Patent US8115753 - Touch screen system with hover and click input methods - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA touch screen system that can approximate tracking and dragging states regardless of the user's orientation and without reliance on direct sensing of touch pressure or area. A first detector generates a signal representing a first image of an object interacting with the touch screen. A second detector...http://www.google.ca/patents/US8115753?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8115753 - Touch screen system with hover and click input methodsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8115753 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/101,527Publication date14 Feb 2012Filing date11 Apr 2008Priority date11 Apr 2007Fee statusLapsedAlso published asEP2135155A2, EP2135155B1, US20080259053, WO2008128096A2, WO2008128096A3Publication number101527, 12101527, US 8115753 B2, US 8115753B2, US-B2-8115753, US8115753 B2, US8115753B2InventorsJohn NewtonOriginal AssigneeNext Holdings LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (653), Non-Patent Citations (118), Referenced by (23), Classifications (5), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTouch screen system with hover and click input methods
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