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Gestures for touch sensitive input devices
Steve Hotelling,Joshua A. Strickon,Brian Q. Huppi,Imran Chaudhri,Greg Christie,Bas Ording,Duncan Robert Kerr,Jonathan P. Ive +7 more
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In this article, the authors described a system for processing touch inputs with respect to a multipoint sensing device and identifying at least one multipoint gesture based on the data from the multi-point sensing device.Abstract:
Methods and systems for processing touch inputs are disclosed. The invention in one respect includes reading data from a multipoint sensing device such as a multipoint touch screen where the data pertains to touch input with respect to the multipoint sensing device, and identifying at least one multipoint gesture based on the data from the multipoint sensing device.read more
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