Techniques for Adjusting a Size of Graphical Information Displayed on a Touchscreen
OwnerJennifer Greenwood Zawacki, Just Tyler Dubsinventors
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Abstract
A technique for adjusting graphical information displayed on a touchscreen of a device includes detecting a first input to the touchscreen. Which one of multiple instruments was utilized to provide the first input is then determined. The graphical information displayed on the touchscreen is then sized based on which one of the multiple instruments was utilized to provide the first input.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- detecting a first input to a touchscreen of a device;
- determining which one of multiple instruments was utilized to provide the first input;
- and
- sizing graphical information displayed on the touchscreen based on which one of the multiple instruments was utilized to provide the first input.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a touchscreen;
- and
- a processor coupled to the touchscreen, wherein the processor is configured to:
- detect a first input to the touchscreen;
- determine which one of multiple instruments was utilized to provide the first input;
- and
- size graphical information displayed on the touchscreen based on which one of the multiple instruments was utilized to provide the first input.
The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the graphical information is selected from a group consisting of menu text, a close window button, a minimize window button, and a resize window button.
A method, comprising:
- detecting a first input to a touchscreen of a device;
- determining which one of multiple instruments was utilized to provide the first input;
- and
- displaying graphical information on the touchscreen using a first size when a first instrument, included in the multiple instruments, is determined to have been utilized to provide the first input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.