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US 2017/0255318 A1Published application
Performing Actions Responsive to Hovering Over an Input Surface
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsJohn C. Mese, Arnold S. Weksler, Nathan J. Peterson, Russell S. VanBlon
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Abstract
An approach is disclosed that detects an input instrument hovering a distance away from an object displayed on an input surface and performing an action in response to the detection.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- detecting an input instrument hovering a distance away from an object displayed on an input surface;
- performing an action in response to the detecting.
An information handling system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory coupled to at least one of the processors;
- a touch-enabled display accessible by at least one of the processors, wherein the touch-enabled display has an input surface;
- one or more sensors accessible by at least one of the processors that sense an input instrument hovering over the touch-enabled display;
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- a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to:
- detect, based on data received from the sensors, that the input instrument is hovering a distance away from an object displayed on the input surface;
- perform an action in response to the detection.
5 more elements
A computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium comprising a set of computer instructions, the computer instructions effective to:
- detect that an input instrument is hovering a distance away from an object displayed on an input surface;
- perform an action in response to the detection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.