US 12,353,671 B2
Virtual mouse for electronic touchscreen display
Roya Cody, Markham (CA); Che Yan, Toronto (CA); Da-Yuan Huang, Markham (CA); and Wei Li, Markham (CA)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/450,171.
Application 18/450,171 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/944,338, filed on Sep. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,782,599.
Prior Publication US 2024/0086026 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/0481 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer system comprising:
a touchscreen;
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
display a virtual keyboard on the touchscreen;
detect a touch input indicating activation of a virtual mouse, wherein the virtual mouse is to be activated at a placement region overlapping the virtual keyboard;
deactivate a portion of the virtual keyboard that is within the placement region, a remaining active portion of the virtual keyboard that is outside of the placement region remaining activated;
activate the virtual mouse at the placement region; and
detect input at the remaining active portion of the virtual keyboard outside of the placement region contemporaneously with detecting input at the virtual mouse within the placement region.