Heather Eden

US Patent:

20160117080, Apr 28, 2016

Filed:

Oct 22, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/521368

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Heather Eden - Bellevue WA, US
Stephen Karolewics - Redmond WA, US
James Krantz - Redmond WA, US
Michael Dalton - Bellevue WA, US
Siwen Sun - Redmond WA, US
Kerry Young - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484
G06F 3/0485

Abstract:

A hit-test may be performed to determine whether a user action detected via a user interface associated with an application intersects a given object of the application. The application may include one or more special content layers (SCLs). A decision may be made at each SCL regarding enablement of a direct manipulation of an object through the application in response to the user action. An SCL processing module of the application may identify a hit in response to detecting an intersection of the user action and one or more non-transparent pixels of at least one SCL during a front to back processing of the SCLs, where the pixels correspond to the object. The application may then determine whether a direct manipulation of an object through the application is enabled or not enabled by the SCL, and thus whether the direct manipulation should be automatically initiated or disabled, respectively.