Independent hit testing

• Main Authors: MURALIDHAR RAO PRAVEEN KUMAR, LITTERELL BRADLEY J, FORTINI CHRISTIAN, BABBITT KEVIN M, SCHREINER TONY E, RAKOW MATTHEW A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.07.2016
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

In one or more embodiments, a hit test thread which is separate from the main thread, e.g. the user interface thread, is utilized for hit testing on web content. Using a separate thread for hit testing can allow targets to be quickly ascertained. In cases where the appropriate response is handled by...