Microsoft has issued another patent for a new method of rejecting random clicks, which will make the frame around the screens of Windows tablets thinner. It involves the use of touch sensors, including on the frame, which is very easy to implement on capacitive screens. This allows the computer to more accurately calculate the "center of mass" of touches, and if it will be located mainly outside the screen, mark them randomly with a high probability or intentional, in case of location, preferably on the plane of the display.

The patent also says that the integration of sensor capabilities in the frame of the tablet allows you to expand the functionality of the device, giving the opportunity, for example, to use the menu. Interestingly, not long ago, researchers of user interfaces at Microsoft introduced a video that showed a similar concept when the thumb of the hand that holds the tablet is used in conjunction with a digital pen to enhance control capabilities.

As the author of the patent, Steven Bathiche, vice president of hardware, one of the creators of the original Microsoft Surface tablet and a great proponent of promoting pen input technology on a PC.

One of the leading executives of Microsoft Panos Panay (Panos Panay) hinted that the next major update of the Surface Pro family will bring changes at an empirical level that will significantly affect the products. Perhaps, it is a question of similar new methods of interaction with sensory devices.