US 2002/0057262 A1 · Mouse input panel and user interface

Abstract

A method for emulating the functional behavior of a two-button mouse-type computer input device is disclosed. A predetermined input generated by digitizing pen and a digitizing writing surface is received, and a user interface having a plurality of soft buttons is displayed. The plurality of soft buttons provides selectable functionality of a two-button mouse-type computer input device. Preferably, the plurality of soft buttons includes a right-button function, a shift function, a control function, an alternate function and a bull's-eye function.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A method for emulating a two-button mouse-type computer input device, comprising steps of:

receiving a predetermined input generated by digitizing pen and a digitizing writing surface;
and
displaying a user interface having a plurality of soft buttons in response to the predetermined input, the plurality of soft buttons providing selectable functionality of a two-button mouse-type computer input device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/801,929Filed 9 Mar 2001

Priority

10 Nov 2000

Published

16 May 2002

Term ends

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Classification3 codes

G06F 3/04883
Using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
G06F 3/03545
With detection of two-dimensional [2D] relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D…
G06F
Computing and data processing

Mouse input panel and user interface

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Mouse input panel and user interface

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Abstract

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