Method of emulating a pointing device button
OwnerKwok Lawinventor
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Abstract
A method of emulating a pointing device button press in a computer includes determining whether a key press input event is detected during a time when a pointer input event is detected, and is so performing a command to emulating a pointing device button click. The method is included in computer software product that includes a computer readable medium in which computer instructions are stored.
Claims9
A method of emulating a pointing device button press in a computer having connected to it a keyboard having a plurality of keys and a pointing device, the method comprising:
- detecting a key press input event from the keyboard, detecting a pointer input event from the pointing device;
- determining whether the key press input event is detected during a time when the pointer input event is detected;
- and
- performing a command emulating a pointing device button press when the key press input event is detected during the time when the pointer input event is detected.
A computer software product for use on a computer having connected to it a keyboard having a plurality of keys and a pointing device, the product comprising a computer readable medium in which computer instructions are stored, and when read by the computer cause the computer to:
- detect a key press input event from the keyboard, detect a pointer input event from the pointing device, determine whether the key press input event is detected during a time when the pointer input event is detected;
- and
- perform a command emulating a pointing device button press when the key press input event is detected during the time when the pointer input event is detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.