Systems and methods for operating a measurement and testing instrument
OwnerMichael Fenderinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for implementing user input are provided. One such method includes: receiving a first user input provided via a first component of a pointing device, moving a cursor displayed on a display device responsive to the first user input, receiving a second user input provided by rotating a second component of the pointing device, and modifying an item corresponding to a current location of the cursor.
Claims22
A method for operating a measurement and testing instrument configured to measure a characteristic of a device-under-test, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first user input provided via a first component of a pointing device;
- moving a cursor displayed on a display device responsive to the first user input;
- receiving a second user input provided by rotating a second component of the pointing device;
- and
- modifying an item displayed on the display device responsive to the second user input and responsive to where the cursor is located when the second user input is received.
A measurement and testing instrument comprising:
- an input-execution module for modifying an item displayed on a display device responsive to a second user input provided by rotating a second component of a pointing device;
- and
- an input-dispatch module for passing the second user input to the input-execution module responsive to a cursor being displayed at a location corresponding to the input-execution module, wherein a location of the cursor is responsive to a first user input provided by a first component of the pointing device.
A method for operating a measurement and testing instrument configured to measure a characteristic of a device-under-test, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first user input provided via a first component of a pointing device;
- moving a cursor displayed on a display device responsive to the first user input;
- receiving a second user input provided by rotating a second component of the pointing device;
- identifying a module that corresponds to a current location of the cursor;
- providing the second user input to the module;
- and
- performing by the module an action that is specified by the user input.
A measurement and testing instrument comprising:
- means for receiving a first user input provided via a first component of a pointing device and a second user input provided by rotating a second component of the pointing device;
- means for moving a cursor displayed on a display device responsive to the first user input;
- means for modifying an item displayed on the display device responsive to the second user input and responsive to where the cursor is located when the second user input is received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.