US 2008/0082991 A1 · COMPUTER INTERFACE SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT HARDWARE AND VIRTUAL HUMAN-COMPUTER INPUT DEVICES AND RELATED ENABLING SUBROUTINES

Abstract

Improved computer interface system using multiple independent hardware and virtual human-computer input devices and related enabling subroutines is disclosed. Multiple independent data input devices allow users to input data independently from multiple independent data input devices to operating system. Input device driver decodes input from multiple independent input devices. Operating system interface software interprets data from input device driver. Operating system software further generates and controls multiple cursors or control points. Input device aware program obtains and interprets input devices event message, and controls input device aware objects.

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An improved computer interface system using multiple independent hardware and virtual human-computer input devices and related enabling subroutines, comprising:

a user interface;
a plurality of independent hardware and virtual human-computer input devices, wherein said input devices are connected to said user interface;
and
an operating system interface software, wherein said operating system interface software reads and interprets data from said input devices, said operating system interface software generates request for hardware and virtual human-computer input devices event message.

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A computer interface system for using a plurality of independent hardware and virtual human-computer input devices and for generating a plurality of independent cursors and control points, comprising:

a user interface;
a plurality of independent input devices, wherein said input devices are connected to said user interface;
an operating system interface software, wherein said operating system interface software reads and interprets data from said input devices, said operating system interface software generates request for input devices event message;
an input devices driver, wherein said input devices driver decodes input messages from said input devices, said input devices driver generates input devices event message and converts it to data usable for computer operating system or application programs, said input devices driver accepts request from said operating system interface software for input devices event message, said input devices driver generates said input devices event message and sends it to said operating system interface software;
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a plurality of independent cursors and control points, wherein said cursors and control points are generated, respectively, by said input devices driver and by said operating system interface software upon receiving said input devices event message from said input devices driver, positions, movements, and states of said cursors and control points are controlled, respectively, by said input devices driver and by said operating system interface software;
wherein said multiple independent hardware and virtual human-computer input devices driver is coupled with an application, said application is adapted to utilize functions of said input devices, application objects or application functionalities within said application are controlled by said input devices driver.

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A computer interface system for using a hardware and virtual human-computer input devices and for generating a plurality of independent cursors and control points, comprising:

a user interface;
a plurality of independent input devices, wherein said input devices are connected to said user interface;
an operating system interface software, wherein said operating system interface software reads and interprets data from said input devices, said operating system interface software generates request for input devices event message;
a hardware and virtual human-computer input devices driver, wherein said input devices driver decodes input messages from said input devices, said input devices driver input devices event message and converts it to data usable for computer operating system or application programs, said input devices driver accepts request from said operating system interface software for input devices event message, said input devices driver generates said input devices event message and sends it to said operating system interface software;
a plurality of independent cursors and control points, wherein said cursors and control points are generated, respectively, by said input devices driver and by said operating system interface software upon receiving said input devices event message from said input devices driver, positions, movements, and states of said cursors and control points are controlled, respectively, by said input devices driver and by said operating system interface software;
an input device aware program, wherein said input device aware program is designed for users to utilize functions of said input devices, said input device aware program interprets data from said input devices driver;
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a plurality of input device aware objects, wherein said input device aware objects are under control of said input device aware program, said input device aware program sends said input devices event message to said input device aware objects.

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A computer interface system using multiple independent hardware and virtual human-computer input devices and related enabling subroutines, comprising:

a user interface;
a plurality of independent input devices, wherein said input devices are connected to said user interface;
an input devices driver, wherein said input devices driver decodes input messages from said input devices, said input devices driver separates input messages into different subsets according to the sources of said input devices that generates said input messages, for the first subset of said input message, said input devices driver generates input devices event message and converts it to data usable for computer operating system or application programs, said input devices driver also reads in other subsets of said input messages;
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an operating system interface software, wherein said operating system interface software reads and interprets data of other subset of said input messages from said input devices driver, said operating system interface software decodes said input messages from said input devices driver, said operating system interface software generates input devices event message and converts it to data usable for computer operating system or application programs.

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A computer interface system using multiple independent hardware and virtual human-computer input devices and related enabling subroutines, comprising:

a user interface;
a plurality of independent input devices, wherein said input devices are connected to said user interface;
a input devices driver, wherein said input devices driver decodes input messages from said input devices, said input devices driver separates input messages into different subsets according to the sources of said input devices that generates said input messages, for the first subset of said input message, said input devices driver generates input devices event message and converts it to data usable for computer operating system or application programs, said input devices driver also reads in other subsets of said input messages;
an operating system interface software, wherein said operating system interface software reads and interprets data of other subset of said input messages from said input devices driver, said operating system interface software decodes said input messages from said input devices driver, said operating system interface software generates input devices event message and converts it to data usable for computer operating system or application programs;
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a plurality of independent cursors and control points, wherein said cursors and control points are generated, respectively according to different said input devices, by said operating system interface software and said input devices driver, positions, movements, and states of said cursors and control points are controlled, respectively, by said operating system interface software and said input devices driver;
wherein said input devices driver or said operating system interface software is coupled with an application, said application is adapted to utilize functions of said input devices, application objects or application functionalities within said application are controlled by said input devices driver or said operating system interface software.

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A computer interface system for using a plurality of independent input devices and for generating a plurality of independent cursors and control points, comprising:

a user interface;
a plurality of independent input devices, wherein said input devices are connected to said user interface;
an input devices driver, wherein said input devices driver decodes input messages from said input devices, said input devices driver separates input messages into different subsets according to the sources of said input devices that generates said input messages, for the first subset of said input message, said input devices driver generates input devices event message and converts it to data usable for computer operating system or application programs, said input devices driver also reads in other subsets of said input messages;
an operating system interface software, wherein said operating system interface software reads and interprets data of other subset of said input messages from said input devices driver, said operating system interface software decodes said input messages from said input devices driver, said operating system interface software generates input devices event message and converts it to data usable for computer operating system or application programs;
plurality of independent cursors and control points, wherein said cursors and control points are generated, respectively according to different said input devices, by said operating system interface software and said input devices driver, positions, movements, and states of said cursors and control points are controlled, respectively, by said operating system interface software and said input devices driver;
a input device aware program, wherein said input device aware program is designed for users to utilize functions of said input devices, said input device aware program interprets data, respectively, from said operating system interface software and said input devices driver;
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a plurality of input device aware objects, wherein said input device aware objects are under control of said input device aware program, said input device aware program sends said input devices event message to said input device aware objects.