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OwnerJames Ernest Schroederinventor
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The apparatus and method help physically-disabled persons perform point-and-click activities or input text or control characters, which typically require the user to simultaneously control two independent dimensions to select options presented on a computer display. Computer users operate a control in a single dimension (i.e., two directions—first embodiment) or in just one direction (second embodiment). Different input strategies allow a person using the one- or two-directional control method to emulate pointer functions and input characters or character strings. An embodiment augments antagonistic muscle groups for persons exhibiting adequate control in one direction but not the other. An additional embodiment uses available two-dimensional pointers but restricts their operation to one dimension. The output of existing sensors is converted to a form that can be input directly to a computer to be used with a one-dimensional control strategy.
A process that provides a computer user wanting to perform standard point-and-click activities usually requiring the use of a mouse or other pointing device to first identify the location of the activity on a computer's two-dimensional display and then perform a standard clicking activity, an alternative method of identifying the location of a desired target visible display element from a plurality of possible such visible display elements visible on the said display comprising the steps of:
A process that provides a computer user wanting to perform standard point-and-click activities usually requiring the use of a mouse or other control device to first identify the location of the activity on a computer's two-dimensional display and then perform a standard clicking activity, an alternative method of identifying the location of a desired target visible display element from a plurality of possible such visual display elements visible on the display and then executing the desired clicking activity comprising the steps of:
An apparatus that provides a computer user wanting to perform standard point-and-click activities usually requiring the use of a mouse or other pointing device to first identify the location of the activity on a computer's two-dimensional display and then perform a standard clicking activity, an apparatus that identifies the location of a desired target visible display element from a plurality of possible such visible display elements visible on the said display comprising:
An apparatus that provides a computer user wanting to perform standard point-and-click activities usually requiring the use of a mouse or other control device to first identify the location of the activity on a computer's two-dimensional display and then perform a standard clicking activity, an apparatus that identifies the location of a desired target visible display element from a plurality of possible such visual display elements visible on the display and then executing the desired clicking activity comprising:
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