Pen-mouse system

A computing system, comprising:

• a display;
• and
• a processor configured according to a set of instructions to generate a graphical user interface to be displayed on the display, the graphical user interface including:
• a mouse graphic having the appearance of a computer mouse;
• at least one button control positioned within the graphic, wherein, when a pen type input device contacts the display directly above the at least one button control, the pen type input device enters into an active state, and regardless of whether the pen type input device remains in contact with the display, a function assigned to the at least one button control immediately triggers;
• a tracking symbol graphic associated with the mouse graphic and indicating event focus;
• and
• a tracking menu boundary providing tracking menu control of the interface for a pen type input device, wherein the mouse graphic is moved when a cursor associated with the pen type input device encounters the tracking menu boundary.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• producing, via a processor, a graphical user interface to be displayed on a display and having an appearance of a computer mouse, the graphical user interface including at least one button control positioned within the graphic;
• causing a pen type input device to enter into an active state when the pen type input device contacts the display directly above the at least one button control;
• and
• causing a function assigned to the at least one button control to immediately trigger, regardless of whether the pen type input device remains in contact with the display.