METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERFACING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH ELECTRONIC WRITEBOARD
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1. A method of interfacing applications software with an electronic writeboard comprising the steps of:
- maintaining a table of electronic writeboard events and associated applications software messages representing commands to be processed by said applications software in response to electronic writeboard events;
monitoring events generated by said electronic writeboard;
comparing each event generated by said electronic writeboard with electronic writeboard events in said table to determine if said generated event is in said table; and
transmitting the associated applications software message to said applications software for processing when said generated event is in said table.
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Abstract
An interactive display system includes an electronic writeboard having a touch sensitive panel and a tool tray accommodating at least one tool selectable to apply pressure to the touch sensitive panel. Controller means is responsive to the touch sensitive panel and tool tray and generates events. A computer is connected to the electronic writeboard and executes applications software. An interface acts between the controller means and the applications software and translates events generated by the electronic writeboard into messages processable by the applications software.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of interfacing applications software with an electronic writeboard comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a table of electronic writeboard events and associated applications software messages representing commands to be processed by said applications software in response to electronic writeboard events;
monitoring events generated by said electronic writeboard;
comparing each event generated by said electronic writeboard with electronic writeboard events in said table to determine if said generated event is in said table; and
transmitting the associated applications software message to said applications software for processing when said generated event is in said table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An interface for interfacing applications software with an electronic writeboard comprising:
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a table storing a list of electronic writeboard events and associated applications software messages;
means to monitor events generated by said electronic writeboard;
means to compare each event generated by said electronic writeboard with said list to determine if said generated event is in said table; and
means to transmit the associated applications software message to said applications software for processing when said generated event is in said table.
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8. An interactive display system comprising:
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an electronic writeboard including a touch sensitive panel, a tool tray accommodating at least one tool selectable to apply pressure to said touch sensitive panel and controller means responsive to said touch sensitive panel and tool tray and generating events;
a computer connected to said electronic writeboard and executing applications software; and
an interface acting between said controller means and said applications software and translating events generated by said electronic writeboard into messages processable by said applications software.
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