Touchscreen user interface: bluetooth™ stylus for performing right mouse clicks
First Claim
1. A method for enabling alternate input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA), the method comprising:
- detecting activation of a pressure sensor on the stylus; and
in response to the activation of the pressure sensor, invoking an application on the PDA, wherein the application, in response to the stylus touching an object displayed by the PDA, opens a menu associated with that object, wherein the menu allows a user to initiate specified object functions and to change specified object properties.
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Abstract
A method, program and system for enabling alternate input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA) are provided. The method comprises applying pressure to a pressure sensor on the stylus, which invokes an application on the PDA that interprets stylus input as equivalent to a right mouse click on a computer. In response to the stylus being touched to an object displayed by the PDA, the application opens a menu associated with that object, wherein the menu allows a user to initiate specified object functions and to change specified properties of the object. Invoking the application on the PDA is accomplished via a Bluetooth™ signal between the stylus and PDA.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for enabling alternate input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA), the method comprising:
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detecting activation of a pressure sensor on the stylus; and
in response to the activation of the pressure sensor, invoking an application on the PDA, wherein the application, in response to the stylus touching an object displayed by the PDA, opens a menu associated with that object, wherein the menu allows a user to initiate specified object functions and to change specified object properties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for enabling input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA), the method comprising:
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detecting activation of a pressure sensor on the stylus; and
in response to the activation of the second pressure sensor, invoking an application on the PDA, wherein the application opens at least one of the following function on the PDA;
e-mail, wherein e-mail messages can be hand written by means of the stylus; and
calendar, wherein annotations to the calendar may be hand written by means the stylus. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method for enabling input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA), the method comprising:
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detecting activation of a pressure sensor on a Bluetooth™
-enabled stylus; and
in response to the activation of the pressure sensor, invoking an application on the PDA via Bluetooth™
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7. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system, for enabling alternate input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA), the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for detecting activation of a pressure sensor on the stylus; and
instructions for invoking an application on the PDA in response to the activation of the pressure sensor, wherein the application, in response to the stylus touching an object displayed by the PDA, opens a menu associated with that object, wherein the menu allows a user to initiate specified object functions and to change specified object properties. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system, for enabling input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA), the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for detecting activation of a pressure sensor on the stylus; and
instructions for invoking an application on the PDA in response to the activation of the second pressure sensor, wherein the application opens at least one of the following function on the PDA;
e-mail, wherein e-mail messages can be hand written by means of the stylus; and
calendar, wherein annotations to the calendar may be hand written by means the stylus. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system, for enabling input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA), the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for detecting activation of a pressure sensor on a Bluetooth™
-enabled stylus; and
instructions for invoking an application on the PDA via Bluetooth™
in response to the activation of the pressure sensor.
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13. A system for enabling alternate input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA), the system comprising:
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a pressure sensor on the stylus;
a module on the stylus which invokes an application on the PDA in response to activation of the pressure sensor, wherein the application, in response to the stylus touching an object displayed by the PDA, opens a menu associated with that object, wherein the menu allows a user to initiate specified object functions and to change specified object properties. - View Dependent Claims (14, 16)
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15. A system for enabling input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA), the system comprising:
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a pressure sensor on the stylus; and
a module on the stylus which invokes an application on the PDA in response to activation of the pressure sensor, wherein the application opens at least one of the following function on the PDA;
e-mail, wherein e-mail messages can be hand written by means of the stylus; and
calendar, wherein annotations to the calendar may be hand written by means the stylus.
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17. A system for enabling input commands by means of a stylus associated with a personal digital assistant (PDA), the system comprising:
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a pressure sensor on a BlueTooth™
-enabled stylus; and
a BlueTooth™
module on the stylus which invokes an application on the PDA in response to activation of the pressure sensor.
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Specification