Graph paper mode for a computer device
First Claim
1. A software program stored on a computer media for a computer device which provides a user interface comprising:
- a display area;
a graph paper area inside the display area, an input from an input device which allows the user to manually enter data points on the graph paper area, and wherein the manually entered data points are then available to the mathematical functions of the computer software to analyze the data.
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Abstract
A software user interface and method for a computing device to allow a user to graph a function or data plot. The user can configure the graph paper and input data points with an input device such as a stylus. This methodology allows the user to create a plot as opposed to the device generating the plot more automatically. The user interface is pedagogically closer to a pencil and paper approach to learning. The student user is able to analyze the relationships of the plotted data using mathematics software after creating a plot in a more traditional manner. An embodiment of the present invention is an application program on a handheld calculator or other computer. Other embodiments of the invention are directed to a user interface for a calculator or other handheld computing device.
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15 Claims
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1. A software program stored on a computer media for a computer device which provides a user interface comprising:
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a display area;
a graph paper area inside the display area, an input from an input device which allows the user to manually enter data points on the graph paper area, and wherein the manually entered data points are then available to the mathematical functions of the computer software to analyze the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A handheld computing device comprising:
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a display screen;
an input device for operating the computing device and entering user responses;
a processor for executing programming that provides a user interface to a graphing software application wherein the user interface further comprises;
a display area on the display screen;
a graph paper area inside the display area, an input from an input device which allows the user to manually enter data points on the graph paper area, and wherein the manually entered data points are then available to the mathematical functions of the computer software to analyze the data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A software program stored on a computer media for a handheld computer device which provides a user interface comprising:
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a display area;
a graph paper area inside the display area, an input from an input device which allows the user to manually enter data points on the graph paper area, and wherein the manually entered data points are then available to the mathematical functions of the computer software to analyze the data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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