Computer control mouse having an embedded database storing a plurality of data entries enabled to be repetitively entered into any computer connected to said mouse

• US 20060250359A1
• Filed: 05/03/2005
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Obas, Juan Francisco, Bhakta, Dharmesh N., Ly, Trung Q., Potluri, Lakshmi
• Application Number:
  US11/121,117
• Publication Number:
  US 20060250359A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04895 Guidance during keyboard input operation, e.g. prompting

Abstract

An implementation in a computer controlled mouse for storing a plurality of data entries to be repetitively entered into any computer controlled display screen connected to the control mouse combined with means for displaying a menu of items representative of the plurality of stored data entries. There is also an implementation controlled by the mouse for selecting items from the menu combined with means in the mouse for controlling the entry of the selected items at selected positions in display panels on the display screen. The computer will include a function, responsive to the function in the mouse for controlling the entry of selected items, for entering these selected items in said display panels. The function for entering the selected items in said display panels is in the operating system of said computer.

Claims

1. In a computer controlled user interactive display having a graphical user interface a system for controlling data entry on the display screen comprising:

a user activated cursor control mouse connected to said computer movable in the four orthogonal directions;

means in said computer for converting said user activated orthogonal movements into cursor movements in said four orthogonal directions on said display screen;

means in said mouse for storing a plurality of data entries to be repetitively entered into any computer controlled display screen connected to said control mouse;

means for displaying a menu of items representative of said plurality of stored data entries;

means controlled by said mouse for selecting items from said menu; and

means in said mouse for controlling the entry of said selected items at selected positions in display panels on said display screen.

2. The system for controlling the data entry of claim 1, further including at least one other computer controlled interactive display wherein said control mouse is connectable to said other computer controlled interactive display, and said menu may be displayed on said other display.

3. The system for controlling the data entry of claim 1, wherein said mouse further includes a thumb wheel for controlling the scrolling through said displyed menu of items.

4. The system for controlling the data entry of claim 1, wherein said computer further includes means, responsive to said means in said mouse for controlling said entry of selected items, for entering said selected items in said display panels.

5. The system for controlling the data entry of claim 4 wherein said means for entering said selected items in said display panels are in the operating system of said computer.

6. The system for controlling the data entry of claim 4 wherein the means in said mouse for storing said data entries includes a flash memory.

7. A user activated cursor control mouse movable in the four orthogonal directions, connectable to a user interactive display having a graphical user interface, comprising:

means for storing a plurality of data entries to be repetitively entered into any computer controlled display screen connected to said control mouse;

means for controlling the display on said display of a menu of items representative of said plurality of stored data entries;

means for selecting items from said menu; and

means for controlling the entry of said selected items at selected positions in display panels on said display screen.

8. The user activated cursor control mouse of claim 7 further including a thumb wheel for controlling the scrolling through said displyed menu of items.

9. The user activated cursor control mouse of claim 7 wherein the means in said mouse for storing said data entries includes a flash memory.

10. In a computer controlled user-interactive display having a graphical user interface with a user activated cursor control mouse connected to said computer movable in the four orthogonal directions, a method for controlling data entry on the display screen comprising:

converting said user activated orthogonal movements into cursor movements in said four orthogonal directions on said display screen;

storing in said mouse a plurality of data entries to be repetitively entered into any computer controlled display screen connected to said control mouse;

displaying under control of said mouse a menu of items representative of said plurality of stored data entries;

selecting, under control of said mouse items from said menu; and

controlling through said mouse, the entry of said selected items at selected positions in documents displayed of said display screen.

11. The method for controlling the data entry of claim 10, further including the step of connecting the control mouse to at least one other computer controlled interactive display whereby said menu may be displayed on said other display.

12. The method for controlling the data entry of claim 10 further including the step in said display, responsive to said step in said mouse of controlling said entry of selected items, for entering said selected items in said displayed documents.

13. The method for controlling data entry of claim 10 wherein said plurality of stored data entries are unrelated to each other.

14. A computer program having data structures included on a computer readable medium for controlling data entry into a user-interactive graphical user interface on a computer controlled display screen comprising:

a user activated cursor control mouse connected to said computer movable in the four orthogonal directions, means in said computer for converting said user activated orthogonal movements into cursor movements in said four orthogonal directions on said display screen;

means in said mouse for storing a plurality of data entries to be repetitively entered into any computer controlled display screen connected to said control mouse;

means for displaying a menu of items representative of said plurality of stored data entries, means controlled by said mouse for selecting items from said menu; and

means in said mouse for controlling the entry of said selected items at selected positions in documents displayed on said display screen.

15. The computer program for controlling data entry of claim 14, further including at least one other computer controlled interactive display wherein said control mouse is connectable to said other computer controlled interactive display and said menu may be displayed on said other display.

16. The computer program for controlling the data entry of claim 14, wherein said mouse further includes a thumb wheel for controlling the scrolling through said displyed menu of items.

17. The computer program for controlling the data entry of claim 14, wherein said computer further includes means, responsive to said means in said mouse for controlling said entry of selected items, for entering said selected items in said displayed documents.

18. The computer program for controlling data entry of claim 17 wherein said means for entering said selected items in said displayed documents are in the operating system of said computer.

19. The computer program for controlling the data entry of claim 17 wherein the means in said mouse for storing said data entries includes a flash memory.

20. The computer program for controlling data entry of claim 14 wherein said plurality of stored data entries are unrelated to each other.