Graphical User Friendly Interface Keypad System For CAD
First Claim
1. A Graphical User Friendly Interface (GUFI) keypad system for a CAD computer program, comprising:
- a menu in a CAD program, display in a computer screen;
a matrix held inside the menu, said matrix also displayed on said computer screen;
a plurality of buttons arranged in said matrix, forming a button matrix displayed on said computer screen;
a plurality of keyboard keys mapped to said plurality of buttons, whereby allowing a user to press one or more keyboard keys, whereby said pressed keyboard key presses its corresponding button activates corresponding CAD functions.
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Abstract
The present invention offers an improved GUI interface for CAD software to allow users easy access to menus. A user can execute commands and options with little disruption and with minimal hand movement. The keypad is represented on the computer screen and is called a GUFI (Graphical User Friendly Interface) keypad system. The keypad is a menu having a matrix of graphical buttons. A user selects a computer resource with a spatial input device and clicks the proper context button, the GUFI keypad displays only the functions or commands that pertain to the computer resource selected. The unique GUFI keypad system displays functions and commands in an arrayed, not in a pop-up or pull down menu, but in a pattern relating to the keys on the keyboard. Menu items are accessed through a one to one correspondence with the represented keys mapped to similar physically represented keys.
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9 Claims
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1. A Graphical User Friendly Interface (GUFI) keypad system for a CAD computer program, comprising:
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a menu in a CAD program, display in a computer screen; a matrix held inside the menu, said matrix also displayed on said computer screen; a plurality of buttons arranged in said matrix, forming a button matrix displayed on said computer screen; a plurality of keyboard keys mapped to said plurality of buttons, whereby allowing a user to press one or more keyboard keys, whereby said pressed keyboard key presses its corresponding button activates corresponding CAD functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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