INPUT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method for providing an application with event notification, the method comprising:
- receiving a primary event notification, the primary event including a dictionary;
pushing a secondary event onto a stack in response to the primary event;
providing the secondary event with the dictionary from the primary event; and
sending both the secondary event and the primary event to the application.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method, medium and system for use in a computing environment for managing input information. The system for facilitating input management in a computerized environment may include an input manager for processing events received from an input provider. The system may additionally include a staging area including a stack of events created by the input manager. The staging area allows access by external components. The external components may include a set of filters capable of accessing and manipulating the stack of input events and a set of monitors capable of monitoring manipulation of the stack of events.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for providing an application with event notification, the method comprising:
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receiving a primary event notification, the primary event including a dictionary; pushing a secondary event onto a stack in response to the primary event; providing the secondary event with the dictionary from the primary event; and sending both the secondary event and the primary event to the application. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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2. A system for exposing events for both a logical input device and a physical input device, the system comprising:
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a promoter for converting logical input associated with an event to physical input; and a dictionary accessible to an application, wherein the dictionary associates the logical input related to the event with the physical input. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16)
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9. A computer readable medium storing the computer executable instructions for performing the method of managing input to facilitate third party access, the method comprising:
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processing input events received from at least two input providers by creating a staging area including a stack of input events, wherein the input events are processed by an input manager; providing third party listener access to the staging area to enable a third party to monitor events in the staging area; and promoting an event associated with a first registered input provider to an event associated with a second registered input provider. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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