TOUCH PAD FOR COMPUTER
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1. A computer comprising:
- a monitor configured to display a screen cursor;
a processor configured to control motion of the screen cursor on the monitor; and
a touch pad configured to provide cursor motion input signals to the processor without requiring a user to slide a finger on the touch pad.
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Abstract
A computer touch pad can be used for joystick-type navigation by allowing a user to touch her finger at a location on the pad that is distanced from a reference location of the pad, and the cursor is moved on screen the direction from the reference location to the touch down location at a speed that is proportional to the distance between the locations.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer comprising:
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a monitor configured to display a screen cursor; a processor configured to control motion of the screen cursor on the monitor; and a touch pad configured to provide cursor motion input signals to the processor without requiring a user to slide a finger on the touch pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving a non-sliding finger touch at a touch location on a computer input device; determining a direction between the touch location and a reference location on the input device; and based on the direction, moving a cursor on a computer screen. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tangible computer readable medium bearing instructions executable by a processor for:
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receiving a signal representing a user finger touch on a pad, the signal not indicating sliding motion; and determining motion of a screen cursor using the finger touch and a pad reference location distanced therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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