Method And Cursor-Generating Device For Generating A Cursor Extension On A Screen Of An Electronic Device
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1. A method for generating a cursor extension on a screen of an electronic device, the electronic device further including a touchpad, said method comprising the steps of:
- A) detecting presence of at least one touched spot on the touchpad of the electronic device; and
B) deciding whether to generate the cursor extension based on an attribute of the at least one touched spot detected in step A).
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Abstract
A method for generating a cursor extension on a screen of an electronic device includes the steps of detecting presence of at least one touched spot on a touchpad of the electronic device, and deciding whether to generate the cursor extension based on an attribute of the at least one detected touched spot. A cursor-generating device that performs the method is also disclosed.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for generating a cursor extension on a screen of an electronic device, the electronic device further including a touchpad, said method comprising the steps of:
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A) detecting presence of at least one touched spot on the touchpad of the electronic device; and B) deciding whether to generate the cursor extension based on an attribute of the at least one touched spot detected in step A). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cursor-generating device adapted for generating a cursor extension on a screen of an electronic device, the electronic device further including a touchpad, said cursor-generating device comprising:
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a detecting unit adapted to be coupled to the touchpad and operable so as to detect presence of at least one touched spot on the touchpad; and a processing unit coupled to said detecting unit, adapted to be coupled to the screen, and operable so as to decide whether to enable generation of the cursor extension on the screen based on an attribute of the at least one touched spot detected by said detecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product comprising:
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a machine readable storage medium having program instructions stored therein which when executed cause a cursor-generating device to perform a set of operations including; detecting presence of at least one touched spot on a touchpad of an electronic device; and deciding whether to generate a cursor extension on a screen of the electronic device based on an attribute of the at least one detected touched spot.
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