AUTOMATIC MAPPING OF POINTING DEVICES TO MULTIPLE DISPLAYS
First Claim
1. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions for processing a data structure comprising:
- a first position field containing data representing a position for triggering a process for remapping an input device to another display; and
a second position field containing data representing a current position of the input device.
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Abstract
An automatic pointing device mapping method (400, 420) and associated apparatus for automatically remapping the active area (12) of a graphics tablet (10) to a plurality of displays (122, 124), such as might be used in conjunction with a graphics program (130), a CAD program, or the like. Proximity zones (230, 232) are established along the edge of the active area (12). When a stylus (146) is moved into one of the proximity zones (230, 232), the graphics tablet (10) is switched to control the display (122, 124) in the corresponding direction, provided such a display (122, 124) exists in that direction. In one embodiment data regarding an elapsed time data (220), which is the time the stylus (146) has remained in the proximity zone (230, 232) is monitored, such that the multi-display system (110) is not remapped until the stylus (146) has remained in the proximity zone (230, 232) until a preset time (218) has elapsed.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions for processing a data structure comprising:
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a first position field containing data representing a position for triggering a process for remapping an input device to another display; and a second position field containing data representing a current position of the input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium storing executable instructions to cause a method comprising:
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configuring adjacency relationships among a plurality of display devices; determining at least one of the display devices as active via a position of an input on an input device and the adjacency relationships; and controlling the active display devices via the input device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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configuring adjacency relationships among a plurality of display devices; determining at least one of the display devices as active via a position of an input on an input device and the adjacency relationships; and controlling the active display devices via the input device.
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20. A display system, comprising:
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a plurality of display devices; a input device; a memory storing executable instructions; a processor coupled to the plurality of display devices, the input device and the memory to execute the executable instructions from the memory for mapping the input devices for the display devices, the processor being configured to; configure adjacency relationships among a plurality of display devices, determine at least one of the display devices as active via a position of an input on the input device and the adjacency relationships; and control the active display devices via the input device.
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