ENHANCED ROLL-OVER, BUTTON, MENU, SLIDER, AND HYPERLINK ENVIRONMENTS FOR HIGH DIMENSIONAL TOUCHPAD (HTPD), OTHER ADVANCED TOUCH USER INTERFACES, AND ADVANCED MICE
First Claim
1. A hypermedia object associated with an application, the hypermedia object for display on a display screen and responsive to information provided by a user interface input device comprising two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range comprising more than two possible values, the hypermedia object comprising:
- a first visual representation of the hypermedia object for display in a first region of a display screen wherein the first region is associated with an application;
an associated responsive area in a second region of the display for in activating the hypermedia object;
a procedure for allowing a user to activate the hypermedia object from a user-initiated action enacted on a user interface input device, the user interface device comprising two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range comprising more than two values;
wherein activating the hypermedia object enables the entry of at least one additional user-adjustable input value for use by the associated application.
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Abstract
A hypermedia object associated with an application, displayed on a display screen, and responsive to information is disclosed. The information is provided by a user interface input device having two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range of more than two possible values. The hypermedia object includes a first visual representation of the hypermedia object for display in a first region of a display screen, an associated responsive area in a second region of the display for in activating the hypermedia object, and a procedure for allowing a user to activate the hypermedia object from a user-initiated action enacted on the user interface input device. Activating the hypermedia object enables the entry of at least one additional user-adjustable input value for use by the associated application.
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20 Claims
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1. A hypermedia object associated with an application, the hypermedia object for display on a display screen and responsive to information provided by a user interface input device comprising two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range comprising more than two possible values, the hypermedia object comprising:
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a first visual representation of the hypermedia object for display in a first region of a display screen wherein the first region is associated with an application; an associated responsive area in a second region of the display for in activating the hypermedia object; a procedure for allowing a user to activate the hypermedia object from a user-initiated action enacted on a user interface input device, the user interface device comprising two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range comprising more than two values; wherein activating the hypermedia object enables the entry of at least one additional user-adjustable input value for use by the associated application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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