PEN-MOUSE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A computing device, comprising:
- a display; and
a processor configured to generate a graphical user interface to be displayed on the display, the graphical user interface including;
a mouse graphic having the appearance of a computer mouse;
at least one button control positioned within the graphic with a button event being produced when activated;
a tracking symbol graphic associated with the mouse graphic and indicating event focus; and
a tracking menu boundary providing tracking menu control of the interface for a pen type input device.
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Abstract
The disclosed pen-mouse is a tracking menu that tracks the position of the pen. A pen cursor that corresponds to the pen is moved about within the pen-mouse graphic by the pen and the pen-mouse remains stationary. The pen-mouse is moved when the location of the pen encounters a tracking boundary of the pen-mouse. The tracking boundary coincides with the graphic representing the mouse. While moving within the pen-mouse, the pen can select objects within the pen-mouse body, such as buttons, wheels, etc. The selection of a button or other virtual control causes a corresponding computer mouse button function to be executed. The execution is directed at any object designated by a pen-mouse tracking symbol, such as an arrow, that is part of the pen mouse graphic. The pen-mouse emulates functions or operations of a mouse including single button clicks, double button clicks, finger wheels, track balls, etc.
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13 Claims
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1. A computing device, comprising:
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a display; and a processor configured to generate a graphical user interface to be displayed on the display, the graphical user interface including; a mouse graphic having the appearance of a computer mouse; at least one button control positioned within the graphic with a button event being produced when activated; a tracking symbol graphic associated with the mouse graphic and indicating event focus; and a tracking menu boundary providing tracking menu control of the interface for a pen type input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing system, comprising:
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a display; and a processor configured to generate a graphical user interface to be displayed on the display, the graphical user interface including; a mouse graphic having the appearance of a computer mouse; at least three button controls positioned within the graphic with a button event being produced when activated by a stylus input event and the button controls changing appearance when activated; a tracking symbol graphic associated with the mouse graphic, indicating event focus and system state; and a tracking menu boundary coinciding with an edge of the mouse graphic and extending into the mouse graphic, and providing tracking menu control of the interface for a pen type input device.
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13. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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producing, via a processor, a graphical user interface to be displayed on a display and having an appearance of a computer mouse; causing the graphical user interface to move on the display in response to movements of a pen, wherein the graphical user interface is caused to move when a cursor for the pen encounters a boundary of the graphical user interface; and causing input events initiated by the pen to be interpreted as mouse events.
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