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Method and apparatus in computer systems to selectively map tablet input devices using a virtual boundary

  • US 5,757,361 A
  • Filed: 03/20/1996
  • Issued: 05/26/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

  • a display device for displaying images, the display device having a display area;

    a tablet input device coupled to said display device with a first inner pointing area surrounded by a second outer pointing area;

    a pointing device coupled to said tablet input device for selecting a user-directed position through either said first inner pointing area or said second outer pointing area;

    a display controller, coupled to said display device, that controls display information on said display device so that the first inner pointing area maps into a central area of said display area on said display device and said second outer pointing area maps into an outer display boundary of said display area on said display device.

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