Mouse control for scrolling switch options through screen icon for the switch
First Claim
1. Display control apparatus comprising:
- a display screen, a mouse having a X-Y motion sensor and control buttons, and operable under stored program control for controlling the display screen to display thereon indicia including a first indicium which is a cursor associated with the mouse, said processor including means cooperating with the mouse to define first and second operational modes for the mouse wherein in the first mode the processor is responsive to movements of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor for effecting corresponding movements of the cursor anywhere on the screen and wherein in the second mode the processor is responsive to any movement of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor in either of two opposite directions while the cursor is on a second indicium to control a condition of the second indicium without affecting the location on the screen of either the cursor or the second indicium, wherein said second indicium is a screen icon having graphical images displayed therein, and wherein the icon represents a switch and said processor includes means assigning to said switch a list of graphical images respectively representing different switch options with one image at a time being displayed in said icon, said processor in the second operational mode of the mouse being responsive to movements of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor while the cursor is on the icon for scrolling through the list of images assigned to the icon.
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Abstract
A display control apparatus includes a display screen and a mouse and a processor coupled to the screen and mouse for displaying a mouse cursor and icons graphically representing switches, with each switch having assigned thereto a circular list of indicia respectively representing different switch options. If the mouse button is clicked on an icon the switch associated with the icon is activated and if the mouse button is held down while the cursor is on an activated icon the list of indicia assigned to the icon switch is scrolled through the icon while the cursor remains trapped in the icon. The display screen is incorporated in an engine analyzer which stores frames of digitized waveform data, the screen having a frame icon which indicates number in a decimal number, the number of the frame being displayed. When the cursor button is held down while the cursor is on the frame icon, vertical movements of the mouse will scroll the whole or integer part of the frame number through the icon window, i.e., the digits to the left of the decimal point will be scrolled, and when the mouse is moved horizontally, the numbers to the right of the decimal point will be scrolled to display portions of two consecutive frames, thereby effectively shifting on the screen the position of the beginning of the frame.
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15 Claims
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1. Display control apparatus comprising:
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a display screen, a mouse having a X-Y motion sensor and control buttons, and operable under stored program control for controlling the display screen to display thereon indicia including a first indicium which is a cursor associated with the mouse, said processor including means cooperating with the mouse to define first and second operational modes for the mouse wherein in the first mode the processor is responsive to movements of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor for effecting corresponding movements of the cursor anywhere on the screen and wherein in the second mode the processor is responsive to any movement of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor in either of two opposite directions while the cursor is on a second indicium to control a condition of the second indicium without affecting the location on the screen of either the cursor or the second indicium, wherein said second indicium is a screen icon having graphical images displayed therein, and wherein the icon represents a switch and said processor includes means assigning to said switch a list of graphical images respectively representing different switch options with one image at a time being displayed in said icon, said processor in the second operational mode of the mouse being responsive to movements of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor while the cursor is on the icon for scrolling through the list of images assigned to the icon. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. Display control apparatus comprising:
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a display screen, a mouse having a X-Y motion sensor and control buttons, and operable under stored program control for controlling the display screen to display thereon indicia including a first indicium which is a cursor associated with the mouse, said processor including means cooperating with the mouse to define first and second operational modes for the mouse wherein in the first mode the processor is responsive to movements of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor for effecting corresponding movements of the cursor anywhere on the screen and wherein in the second mode the processor is responsive to any movement of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor in either of two opposite directions while the cursor is on a second indicium to control a condition of the second indicium without affecting the location on the screen of either the cursor or the second indicium, wherein said second indicium is a screen icon having graphical images displayed therein, and wherein the icon represents two switches and said processor includes means assigning to each switch a list of graphical images respectively representing different switch options with one image at a time from each list being displayed in said icon, said processor in the second operational mode of the mouse being responsive to substantially vertical movements of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor for scrolling through the list of character groups assigned to one of the switches and responsive to substantially horizontal movements of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor for scrolling through the list of character groups assigned to the other switch.
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4. Display control apparatus comprising:
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a display screen, a mouse having an X-Y motion sensor and a control button, and a processor coupled to the display screen and to the mouse and operable under stored program control for controlling the display screen to display thereon a cursor associated with the mouse and icons graphically representing switches with each switch having assigned thereto a list of indicia respectively representing different switch options, said processor including means responsive to depression of the mouse control button while the cursor is on an icon for activating the icon and the switch represented by the icon, said processor including means responsive to depression of the mouse control button for more than a predetermined time while the cursor is on an icon for rendering the icon responsive to any movement of the mouse in either of two opposite directions detected by the X-Y motion sensor for scrolling through the list of indicia assigned to the activated switch. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Display control apparatus comprising:
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a display screen, a mouse having an X-Y motion sensor and a control button, and a processor coupled to the display screen and to the mouse and operable under stored program control for controlling the display screen to display thereon a cursor associated with the mouse and an icon graphically representing two switches with each switch having assigned thereto a list of indicia respectively representing different switch options, said processor including means responsive to depression of the mouse control button while the cursor is on the icon for activating the icon and the switches represented by the icon, said processor including means responsive to depression of the mouse control button for more than a predetermined time while the mouse cursor is on the icon for rendering the icon responsive to each substantially vertical up or down movement of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor for scrolling through the list of indicia assigned to one of the switches and responsive to each substantially horizontal left or right movement of the mouse detected by the X-Y motion sensor for scrolling through the list of indicia associated with the other switch. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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