Clickless tool
First Claim
1. A system for a user to input commands to a computer system, comprising:
- a pointing device to manipulate a cursor on a computer screen,software means to track the movement of the cursor,wherein the software means displays a least one trigger window after a time period in which the cursor pauses on a position on the computer screen,the user moving the cursor to a trigger window and then pausing on said trigger window,said trigger window designating a pre-selected user input,the software means returning the cursor to the position on the computer screen when the software means displays said at least one trigger window, andthe software means simulating a user input at the position of the cursor.
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Abstract
A novel click-less tool system for performing user input device actions on computer systems, such as mouse clicks, automatically and without the need to mechanically perform these actions. All input is carried out by moving the cursor only. The system provides a user with visual trigger windows arranged near the position of the cursor on the screen and which becomes visible for a short period of time whenever the user mouse/input cursor stops. When the user moves the cursor and hovers over one of the visible activator windows, the click-less tool program automatically performs a preprogrammed action, then places the cursor back to where the user stopped before the trigger windows were visible. Once the action is performed the trigger windows disappear.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for a user to input commands to a computer system, comprising:
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a pointing device to manipulate a cursor on a computer screen, software means to track the movement of the cursor, wherein the software means displays a least one trigger window after a time period in which the cursor pauses on a position on the computer screen, the user moving the cursor to a trigger window and then pausing on said trigger window, said trigger window designating a pre-selected user input, the software means returning the cursor to the position on the computer screen when the software means displays said at least one trigger window, and the software means simulating a user input at the position of the cursor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for a user to input commands to a computer system, comprising:
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a pointing device to manipulate a cursor on a computer screen, software means to track the movement of the cursor, wherein the software means records the position of the cursor when the cursor stops moving, the user moving the cursor to a trigger window and then pausing on said trigger window, said trigger window designating a pre-selected user input, the software means returning the cursor to said recorded position on the computer screen and the software means simulating a user input at said recorded position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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