Method and apparatus for improving accuracy of touch screen input devices
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1. An information receiving apparatus, comprising:
- a touch screen;
a processor for providing a graphical user interface on said touch screen, and for receiving and interpreting touch screen data from the touch screen, said graphical user interface presenting one or more predefined selection buttons on the touch screen; and
a CPU for receiving touch screen information from the processor;
wherein a predefined area of said touch screen corresponding to each of said one or more selection buttons provided by said graphical user interface includes an area of the touch screen different from the displayed selection buttons on the graphical user interface.
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Abstract
An information receiving method and apparatus, comprising a touch screen and a processor for providing a graphical user interface on the touch screen, and for receiving and interpreting touch screen data from the touch screen, the graphical user interface presenting one or more predefined selection buttons on the touch screen. A CPU for receiving touch screen information from the processor is also provided. A predefined area of the touch screen corresponding to each of said one or more selection buttons provided by said graphical user interface includes an area of the touch screen different from the displayed selection buttons on the graphical user interface.
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1. An information receiving apparatus, comprising:
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a touch screen;
a processor for providing a graphical user interface on said touch screen, and for receiving and interpreting touch screen data from the touch screen, said graphical user interface presenting one or more predefined selection buttons on the touch screen; and
a CPU for receiving touch screen information from the processor;
wherein a predefined area of said touch screen corresponding to each of said one or more selection buttons provided by said graphical user interface includes an area of the touch screen different from the displayed selection buttons on the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information receiving method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a graphical user interface on a touch screen;
presenting one or more predefined selection buttons on the touch screen in accordance with said graphical user interface;
receiving and interpreting touch screen data from the touch screen; and
receiving touch screen information from the processor;
wherein a predefined area of said touch screen corresponding to each of said one or more selection buttons provided by said graphical user interface includes an area of the touch screen different from the displayed selection buttons on the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A touch screen information gathering system for use with test equipment, comprising:
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a touch screen;
a processor for providing a graphical user interface on said touch screen, and for receiving and interpreting touch screen data from the touch screen, said graphical user interface presenting one or more predefined selection buttons on the touch screen, the one or more predefined selection buttons being defined in accordance with a data being tested by the test equipment; and
a CPU for receiving touch screen information from the processor;
wherein a predefined area of said touch screen corresponding to each of said one or more selection buttons provided by said graphical user interface includes an area of the touch screen different from the displayed selection buttons on the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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