USING GESTURE OBJECTS TO REPLACE MENUS FOR COMPUTER CONTROL
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1. A method for controlling a computer operation comprising the following operations in no particular order:
- displaying, using a display device, at least one graphic object;
inputting at least one gesture objectimpinging said graphic object with said gesture objectgenerating an instruction for invoking a computer operation to process said graphic object, based on a relationship between said graphic gesture and said graphic object.
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Abstract
The present invention generally comprises a computer control environment that builds on the Blackspace™ software system to provide further functionality and flexibility in directing a computer. It employs graphic inputs drawn by a user and known as gestures to replace and supplant the pop-up and pull-down menus known in the prior art.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a computer operation comprising the following operations in no particular order:
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displaying, using a display device, at least one graphic object; inputting at least one gesture object impinging said graphic object with said gesture object generating an instruction for invoking a computer operation to process said graphic object, based on a relationship between said graphic gesture and said graphic object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31)
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26. A method for controlling a computer operation comprising the following operations in no particular order:
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displaying, using a display device, at least one graphic object; inputting at least one gesture object; impinging said graphic object with said gesture object; generating an instruction for invoking a computer operation to process said graphic object, based on a relationship between said graphic gesture and said graphic object; further comprising dragging said graphic object in a path that substantially describes the shape of a graphic gesture, to cause at least one action to be invoked on graphic objects impinged by the dragging of said graphic object.
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29. A method for controlling a computer operation comprising the following operations in no particular order:
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displaying, using a display device, at least one graphic object; inputting at least one gesture object; impinging said gesture object with said graphic object; invoking at least one operation of said gesture object; and generating an instruction for invoking a computer operation to process said graphic object.
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30. A method for controlling a computer operation comprising the following operations in no particular order:
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displaying, using a display device, at least one graphic object, said graphic object having at least one defining property; and dragging said graphic object in a path that substantially describes the shape of a recognized gesture, said dragging of said graphic object invoking of at least one operation of said recognized gesture according to said at least one property of said at least one graphic object.
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