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System, method, and apparatus for generation and recognizing universal commands

  • US 6,057,845 A
  • Filed: 11/14/1997
  • Issued: 05/02/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a system having multiple contexts, a method for translating signals from an input device into commands operating on a context-sensitive basis, wherein at least one universal command file is created and stored in a universal command library, and at least one universal command library is created and associated with at least one of the multiple contexts, and each universal command file contains a unique sequence and storage space to store at least one command, the method comprising:

  • determining coordinates of the input device;

    identifying the current context;

    loading the universal command library associated with the identified current context;

    recognizing a universal command input transmitted by the input device;

    differentiating between an operating system command and a universal command during the step of recognizing the universal command;

    correlating the recognized universal command input with a universal command file stored in the universal command library; and

    sending commands stored within the correlated universal command file to the current context for execution.

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