Controlling a local application running on a user device that displays a touchscreen image on a touchscreen via mouse input from external electronic equipment
US11494004B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/038
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique controls operation of a local application running on a user device (e.g., a smart phone, a tablet, a personal digital assistant, etc.). The technique involves receiving, by the user device, mouse input from external electronic equipment communicating with the user device. The user device has a touchscreen that displays a touchscreen image of the local application. The mouse input indicates user operation of a hardware mouse. The technique further involves translating, by the user device, the mouse input into translated touchscreen input. The technique further involves providing, by the user device, the translated touchscreen input to the local application running on the user device to operate the local application.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.