Data processing device that enables mouse-operated application programs to be operated from an operation pad, and an operation pad for use with the same
US5550562A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0383
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing device includes an emulation processing section for performing prescribed processing on an output signal of an operation pad for conversion into a signal or data which is equivalent to a signal or data that would be obtained when operating a mouse to generate information. The operation pad is then usable with an application program that is designed for use only with signals output from the mouse.
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