System and method of providing universal support for multiple pointing devices
US5732283A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/0382
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and means for selecting a proper protocol for a pointing device used in a computer system having a data store, a main processing unit, data input and output means, is disclosed. The selecting means includes means, coupled to the pointing device, for analyzing a data stream from the pointing device; means, coupled to the analyzing means, for determing a protocol based on the analyzed data stream; and means, coupled to the determing means, for selecting a device state from a plurality of device states for enabling the pointing device to operate in the computer system.
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