User interface having simultaneously movable tools and cursor
US5798752A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/038
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user interface technique operates in the environment of a processor-controlled machine for executing a program that operates on a set of underlying data and displays a visible representation thereof. The user simultaneously and independently moves the tools with one hand, normally the non-dominant hand (e.g., a right-handed user's left hand) and operates on the visible representation with the other, normally the dominant hand. In a specific implementation, the input devices include a trackball for positioning the tools and a mouse for positioning a cursor and initiating actions.
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