Method for processing type-ahead input and operation-abort input
US5900024A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45512
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for processing user-input that may include a command to abort a previously requested operation and typed-ahead data entered in anticipation of completion of the previously requested operation is disclosed. The user-input is represented by a value queued in a first queue by an operating system. According to the present invention, the value is removed from the first queue and examined to determine if it represents a command to abort the previously requested operation. If the value represents a command to abort the previously requested operation, the previously requested operation is aborted. If the value does not represent a command to abort the previously requested operation, the value is queued in a second queue, and, after completion of the previously requested operation, the value is removed from the second queue and associated with a display window to which user-input is focused at that time.
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