Control method and system for objects on a computer
US5943042A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/0384
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To virtually connect an object stored on a computer with real work as if they were physically connected and to make easy the operation of a computer. In one embodiment, visitors to a museum which incorporates a computer system according to the present invention are given a wireless mouse in which an ID is stored corresponding to an object stored in the computer. The visitor simply operates the mouse near a terminal computer provided in each exhibition booth of the museum to display a file corresponding to the ID the monitor of the terminal. The displayed file is under the exclusive control of the visitor to and may include an edit function. In an edit booth, the visitor may finally edit the information recorded in each exhibition booth, print it out, return the wireless mouse, and exit the museum.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.