Patent · US Expired

Method of interacting with a computer using a proximity sensor in a computer input device

US6559830B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 2000
Grant dateMay 6, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/1068
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method of the present invention, a device message is generated indicating that a touch sensor on an input device has been touched without indicating what location on the touch sensor has been touched. The device message is routed to an application and instructions within the application are executed based on the device message.

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