Method and apparatus for associating capabilities with a virtual input device and a display object
US6570589B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/604
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for associating capabilities between a virtual input device and a display object. According to one embodiment of the present invention, capabilities are associated with a virtual input device by selecting a new capability, the new capability represented on a display device as a new capability display object, and associating the new capability with the virtual input device. According to another aspect of the invention, the virtual input device represents a user. Additionally, a display object can generate a private capability object for association with a virtual input device.
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