Application programming interface that maps input device controls to software actions
US7116310B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/6045
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system for using computer input devices with software applications is disclosed. The system includes an input device mapper API, which uses a language of semantics as an interface between input devices and software applications. The input device mapper receives information about which semantics the devices connected to the computer are able to implement, and which semantics correspond to actions that a user can request the software to perform. The input device mapper maps controls on the available devices into user-requestable software actions by matching, as closely as possible, device controls and software actions that correspond to the same semantic. The system thus makes input devices and software applications transparent to each other, and permits a software application to be designed to operate without regard to which input device is being used to control its actions.
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