Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for interpreting clicks on a multi-function input device
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Application No.: US15360737Application Date: 2016-11-23
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Publication No.: US10599607B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Stephen Boatner Loe
- Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Rose Alyssa Keagy; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: G06F3/033
- IPC: G06F3/033 ; G09G5/08 ; G06F15/02 ; G06F3/0354

Abstract:
A method for interpreting clicks on a multi-function input device included in a digital device is provided that includes receiving a click from the multi-function input device, determining a position of the click on the multi-function input device and a cursor displayed on a display comprised in the digital device, performing an action according to the position of the click when the cursor is a cursor designated as a cursor requiring a click at a specific position on the multi-function input device, and performing an action associated with the cursor when the cursor is a not a cursor designated as a cursor requiring a click at a specific position on the multi-function input device. A digital device is also provided that includes a multi-function input device, a display, a memory storing software instructions for performing the method, and a processor to execute the software instructions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180046596A1 Method and System for Interpreting Clicks on a Multi-Function Input Device Public/Granted day:2018-02-15
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