Soft input panel system and method
November 15, 2024. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesCursor selected keyboard keys displayed on the computer screen for entering alphanumeric characters and instructions, particularly for creating computer aided design and drafting patterns Dynamic predictive keyboard Graphical user interface with gesture recognition in a multiapplication environment RE34476 Pop-up keyboard system for entering handwritten data into computer generated forms Method and apparatus for grouping and manipulating electronic representations of handwriting, printing and drawings Method and apparatus for inserting text on a pen-based computer system Method for data input on a touch-sensitive screen Method and system for dynamically sharing user interface displays among a plurality of application program Electronic information apparatus InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 10989877 filed on 11/15/2004US Classes:345/173, Touch panel345/179, Stylus345/905, DISPLAY DEVICE WITH HOUSING STRUCTURE715/825Dynamically generated menu itemsExaminersPrimary: Hjerpe, RichardAssistant: Nguye, Kimnhung Foreign Patent References
International ClassG06F 3/041AbstractA method and system for receiving user input data into a computer system having a graphical windowing environment. A touch-sensitive display screen for displaying images and detecting user activity is provided. A management component connects to the graphical windowing environment to create an input panel window for display on the screen. An input method which may be a COM object is selected from multiple input methods available, and installed such that the input method can call functions of the management component. Each input method includes a corresponding input panel, such as a keyboard, which it draws in the input panel window. When the user taps the screen at the input panel, the input method calls a function of the management component to pass corresponding input information appropriate information such as a keystroke or character to the management component. In response, the management component communicates the user data to the graphical windowing environment as a message, whereby an application program receives the message as if the message was generated on a hardware input device.Other References
Field of SearchTouch panelStylus DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE ELECTRONIC BOOK WITH DISPLAY DISPLAY DEVICE WITH HOUSING STRUCTURE Liquid crystal display elements (LCD) Pop-up control Dynamically generated menu items Add on item (e.g., software developed, customized) Mnemonic (e.g., accelerator key) Partial menu display (e.g., one menu item at a time) Advancing to next menu item in the same menu | |
