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

The present invention relates to computerized systems. In particular, the present invention relates to input devices for computerized systems. 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 wha...

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Main Authors Hinckley, Kenneth P, Holmdahl, Todd E, Brewer, Timothy T, Kaneko, Steven T, Sinclair, Michael J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.05.2002
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Summary:The present invention relates to computerized systems. In particular, the present invention relates to input devices for computerized systems. 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.