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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1995
Timothy T Brewer, Bellevue, WA (US);
Daniel S Hoeger, Woodinville, WA (US);
Lora K McCambridge, Bellevue, WA (US);
Teresa L Kelsey, Seattle, WA (US);
Anthony R Claflin, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kenneth R Robertson, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael W Van Flandern, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for minimizing clicks in the operation of a graphical user interface such as the WINDOWS operating environment is disclosed. The invention emulates a double click (referred to as the 'ClickSaver' feature) which virtually eliminates the need to double click thereby making Windows easier for both the novice and experienced Windows user. A ClickSaver process determines the type of window on which a single click has occurred and, if ClickSaver is enabled and the window has been deemed eligible for a double click such as an icon or control menu, the ClickSaver process sends a double click signal in order to activate the application.