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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
May. 03, 1995
Yasuhiro Fukuzaki, Saitama-ken, JP;
Wacom Co., Ltd., Saitama-ken, JP;
Abstract
A computer system which allows a particular position pointing device to be used only with a particular software program. The computer system is provided with an identifying information generating means which issues identifying information telling a particular position pointing device that it is a position pointing device matched to a particular software program, a software recognizing means for recognizing the particular software program in accordance with the identifying information, a software initiating means for initiating the particular software program, and a software selecting means for selectively supplying various types of information, which is issued from the position detecting device main unit when the particular position pointing device is operated, only to the particular software program, thus allowing the particular position pointing device to be used only with the particular software program.