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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2001
Gerardo Bermudez, Redmond, WA (US);
Hirofumi Yamamoto, Redmond, WA (US);
Jason A. Schroeder, Redmond, WA (US);
Firdosh K. Bhesania, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jay Senior, Redmond, WA (US);
Doron J. Holan, Seattle, WA (US);
Gerardo Bermudez, Redmond, WA (US);
Hirofumi Yamamoto, Redmond, WA (US);
Jason A. Schroeder, Redmond, WA (US);
Firdosh K. Bhesania, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jay Senior, Redmond, WA (US);
Doron J. Holan, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A manager component for managing input from legacy and non-legacy devices in a similar manner is disclosed. An inventive manager component receives input from both non-legacy input drivers for non-legacy input devices, and legacy input drivers for legacy input devices. The manager component provides the input to application programs that desirably have previously registered to receive input from one or more types of input devices. The application programs receive this input without directly communicating with the drivers.