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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1999
James S. Lipscomb, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Sih-pin Subrina Chang, Old Tappan, NJ (US);
Shu-chun Jeane Chen, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Keeranoor G. Kumar, Randolph, NJ (US);
Jai Menon, Croton-On-Hudson, NY (US);
Arun Ramchandra, Danbury, CT (US);
Liang-jie Zhang, White Plains, NY (US);
Robert C. Plotkin, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Eric H. Hoffman, Tenafly, NJ (US);
James S. Lipscomb, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Sih-Pin Subrina Chang, Old Tappan, NJ (US);
Shu-Chun Jeane Chen, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Keeranoor G. Kumar, Randolph, NJ (US);
Jai Menon, Croton-On-Hudson, NY (US);
Arun Ramchandra, Danbury, CT (US);
Liang-Jie Zhang, White Plains, NY (US);
Robert C. Plotkin, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Eric H. Hoffman, Tenafly, NJ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method of reconciling multiple control inputs to a processor and controlling an output in an interface. The method provides a degraded output response when the control inputs are asserted simultaneously, and provides an increased output response when the inputs act individually and alternately. This system and method acts to provide feedback to the operator or operators controlling the inputs so as to encourage the operator(s) to assert the inputs individually, and discourage the operator(s) from asserting the inputs simultaneously.