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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2001
Charles Patrick Thacker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
James E. Mathews, Bellevue, WA (US);
Luis Huapaya, Bellevue, WA (US);
Butler Wright Lampson, Cambridge, MA (US);
Charles Patrick Thacker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
James E. Mathews, Bellevue, WA (US);
Luis Huapaya, Bellevue, WA (US);
Butler Wright Lampson, Cambridge, MA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for emulating the functional behavior of a two-button mouse-type computer input device is described. A predetermined input generated by digitizing pen and a digitizing writing surface is received, and a user interface having a plurality of soft buttons is displayed. The plurality of soft buttons provides selectable functionality of a two-button mouse-type computer input device. Preferably, the plurality of soft buttons includes a right-button function, a shift function, a control function, an alternate function and a bull's-eye function.