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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US);
George Fitzmaurice, Toronto, CA;
Gordon Paul Kurtenbach, Toronto, CA;
William A. Buxton, Toronto, CA;
Robert J. Pieke, Richmond Hill, CA;
AUTODESK, INC., San Rafael, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed pen-mouse is a tracking menu that tracks the position of the pen. A pen cursor that corresponds to the pen is moved about within the pen-mouse graphic by the pen and the pen-mouse remains stationary. The pen-mouse is moved when the location of the pen encounters a tracking boundary of the pen-mouse. The tracking boundary coincides with the graphic representing the mouse. While moving within the pen-mouse, the pen can select objects within the pen-mouse body, such as buttons, wheels, etc. The selection of a button or other virtual control causes a corresponding computer mouse button function to be executed. The execution is directed at any object designated by a pen-mouse tracking symbol, such as an arrow, that is part of the pen mouse graphic. The pen-mouse emulates functions or operations of a mouse including single button clicks, double button clicks, finger wheels, track balls, etc.