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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2011
Lester F. Ludwig, San Antonio, TX (US);
Vivian HU, San mateo, CA (US);
Lester F. Ludwig, San Antonio, TX (US);
Vivian Hu, San mateo, CA (US);
NRI R&D PATENT LICENSING, LLC, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A hypermedia object associated with an application, displayed on a display screen, and responsive to information is disclosed. The information is provided by a user interface input device having two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range of more than two possible values. The hypermedia object includes a first visual representation of the hypermedia object for display in a first region of a display screen, an associated responsive area in a second region of the display for in activating the hypermedia object, and a procedure for allowing a user to activate the hypermedia object from a user-initiated action enacted on the user interface input device. Activating the hypermedia object enables the entry of at least one additional user-adjustable input value for use by the associated application.