Patent ID: 6359603
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A device for assisting a computer user in interacting with a computer or like data processing device, comprising:a portable display device coupled to said computer's display output, said portable display including an instantaneous viewing window; a visual interface device resident on said computer, said visual interface device providing a virtual desktop whose size is larger than the instantaneous viewing window provided by said portable display; a tracking device for sensing motion of the portable display device, converting a sensory input generated by said motion sensed into tracking data, and inputting said tracking data into said computer; a virtual desktop navigation device responsive to said sensory input generated by said motion sensed into tracking data, said virtual desktop navigation device useful for assisting said computer user in navigating said virtual desktop; and, a signal processing device resident on said computer for interpreting said tracking data for purposes of determining which portion of the virtual desktop will be displayed within said instantaneous viewing window at a particular point in time, whereby the computer user can view any portion of the virtual desktop.