Patent ID: 6208329
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A system for receiving input from at least one finger and providing mouse input to a program capable of receiving input from a mouse, the system comprising:a display screen,a coordinate input device being operably integrated with said display screen for generating coordinate data in response to one or more fingers;a controller operably connected to said display screen and said coordinate input device, said controller adapted to resolve mouse button events and respective coordinate data for such events; andan output operably connected to said controller for providing coordinate and mouse button selection data to said program;wherein said mouse button events are resolved into left or right mouse button events on the basis of the number of fingers sensed by the coordinate input device, wherein said controller determines whether a user has selected a mouse button feature by counting a number of finger touch down events sensed by said coordinate input device, and wherein said controller resolves left and right mouse button touch down events by determining at least the following: (a) whether a touch down event has occurred; (b) if a touch down event has occurred whether more than one touch down event has occurred; (c) whether a touch lift event has occurred; and (d) if a touch lift event has occurred whether the touch lift was in proximity to a touch down event.