Patent ID: 6262719
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A system for emulating standard mouse functions in a pen-based computer system which includes a digitizer responsive to a passive stylus, comprising:first means for emulating at least one button of said standard mouse with said passive stylus, said first emulating means including means for toggling said first emulating means between emulation of a first button and emulation of one or more additional buttons by a single touch of the stylus on a predetermined area of the digitizer;second means for emulating a double click of said at least one button of said standard mouse with said passive stylus by touching said passive stylus in a viewing area of said digitizer in a predetermined manner;third means for emulating a move and click operation of said standard mouse using said passive stylus; anda wireless interface for enabling said emulated mouse functions to be passed to a remote host computer.