Patent ID: 6288708
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
An apparatus for interaction between an individual and a display screen, the apparatus comprising:a controller having a plurality of keys in an array having a spatial arrangement which corresponds to target areas of the display screen, each of the target areas being divided into an array of smaller target areas corresponding to at least a portion of said plurality of keys;a processor operably connected to the display screen, the processor including software for identifying a target area of the display screen to be selected, translating the position of the target area to one of said keys situated in a corresponding position on the controller, interpreting a key press of one of said keys located in a corresponding position on the controller to transmit an identification code to select the target area, identifying one of the smaller target areas in the array of smaller target areas of said target area, translating the position of said one of said smaller target areas to one of said keys situated in a corresponding position of at least a portion of said array of said plurality of keys, and for interpreting a key press of one of said keys to transmit an identification code to select said one of the smaller target areas on the display corresponding to the location of the pressed key on the controller.