Patent ID: 6288705
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for providing an indexing feature in a force feedback mouse device, said mouse device coupled to a host computer that displays a cursor and graphical objects in a graphical environment on a display screen, said mouse device including a mouse being moveable in a local frame, wherein said cursor is moved in a display frame based on said movement of said mouse, the method comprising:determining whether said mouse is within a predetermined distance to a physical limit of said local frame, wherein said predetermined distance is defined by a border to a region positioned next to said physical limit;determining a location of said mouse in said region; andusing said location to provide control of movement of said cursor toward a screen limit of said display frame corresponding to said physical limit, wherein a cursor position is reported to said host computer that allows control of said cursor to an edge of said display frame such that said mouse need never contact said physical limit of said workspace.