Patent ID: 6018336
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A mouse function emulation method applied to a computer system having a tablet for executing an operating system, comprising the steps of:detecting a tap on a predetermined area of said tablet performed by a pen, wherein an object indicating at least one of a plurality of mouse functions is displayed in said predetermined area, and said plurality of mouse functions include a function of merely moving a cursor to a position of said detected tap without drag operation;determining presence of a mode selection by detecting the tap of the predetermined area on the tablet, each mode indicating at least one of said plurality of mouse functions;continuously adding, when said mode selection is present, event data, indicating one of the plurality of mouse functions and corresponding to the selected mode, to position data of a tap detected after said detected tap; andexecuting a process in response to the position data using said operating system in accordance with said event data to emulate the mouse function, wherein said process is executed until another mode is determined.