Patent ID: 8451217

Claim:
A device for controlling a computer-based pointer of a computer-based assembly, comprising: two computer-based systems, including: a first secure system comprising at least one viewing screen, a man-machine interface called Control Cursor Device, said Control Cursor Device comprising a first bi-directional link for transmitting the displacement instructions originating from a user to said secure system and means for displaying said computer-based pointer on said screen, said displacement instructions being referenced in a plane termed the reference plane; and a second open system comprising at least one viewing screen, the Control Cursor Device comprising a second link for transmitting the displacement instructions originating from a user to said open system and means for displaying said computer-based pointer on said screen, the display area occupying an area termed the open area in the reference plane; wherein the control device comprises a Control Cursor Device manager belonging to the first system, ensuring the control of the Control Cursor Device transmission links and comprising a plurality of functions activated when a displacement instruction is transmitted by the user to the Control Cursor Device, the pointer occupying a first position in the reference plane, the plurality of functions including: determination of the new position of the pointer; determination of the pointer membership area as a function of this new position, and authorization of transfer of the displacement instructions coming from the Control Cursor Device to the secure system or to the open system corresponding to the previously determined membership area.