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System and method for dynamically labeled touch sensitive buttons in a digitizing display
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1994-04-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-04-13
Abstract
Abstract A system and method are disclosed for dynamically labeling touch sensitive buttons in a digitizing display. The display is partitioned into a main panel display region and a button panel display region. A touch overlay is also partitioned into a main panel touch region and a main panel display region. A button panel driver program defines button touch areas and button display areas enabling the dynamic labeling and relabeling of the touch sensitive buttons and the simultaneous touching of combinations of the buttons with either a touch input or a stylus input to the overlay. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Frank L. Stein
- 👤 Guy F. Verrier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:59
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0488; G06F3/04886
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
In a data processing system, a digitizing display for inputting two simultaneous touch inputs, comprising: a display coupled to a computer, having a display surface partitioned into a main panel display region and a button panel display region; a touch overlay coupled to said computer, having a touch input surface partitioned into a main panel touch region juxtaposed with said main panel display region, and partitioned into a button panel to each region juxtaposed with said button panel display region; a button panel driver program stored in said computer, for defining a button touch area in said button panel touch region, for outputting a button value when said button touch area receives a touch input; said button panel driver program defining a button display area in said button panel display region, juxtaposed with said button touch area, said button display area for displaying a button indicium representing said button value and identifying the location of said button touch area; said computer receiving a first touch input in said main panel touch region and a simultaneous second touch input in said button touch area and in response thereto, outputting said button value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 1, which further comprises: said touch overlay including both a touch input detection means and a radiative stylus pickup means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 2, which further comprises: said computer receiving said second touch input as a radiative stylus input in said button touch area and in response thereto, outputting said button value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The system of claim 2, which further comprises: said computer receiving said first touch input as a radiative stylus input in said main panel touch region and said second touch input in said button touch area and in response thereto, outputting said button value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
200 words
In a data processing system, including a digitizing display for inputting either a touch or a stylus input, a apparatus for processing two simultaneous inputs, comprising: a display means coupled to a computer, partitioned into a main panel display region and a button panel display region; a touch/stylus overlay coupled to said computer, partitioned into a main panel touch/stylus region juxtaposed with said main panel display region, and partitioned into a button panel touch/stylus region juxtaposed with said button panel display region; a button panel driver program stored in said computer, for defining a button touch/stylus area in said button panel touch/stylus region, for outputting a button value when said button touch/stylus area has either a touch or a stylus input; said button panel driver program defining a button display area in said button panel display region, juxtaposed with said button touch/stylus, said button display area for displaying a button indicium representing said button value and identifying the location of said button touch/stylus area; said computer receiving a first touch or stylus input in said main panel touch/stylus region and a simultaneous second touch or stylus input in said button touch/stylus area and in response thereto, outputting said button value.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
39 words
The apparatus according to any one of the above claims, wherein said button panel driver program defining an alternate button value and an alternate button indicium representing said alternate button value at said location of said button touch area.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
61 words
The apparatus according to any one of the above claims, wherein said computer storing a default button specification table describing a plurality of button touch areas and corresponding button display areas; said button panel driver program using said default table to define said plurality of button touch areas in said touch overlay and said corresponding button display areas in said display.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
71 words
The apparatus according to any one of the above claims, which further comprises: an application program stored in said computer, having an alternate button specification table describing a plurality of alternate button touch areas and corresponding alternate button display areas; said button panel driver program using said alternate table to define said plurality alternate button touch areas in said touch overlay and said corresponding alternate button display areas in said display.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
149 words
In a data processing system, including a digitizing display for inputting either a touch or a stylus input, a method for processing a shift button input, comprising the steps of: storing first values in said system, identifying touch/stylus overlay button wires corresponding to a touch/stylus shift button on said digitizing display; storing second values in said system, identifying a location for display on an indicium, said location corresponding to said touch/stylus shift button on said digitizing display; storing an image of said indicium in said system, related to said second values; displaying said indicium image at said location; storing a button value representing said shift button, in said system, accessible by said first values; receiving a touch/stylus input in said system, from said button wires and in response thereto, using said first values to access said button value; outputting said button value in response to said shift button input.
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