Global Patent Index - EP 1200954 A1

EP 1200954 A1 20020502 - AUTO-CALIBRATION OF POINTING DEVICES USED IN A COMPUTER USER INTERFACE

Title (en)

AUTO-CALIBRATION OF POINTING DEVICES USED IN A COMPUTER USER INTERFACE

Title (de)

SELBSTEICHUNG DES ANWEISUNGSVORRICHTUNG IN EINER DURCH RECHNER VERWENDETER SCHNITTSTELLE.

Title (fr)

AJUSTAGE AUTOMATIQUE DE DISPOSITIFS DE POINTAGE UTILISES DANS UNE INTERFACE UTILISATEUR INFORMATIQUE

Publication

EP 1200954 A1 20020502 (EN)

Application

EP 00916274 A 20000310

Priority

  • US 0006477 W 20000310
  • US 12413799 P 19990312

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0054247A1] A pointing device in a computer system is automatically calibra ted by distinguishing between "in presence" and "out of presence" conditions. Calibration correction accomodates differing geometry of user's hands and fingers. Thus, the "natural" "home" position may be different for left-handers or right-handers, or if the device is operated with a thumb versus of forefinger. A system monitors user activity and from that activity automatically selects X-Y values for aut o-calibration. "First touch" and "click" activities are used to select proper X-Y values for auto-calibration. "Click from out of presence" is used to determine user selection events for proper calibration. The invention provides "hardware help" for detecting and calibrating a "first touch".

IPC 1-7

G09G 5/00

IPC 8 full level

G05G 9/047 (2006.01); G06F 3/0338 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G05G 9/047 (2013.01); G06F 3/0338 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0383 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0054247A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0054247 A1 20000914; WO 0054247 A9 20020404; AU 3740300 A 20000928; EP 1200954 A1 20020502; HK 1047338 A1 20030214; JP 2002539541 A 20021119

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0006477 W 20000310; AU 3740300 A 20000310; EP 00916274 A 20000310; HK 02107958 A 20021101; JP 2000604395 A 20000310