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GB2331170B - Method of and Apparatus for Menu Selection - Google Patents

Method of and Apparatus for Menu Selection

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GB2331170B
GB2331170B GB9903350A GB9903350A GB2331170B GB 2331170 B GB2331170 B GB 2331170B GB 9903350 A GB9903350 A GB 9903350A GB 9903350 A GB9903350 A GB 9903350A GB 2331170 B GB2331170 B GB 2331170B
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menu selection
menu
selection
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GB2331170A (en
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Donald K Forest
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Priority claimed from PCT/US1995/003591 external-priority patent/WO1996030822A1/en
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F4/00Methods or devices enabling patients or disabled persons to operate an apparatus or a device not forming part of the body 
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    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
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    • G06F3/01Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/023Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
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    • G06F3/02Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/023Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
    • G06F3/0233Character input methods
    • G06F3/0236Character input methods using selection techniques to select from displayed items
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    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
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    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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    • G06F3/01Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/048Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0481Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
    • G06F3/0482Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
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    • G06F3/048Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0487Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
    • G06F3/0488Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
    • G06F3/04886Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09BEDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B21/00Teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04MTELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H04M1/72469User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

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GB9903350A 1995-03-27 1995-03-27 Method of and Apparatus for Menu Selection Expired - Lifetime GB2331170B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1995/003591 WO1996030822A1 (en) 1995-03-27 1995-03-27 Method of and apparatus for data entry
GB9720043A GB2314186B (en) 1995-03-27 1995-03-27 User Interface

Publications (3)

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GB9903350D0 GB9903350D0 (en) 1999-04-07
GB2331170A GB2331170A (en) 1999-05-12
GB2331170B true GB2331170B (en) 1999-08-18

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GB9903350A Expired - Lifetime GB2331170B (en) 1995-03-27 1995-03-27 Method of and Apparatus for Menu Selection
GB9906822A Expired - Lifetime GB2332972B (en) 1995-03-27 1995-03-27 Dwell time indicator

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GB9906822A Expired - Lifetime GB2332972B (en) 1995-03-27 1995-03-27 Dwell time indicator

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US6160536A (en) 1995-03-27 2000-12-12 Forest; Donald K. Dwell time indication method and apparatus
US6903723B1 (en) 1995-03-27 2005-06-07 Donald K. Forest Data entry method and apparatus
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US20080303793A1 (en) * 2007-06-05 2008-12-11 Microsoft Corporation On-screen keyboard
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EP0513694A2 (en) * 1991-05-09 1992-11-19 Sony Corporation Apparatus and method for inputting data
EP0613080A2 (en) * 1993-02-24 1994-08-31 Sony Electronics Inc. Graphical user interface incorporating a horizontal panning workspace
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EP0513694A2 (en) * 1991-05-09 1992-11-19 Sony Corporation Apparatus and method for inputting data
EP0613080A2 (en) * 1993-02-24 1994-08-31 Sony Electronics Inc. Graphical user interface incorporating a horizontal panning workspace
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GB2332972A (en) 1999-07-07
GB9906822D0 (en) 1999-05-19
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GB2332972B (en) 1999-08-18
GB2331170A (en) 1999-05-12

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