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US Patent 7469386 Systems and methods for interfacing with computer devices

Patent 7469386 was granted and assigned to Microsoft on December, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee
Microsoft
Microsoft
Patent Jurisdiction
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Number
7469386
Date of Patent
December 23, 2008
Patent Application Number
10768777
Date Filed
January 30, 2004
Patent Citations Received
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US Patent 12118181 Reduced size user interface
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US Patent 11941191 Button functionality
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US Patent 12001650 Music user interface
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US Patent 11656751 User interface for manipulating user interface objects with magnetic properties
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US Patent 11886698 List scrolling and document translation, scaling, and rotation on a touch-screen display
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US Patent 11921926 Content-based tactile outputs
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Patent Primary Examiner
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Rachna S. Desai
Patent abstract

The present invention provides a systems, methods, and products for enhanced user navigation to compliment (but not necessarily replace) a computer keyboard and mouse by providing a robust navigation interface. The present invention may comprise: a minimally necessary group of commands; combining the functionality a set of at least two command calls into a single logical button; for a single button, prioritizing a set of command calls from first to last and then calling each until one is accepted; logically remapping commands to buttons for a navigational device coupled to a physically rotate-able display device; and mapping a substitute command to a logical button for when the button is engaged in a predetermined manner other than the primary manner in which the logical button is engaged (e.g., double-clicking, flicking, press-and-hold, etc.) so that a substitute command can in fact be issued, among others.

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