US 6,720,985 Β· Granted 2004-04-13

Method and system for object selection

The present invention provides a method for enabling association of objects in a computer system, the method including the steps of: providing a user with at least one first form printable on a first surface to provide to a user viewable information associated with one or more objects; providing a user with at least one second form printable on a second surface to provide to a user viewable information associated with one or more commands; receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device operated by the user regarding movement of the sensing device relative to said first or second surface; interpreting, in the computer system and from the indicating data, if the movement of the sensing device relative to the first surface is in relation to selection of one or more of said objects of said at least one first form, and if the movement of the sensing device relative to the second surface is in relation to selection of one or more of said commands of said at least one second form, thereby signifying in the computer system the association of selected one or more objects with selected one or more commands; and providing the user with an amended version of said at least one second form including a representation of said selected one or more objects.

Patent details

Publication number
US 6,720,985
Filing date
2000-09-15
Grant date
2004-04-13
Assignee
Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
Inventor(s)
SILVERBROOK KIA, LAPSTUN PAUL
CPC class
G06K19/06037

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