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Touch screen computer-operated video display process and apparatus
Assignee: Academy of Applied Science Inc
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Filing: 1984-04-26
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Granted: 1989-04-11
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Expires: 2004-04-26
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a novel computer-operated touch screen video display system in which the human operator by first touching a sub-area or chamber of the screen containing predetermined graphic information and then pointing on the screen to a different sub-area or chamber where it is desired to display said information may cause the processing equipment automatically to effect the transfer of said graphic information to and display of the same at the different sub-area, while also storing the information in the memory of the processing equipment.
Inventors
- 👤 James D. Logan
- 👤 Yury Litvin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 14:07
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/04845
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
In a touch-screen video display system provided with data processing means for storing and displaying information upon a touch-screen display, a process that comprises, dividing the area of the touch-screen display into a plurality of sub-areas; displaying information provided by the processing means in a predetermined sub-area, the provided information having a specific configuration; touching at least a point of the said predetermined sub-area of the touch screen display and then subsequently touching at least a point of a different sub-area to which it is desired to transfer said information displayed at the predetermined sub-area; controlling the processing means in response to the subsequent touching to transfer to, and display the same configuration of information displayed at the predetermined subarea at said different sub-area upon the said subsequent touching of said different sub-area; and maintaining storage in said processing means of the transferred information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
In a touch-screen video display system provided with data processing means for storing and displaying information upon a touch-screen display, a process that comprises, dividing the area of the touch-screen display into a plurality of sub-areas; displaying information provided by the processing means in a predetermined sub-area, the provided information having a specific configuration; touching at least a point of the said predetermined sub-area of the touch screen display and then subsequently touching at least a point of a different sub-area to which it is desired to transfer said information displayed at the predetermined sub-area; controlling the processing means in response to the subsequent touching to transfer to, and display the same configuration of information displayed at the predetermined subarea at said different sub-area upon the said subsequent touching of said different sub-area; and maintaining storage in said processing means of the transferred information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 and in which said processing means is controlled in response to said touching at the said different subarea to terminate the display of said information at said predetermined sub-area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 and in which the said information remains in the said predetermined sub-area and is copied in said different subarea.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 and in which said dividing the area of the touch-screen display into a plurality of sub-areas comprises controlling the processing means so as to display on said touch-screen display predetermined boundaries of said sub-areas.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
124 words
A computer monitor apparatus having, in combination, touch-screen video display means; computer data processing means including means for storing and causing the displaying of information upon the touch-screen display means at a plurality of sub-areas of the touch-screen display means; means responsive to the touching of at least a point of a predetermined sub-area at which information having a specific configuration is displayed and then the subsequent touching of at least a point of a different sub-area to which it is desired to transfer said information displayed at the predetermined sub-area for controlling the processing means to transfer to, and display the same configuration of information at said different sub-area; and means for maintaining in storage in said computer storing means the transferred information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
124 words
A computer monitor apparatus having, in combination, touch-screen video display means; computer data processing means including means for storing and causing the displaying of information upon the touch-screen display means at a plurality of sub-areas of the touch-screen display means; means responsive to the touching of at least a point of a predetermined sub-area at which information having a specific configuration is displayed and then the subsequent touching of at least a point of a different sub-area to which it is desired to transfer said information displayed at the predetermined sub-area for controlling the processing means to transfer to, and display the same configuration of information at said different sub-area; and means for maintaining in storage in said computer storing means the transferred information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 5 and in which the processing is means responsive to said touching at the said different sub-area for terminating the display of said information at said predetermined sub-area.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 5 and in which means is provided operable upon said transfer to command the computer means to perform an additional transfer of information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 5 and in which said computer data processing means includes means for displaying on said touch-screen display means predetermined boundaries of said plurality of sub-areas.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
135 words
In a touch-screen video display system provided with data processing means for storing and displaying information upon a touch-screen display , a process that comprises, dividing the area of the touch-screen display into a plurality of sub-areas; displaying information provided by the processing means in a predetermined sub-area, the provided information having a specific configuration; touching at least a point of the said predetermined sub-area of the touch screen display and then subsequently touching at least a point of a different sub-area to which it is desired to transfer said information displayed at the predetermined sub-area; and controlling the processing means in response to the subsequent touching to transfer to, and display the same configuration of information displayed at the predetermined subarea at said different sub-area upon the said subsequent touching of said different sub-area.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
135 words
In a touch-screen video display system provided with data processing means for storing and displaying information upon a touch-screen display , a process that comprises, dividing the area of the touch-screen display into a plurality of sub-areas; displaying information provided by the processing means in a predetermined sub-area, the provided information having a specific configuration; touching at least a point of the said predetermined sub-area of the touch screen display and then subsequently touching at least a point of a different sub-area to which it is desired to transfer said information displayed at the predetermined sub-area; and controlling the processing means in response to the subsequent touching to transfer to, and display the same configuration of information displayed at the predetermined subarea at said different sub-area upon the said subsequent touching of said different sub-area.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process as claimed in claim 9 and in which said dividing the area of the touch-screen display into a plurality of sub-areas comprises controlling the processing means so as to display on said touch-screen display predetermined boundaries of said sub-areas.
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