Owner Microsoft Corporation

Inventors Silverman, Andrew; George, Sam; Somji, Shiraz; Balaz, Rudolph; Kato, Koji

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2010219367

Parent 2003273239

Filing date 9 September 2010

Wipo publication date 30 September 2010

Acceptance publication date 18 August 2011

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G06F 3/033 (2006.01) Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks

G06F 3/048 (2006.01) Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer - Interaction techniques for graphical user interfaces, e.g. interaction with windows, icons or menus

G06F 9/44 (2006.01) Arrangements for programme control, e.g. control unit - Arrangements for executing specific programmes

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G06F 15/02 (2006.01) Digital computers in general - manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in programme, e.g. pocket calculators

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G09G 5/00 (2006.01) Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators