Cursor positioning method and apparatus

Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...

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ABSTRACT:
A cursor-aiming system for use with a screen having a movable cursor is provided with means for generating a field and means for changing the position of the cursor on the screen in response to the movement of an operator's finger in the field. In one embodiment there is provided a plurality of monostatic sonars and in another embodiment there is provided a plurality of bistatic sonars. The sonars are mounted for the transmission and reception of acoustic signals through apertures located in a spaced relationship along the upper margin of a terminal keyboard. In typical embodiments the signal frequency is approximately 200 KHz. Either pulsed or continuous-wave signals may be employed. When pulses are used, a typical pulse rate is 200 pps with a pulse width of 25 microseconds. Multiple frequency systems comprise alternate pulses of 200 and 250 KHz. Interpulse intervals are dithered to discriminate against around-the-timebase echoes.

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