Remote keyboard macros activated by hot icons

Details Remote keyboard macros activated by hot icons Remote keyboard macros activated by hot icons

1995-10-16

2001-03-27

Nguyen, Hiep T. (Department: 2759)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing

C709S218000, C709S219000, C345S169000, C345S172000, C345S179000, C455S420000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06209034

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a wireless interface device and more particularly to a wireless interface device for interfacing with a host computer. The wireless interface device takes control of the host computer and mirrors anything that the host computer is displaying on its own display. In order to facilitate use of the wireless interface device, one or more user-defined hot icons are provided which allow for keyboard macros over the wireless interface.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Both wired and wireless LAN systems are known in the art. Such systems enable various desktop and/or portable personal computers to be connected in a local area network in order to share resources. Wireless LAN systems are normally used in an office environment to enable the various users to share common resources while obviating the need for direct wire connections between the personal computers connected to the LAN.
The personal computers connected to a wireless LAN configuration are normally equipped with a wireless LAN card and a radio interface which typically includes a spread-spectrum type radio to reduce interference.
As mentioned above, portable personal computers have been known to be used in such wireless LAN systems. However, portable personal computers, even such notebook-size portable personal computers, are cumbersome to transport in an office environment. Unfortunately, the resources of the LAN system are often needed at locations other than where the personal computers connected to the LAN are located.
Pen-based personal computers can also be connected in a local area network. Such pen-based portable computers normally use a stylus as an input device. Thus, when such pen-based portable personal computers are utilized in facilities, such as keyboard macros, are unavailable.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object to solve various problems with the prior art.
Briefly, the present invention relates to a wireless interface device for interfacing with either a host computer in a stand-alone configuration or either a wired or wireless local area network (LAN). The wireless interface device is a pen-based device and includes a passive stylus as an input device. In order to facilitate operation of the system, the wireless interface device is provided with one or more user-defined hot icons, which, in response to a pen-down event, can be used to activate a keyboard macro.


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