摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To systematize the orientation of a key to a variety of applications. <P>SOLUTION: An apparatus has a memory, an operating system for running a plurality of applications that are controlled by user signals, means to register the user signals required by each application, means to receive the user signals, and means to send each received user signal to the application registered to require that signal. A method for passing the user signals to a plurality of applications run using the operating system includes: a step of receiving information on the user signals required by that application from each application; a step of storing the user signals required in association with each application in the memory; a step of receiving the user signals from a user interface device; a step of retrieving applications that require the received user signals from the memory; and a step of sending the received user signals to each of the retrieved applications. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT</p> |