| 摘要 |
<p>A touchpad pointing device (12, 12') utilized as a pattern input device for a pattern recognition system. The input pattern (44) received from the touchpad pointing device (12, 12') is translated into a start application command. The recognition system forms part of a computer having an operating system (50) and includes a touchpad pointing device (12, 12'), a recognition module (54) and a signal capturer (52). In addition, a unit for launching an application to run on a computer having an operating system and a pointing device (12, 12') which produces an input pattern (44) in response to movement upon it, is described. The unit includes a recognition module and a launcher. The recognition module attempts to recognize the input pattern as a previously trained launching pattern. The launcher launches the application by providing a launching command which is associated with the launching pattern to the operating device. A security application enables access to the computer upon receipt of an input signature from a user with access privileges.</p> |
