Residue indicators
View Patent ↗A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: receive a user input at a remote computer communicably coupled to a host computer over a network; and display one or more residue indicators on a screen of the remote computer indicating receipt of the user input by the remote computer. The one or more residue indicators are displayed for a period of time approximately equal to a system latency time. The computer-executable instructions are further configured to cause the computer to receive output data from the host computer based on the user input; and display the output data on the screen of the remote computer.
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
receive a user input at a remote computer communicably coupled to a host computer over a network;
display one or more residue indicators on a screen of the remote computer indicating receipt of the user input by the remote computer, wherein the one or more residue indicators are displayed for a period of time approximately equal to a system latency time and wherein the one or more residue indicators fade from the screen during the period of time;
receive output data from the host computer based on the user input; and
display the output data on the screen of the remote computer.
2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more residue indicators are displayed on an area of the screen generally corresponding to the user input.
3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein a number of the one or more residue indicators displayed is based on a size of an area of the screen generally corresponding to the user input.
4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the period of time approximately equal to the system latency time is a fixed amount.
5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the period of time approximately equal to the system latency time is determined by the host computer.
6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of computer-executable instructions are further configured to:
send to the host computer data associated with the user input; and
receive the output data from the host computer based on the data associated with the user input.
7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the remote computer comprises a tablet computer.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the user input is provided through a touching of the screen or an input from a mouse.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the host computer is a multi-function display.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the host computer determines the period of time based on a measured round-trip delay between the remote computer and the host computer.
11. A method, comprising:
receiving a user input at a remote computer communicably coupled to a host computer over a network;
displaying one or more residue indicators on a screen of the remote computer indicating receipt of the user input by the remote computer, wherein the one or more residue indicators are displayed for a period of time approximately equal to a system latency time and wherein the period of time is determined by the host computer;
receiving output data from the host computer based on the user input; and
displaying the output data on the screen of the remote computer.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more residue indicators are displayed on an area of the screen generally corresponding to the user input.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more residue indicators fade from the screen during the period of time approximately equal to the system latency time.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the period of time approximately equal to the system latency time is a fixed amount.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the host computer determines the period of time based on a measured round-trip delay between the remote computer and the host computer.
16. A computer system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory comprising program instructions executable by the processor to:
receive a user input at a remote computer communicably coupled to a host computer over a network;
display one or more residue indicators on a screen of the remote computer indicating receipt of the user input by the remote computer, wherein the one or more residue indicators are displayed for a period of time approximately equal to a system latency time and wherein the period of time is a fixed amount;
receive output data from the host computer based on the user input; and
display the output data on the screen of the remote computer.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more residue indicators are displayed on an area of the screen generally corresponding to the user input.
18. The system of claim 16 , wherein a number of the one or more residue indicators displayed is based on a size of an area of the screen generally corresponding to the user input.
19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more residue indicators fade from the screen during the period of time approximately equal to the system latency time.
20. The system of claim 16 , wherein the user input is provided through a touching of the screen or an input from a mouse.