View locking multi-monitor screen magnifier
US10481775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/045
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of locking magnified screen views including the steps of magnifying a portion of a graphic user interface on a first monitor to establish a first magnified view having upper, lower, left and right boundaries, magnifying a portion of the graphic user interface on a second monitor to establish a second magnified view having upper, lower, left and right boundaries, whereby the graphic user interface of the first monitor is extended in the direction of the second monitor, responsive to an end-user selectable setting, restricting pointer indicia movement to an area defined by the boundaries of each view that are not between first and second monitor, and responsive to pointer indicia moving from first monitor towards second monitor displaying pointer indicia within second magnified view responsive to pointer indicia crossing the boundary of first magnified view in the direction of second monitor.
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