Display control system, method, and program
US10592014B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2360/1442
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Display control systems, methods, and programs obtain an indicated location indicated by a pointer, based on an output from a pointing device, and display, on a display, a user interface screen that displays icons at predetermined locations and displays the pointer indicating the indicated location. The systems methods, and programs draw, when the indicated location is present in a draw-in region including one of the icons, the indicated location into the icon. The systems methods, and programs set, when a first icon and a second icon for performing operations related to a same function are arranged side by side on the display, a first draw-in region including the first icon and a second draw-in region including the second icon such that the first draw-in region and the second draw-in region are present in a region between the first icon and the second icon and adjacent to each other.
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