Tracking and restoring pointer positions among applications
US11221729B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04801
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for restoring a pointer position within an application in response to a user switching between applications. The method includes one or more computer processors identifying a set of applications executing on a computing device of a user. The method further includes determining a series of pointer positions within a graphical user interface (GUI) of a first application of the set of executing applications in response to the user interfacing with the first application. The method further includes determining that the user pauses interfacing with a second application and resumes accessing the first application. The method further includes determining a pointer position from among the series of pointer positions respectively associated with the GUI of the first application. The method further includes responding to determining that the user resumes accessing the first application by positioning the pointer within the GUI of the first application at the determined pointer position.
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