Rule-based prioritization and activation of overlapping screen areas using pointing device
US11543932B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2320/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Selecting an active one of a plurality of screen areas of one or more applications presented to a user on a screen includes determining properties of the screen areas corresponding to brightness, playing audio, displaying an avatar, transparency of an avatar, timing of new content, intensity of content change, number of objects, number of objects in an intersection of multiple areas, and/or speed of objects in a particular area, setting one or more rules for choosing one of a plurality of the screen areas for a plurality of applications based on at least one of the properties, and selecting a particular one of the screen areas to be the active one of the plurality of screen areas based on the rules, the properties, and location of a pointer or touch area. The avatar may be located, at least partially, within an intersection of different ones of the screen areas.
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