Patent · US Expired

Display control apparatus having a cursor

US4768028A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 1986
Grant dateAug 30, 1988
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G5/08
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The apparatus includes alignment means (13, 14) for determining the direction of a sight-line (12) extending from an observer (11) to a display surface (10), projection means (15, 16) for projecting an image of a graticule into the sight-line for movement therewith, and control means (17) operable to cause the display of a movable cursor on the display surface (10) when the sight-line (12) intersects the display surface.

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