Method for selecting position-dependent actions of computer applications programs
US5420976A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
As user is allowed alternatives for selecting computer application program actions which are dependent on the position of a computer display cursor. If the cursor is located at the position where the action is desired, the computer's user selects a textual or symbolic description of the action, thereby causing the action to be performed at the cursor's position. If the cursor is not located at the desired position, user moves an icon associated with the desired action to the desired position, thereby moving the cursor and causing the action to be performed at the desired position.
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