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Method and apparatus for displaying a cursor on a display

US6067085A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 1997
Grant dateMay 23, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S715/977
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing visual cues on a display within a data processing system. An animated cross hair having a center that coincides with the cursor hot spot is displayed, wherein attention of a viewer of the animated cross hair is drawn to the cursor hot spot by the animated cross hair.

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