Operation picture displaying apparatus and method therefor
US6362842B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04812
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An icon/window which a user is selecting is precisely predicted to improve the operability of a GUI. This invention displays a GUI picture, including an icon/window and a pointer of a mouse or the like in a display screen of a computer, predicts an icon which the user is selecting based on the moving speed and the direction of movement of the pointer, and displays a tool tip or the like which indicate the function of the icon. This invention also predicts an operation which the user is effecting on the window based on the moving speed of the pointer and a distance between the pointer and a window, changes the display of the pointer from a conventional arrow head during the movement to a bidirectional arrow head appearing in changing the size of the window, for example, depending on the prediction, and further assists an operation to change the size of the window in response to clicking by the user.
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