Automatic target enlargement for simplified selection
US6567109B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04842
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a graphics system for a graphical user interface in which a plurality of screen objects are displayed, a method of targeting a screen object comprises determining a screen object targeted by a pointer and reading a pointer selection and selecting a targeted scream object. The method being characterized by generating, according to the proximity of the pointer position to a screen object, a weighting associated with each screen object, the weighting being in inverse proportion to the displayed size of the associated screen object; and wherein the determination is adapted to determine the targeted screen object according to the respective weightings associated with the scream objects.
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