Method for controlling the movement of a cursor on a screen
US6995746B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04842
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This is a method of processing the movement of a cursor over a screen (12) which comprises one or more cursor activatable zones (10), at least one activatable zone (10) being surrounded by an attraction zone (11) which is associated therewith, and the method carrying out, during the movement of the cursor, toward a specified position (2) which is actual or fictitious, a conditional attraction step automatically placing the cursor on a specified activatable zone (10) only if a first condition is fulfilled, the first condition being fulfilled if the specified position is situated in the attraction zone (11) associated with the specified activatable zone (10). The invention can in particular be applied to an aircraft console screen.
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