System and method for aligning objects using non-linear pointer movement
US7293246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04812
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a system, method, and computer-readable medium that adjusts pointer movement when an input device causes the pointer to intersect one or more alignment areas. Pointer movement is adjusted in the alignment areas to allow users to easily align GUI objects. The adjusted pointer movement is not proportional to input received from an input device. Instead alignment areas have “friction” in that the pointer is less responsive to input compared to other areas of the computer display.
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