Spotlight cursor
US7509592B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04805
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for displaying a secondary layer of information in a graphical user interface where the second layer of information is revealed when a point on the circumference defined by radius “r” originating at the x,y coordinates of the cursor covers a point in a secondary content of the second layer. The circumference may be set to trigger appearance of secondary content gradually, all at once or to trigger the appearance of all secondary content in a predefined zone.
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