Method of controlling movement of a cursor on a screen and a computer readable medium containing such a method as a program code
US7549131B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04845
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of controlling movement of a cursor on a screen and a computer readable medium containing such a method as a program code.When using a graphic program which displays data in a graphical manner, it is often difficult to maintain control of the cursor. In particular, when a user attempts to draw a straight line using the cursor, it is difficult to control the cursor sufficiently accurately. The consequence is often not a straight line but one with steps of one or more pixels.Thus, the present invention is related to a method of controlling movement of a cursor on a screen, comprising:
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