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Method, device and computer program product for providing user information within a graphical user interface

US7934171B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Uwe Hey · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Markus Weinlander · Happurg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2006
Grant date	Apr 26, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 13, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/451
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method, a computer program product and a device for providing user information relating to a screen object selected by a user with a pointer tool within a graphical user interface. In order to provide the most comprehensive assistance possible to a user when operating the pointer tool, the following method steps are proposed:

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