Method and apparatus of graphical object selection in a web browser
US8091030B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various approaches for selection of graphical objects in a web browser-based application are described. In one approach, a selection overlay is stored in a web document. The selection overlay encompasses a plurality of user-selectable graphical objects in the web document occupies a highest position in layers of graphical objects in the web document and includes a plurality of selection regions. Each selection region is respectively associated with one of the plurality of graphical objects and defines a region of selectability for the associated graphical object. In response to the web browser-based application detecting entry of a user-directed pointer into one of the selection regions in the selection overlay, the graphical object associated with the one selection region is selected for user manipulation and displayed.
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