发明名称 |
Directing users' attention to specific icons being approached by an on-screen pointer on user interactive display interfaces |
摘要 |
In an interactive display interface, an implementation for highlighting all icons in any set of a plurality of the icons, wherein each icon in the set is within a predetermined distance of an approaching pointer or cursor. In other words, the point of the pointer or cursor may be considered to be surrounded by a circular halo with a radius of said predetermined distance. The user moves the cursor in a standard manner. However, if the icons that the moving cursor is approaching are so densely spaced that more than one icon comes within the halo, then all of the icons within this set of the plurality of icons is highlighted to give the user a more distinct choice. The highlighting of each of the highlighted icons is ended when the pointer moves outside of the predetermined distance or halo radius.
|
申请公布号 |
US6886138(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.04.26 |
申请号 |
US20010899604 |
申请日期 |
2001.07.05 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
LAFFEY PATRICK JUSTIN;MCBREARTY GERALD FRANCIS;MURILLO JESSICA KELLEY;SHIEH JOHNNY MENG-HAN;TRAN KIM-KHANH VU;TRAN SCOTT TRIEU |
分类号 |
G06F3/033;G06F3/048;(IPC1-7):G09G5/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/033 |
代理机构 |
|
代理人 |
|
主权项 |
|
地址 |
|