发明名称 |
Method for selecting graphical objects in quadrants with a cursor |
摘要 |
A technique for organizing graphical objects in a graphics database that facilitates the rapid selection of one or more graphical objects on a computer display screen. Graphical objects are stored in the graphics database using a spatially organized data structure. The spacially organized data structure is formed by recursively subdividing the graphics space until each subspace contains no more than a predetermined number of graphical objects. The spacially organized database is ideally suited for spacial queries required to select, based on visual criteria, graphical objects appearing on a display screen. Graphical objects may be selected in response to a cursor moving about a display screen under programmer control, or in response to a system request to identify one or more objects spacially located in a given portion of the graphics space.
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申请公布号 |
US5459831(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1995.10.17 |
申请号 |
US19940319336 |
申请日期 |
1994.10.06 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
BREWER, ERIC A.;PINSON, MARK B. |
分类号 |
G06F17/50;G06F3/033;G06F3/048;G06F17/30;G06T11/80;(IPC1-7):G06F3/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F17/50 |
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