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6614458 Method and apparatus for displaying and manipulating multiple geometric constraints of a mechanical design  
Computer instructions that operate to view a display of geometric constraints associated with a selected piece of geometry of a mechanical design and to drag and manipulate multiple geometric...
6587131 Method for assisting user to operate pointer  
A system and method for assisting the user to operate a pointer so as to move the pointer onto a desired object by the pointing device. A pointer movement direction in which the user wants to move...
6583801 Data processing apparatus utilizing proximity sensing to determine whether user's hand is within predetermined distance  
An array of user-operable controls and a proximity sensing apparatus are contained in an apparatus wherein the proximity sensing apparatus detects whether a user's hand is within a predetermined...
6583782 Virtual force feedback interface  
A method interfacing of a display and a pointing device employing regions of the display, sub-regions and objects with induced motion effects which alter the observed motion on the display of the...
6567109 Automatic target enlargement for simplified selection  
In a graphics system for a graphical user interface in which a plurality of screen objects are displayed, a method of targeting a screen object comprises determining a screen object targeted by a...
6567070 Selection of objects in a graphical user interface  
A method for operating a graphical user interface determines whether a user-controlled pointer targets an object displayed on a screen. The method also designates an expanded target region in a...
6559873 Displaying menu choices adjacent to spatially isolating regions enabling different cursor movement speeds and other user notification means  
A system, method, and program of the invention enables a separating region to be displayed adjacent to at least one side of a problem menu choice within a menu list in a user interface. The problem...
6559872 1D selection of 2D objects in head-worn displays  
A method for selecting an object in a two-dimensional display using a one-dimensional input device includes displaying a selector circle on the display and increasing or decreasing the radius of...
6552737 Control of window size in response to user operation  
A device for controlling multi-window display on a screen includes a screen-operation detecting unit which detects user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen. The...
6489981 Method, article of manufacture and apparatus for processing screen pointers in a display  
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for processing a first screen pointer and a second screen pointer in a viewable screen area, where the first screen pointer moves in response to user...
6480813 Method and apparatus for defining a precision drawing in a drawing program  
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture for defining a precision drawing point is disclosed. The method permits the definition of temporary interesting points anywhere in the drawing space....
6469712 Projected audio for computer displays  
A method and implementing computer system is provided in which sounds are projected or rendered in space surrounding a computer system to provide information concerning various aspects of...
6466197 Method and apparatus for driving pointing device of computer system  
A method for driving a pointing device of a computer system is provided. In the method, a pointer is positioned in a user interface area for performing a specific command such as an icon, a menu...
6433775 Virtual force feedback interface  
A method interfacing of a display and a pointing device employing regions of the display, sub-regions and objects with induced motion effects which alter the observed motion on the display of the...
6421042 Coordinate position inputting/detecting device, a method for inputting/detecting the coordinate position, and a display board system  
The coordinate-position inputting/detecting device comprises a lighting device for emitting light into an entry area into which an arbitrary pointing body is inserted to perform an entry operation....
6407762 Camera-based interface to a virtual reality application  
A method and an apparatus for navigating and manipulating a virtual object in a virtual space using a digital camera as an input device are described. The method comprises the following steps. A...
6392675 Variable speed cursor movement  
A method, a front-of-screen graphical display system, and a computer program product for controlling the speed sensitivity of a GUI cursor. GUI objects, such as icons, occupy predetermined areas of...
6367020 System for automatically initiating a computer security and/or screen saver mode  
A system for automatically switching a computer to a password protected screen saver mode when a computer user leaves the proximity of the computer. The system includes a proximity sensor that...
6362840 Method and system for graphic display of link actions  
A method and system for presenting an icon on a computer graphic display, the icon being responsive to the type of link area on the computer graphic display. The link area on the computer graphic...
6339440 Method and apparatus for positioning a cursor  
A method for positioning a cursor ( 20 ) on a display ( 16 ) includes receiving a store signal from a user input arrangement associated with a computer system ( 10 ). In response to the store...
6219053 Icon display and method which reflect the intuitive perspective of correlation between icons which have hierarchical relationships  
In monitoring a network in which nodes such as a host, a hub, rooter, etc. are interconnected, each node is indicated by an icon, and the connection between the nodes is indicated by a line. A node...
6219032 Method for providing force feedback to a user of an interface device based on interactions of a controlled cursor with graphical elements in a graphical user interface  
A method and apparatus for providing force feedback to a user operating a human/computer interface device in conjunction with a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed by a host computer system. A...
6219028 Removing a cursor from over new content  
Methods and apparatus implementing a technique for displaying content on a display device of a computer system and removing a cursor so it does not obscure the content as it is being displayed. In...
6112141 Apparatus and method for graphically oriented aircraft display and control  
An aircraft display and control system includes a computer, a trackball and selection device, an aeronautical information database, a geographic database, and a plurality of flat panel display...
6111562 System for generating an audible cue indicating the status of a display object  
A system indicates the status of a display object using an audible cue. The system associates a particular audible cue with each display object. The audible cue associated with the display object...
6091395 Computer system and method of manipulating a graphical user interface component on a computer display through collision with a pointer  
A computer system and method manipulate a window or similar graphical user interface component through collision of a pointer controlled by a user with the boundary of the window. When it is...
6088031 Method and device for controlling selection of a menu item from a menu displayed on a screen  
A method and device for controlling a selection of the menu displayed on a screen of a TV or PC using a pointing device. The method includes the steps of apportioning the screen for a plurality of...
6049326 System and method for dual browser modes  
A system and method for determining the relative distances from a plurality of hyperlinks 206 to a cursor 202 when a select button is depressed. The relative distances are compared and the...
6046722 Method and system for enabling blind or visually impaired computer users to graphically select displayed elements  
The method and system of the present invention may be utilized to enable a blind or visually impaired computer user to graphically select a displayed graphic element within a computer system...
6031531 Method and system in a graphical user interface for facilitating cursor object movement for physically challenged computer users  
A method and system for assisting physically challenged users in positioning cursor objects at desired icons displayed within a graphic interface of a computer system. Icons are displayed within...
6018333 Method and apparatus for selection and manipulation of an overlapping graphical element on a display  
The present invention is a method and apparatus for simplifying the selection and manipulation of one or more graphical elements which overlap at at least one common point or region on a display,...
5973670 Tactile feedback controller for computer cursor control device  
A cursor on a graphics display is controlled by a cursor control device including a tactile generator. The tactile generator is activated when the cursor is located at a graphics object that has...
5963191 Method and system for denying graphical pointer access to a widget of a data processing system graphical user interface  
A widget, a predefined region of a graphical display, and a graphical pointer or cursor are displayed on the display device. A user may define a gravitational widget where traversal rates are not...
5933138 Method to assess the physical effort to acquire physical targets  
An objective, quantitative metric is used in a system that measures the physical effort expended by a user on computer input devices while the user manages the functionality of application software...
5933135 Pen input device for high resolution displays  
A pen input system and method is disclosed for identifying a cursor location on a high resolution display. A pen includes a pointer for pointing to a desired point on a display screen for...
5929840 System and method for computer cursor control  
A system for preventing inadvertent wrapping of a cursor generated on a computer display detects the location of the cursor in proximity with a border of the display and determines whether a user...
5914717 Methods and system for providing fly out menus  
A method and system are provided for displaying animations of menus solely in response to a cursor pointing in proximity to a menu marker that is displayed on a video display. Multiple menu markers...
5874958 Method and apparatus for accessing information and items across workspaces  
A sliding panel configured along an edge of a GUI is associated with an application. When a panel activation event occurs, the panel slides into view, allowing the user to view the information...
5870079 Computer input device and controller therefor  
A computer input device, such as a mouse, and a method of operating the same. Initially, the location of the cursor at various times on the screen is detected. From these various positions a path...
5861867 Pointing apparatus  
When an indicating area in a three-dimensional space is entered from an input unit, an indicating area-object distance determination unit determines the distance between the indicating area and an...
5850211 Eyetrack-driven scrolling  
Scrolling of page oriented or continuous information is initiated or controlled based on where a viewer's eyes are looking as detected by an eyetracker. Scrolling rate can be gradually changed...
5835078 Information presentation apparatus and information display apparatus  
A pointer remotely points a display screen of a large screen display device. The display screen is picked up by a monitor camera. An image processing unit extracts a feature of the pointer used for...
5815137 High speed display system having cursor multiplexing scheme  
An apparatus and method for processing display data in multi-pixel sections which also tracks and maps a cursor in single pixel increments is disclosed. A video buffer card receives display data...
5808604 Apparatus and method for automatically positioning a cursor on a control  
A method and apparatus for managing controls on the screen of a computer controlled display. The preferred embodiment of the present invention provides for quick and efficient activation and...
5798752 User interface having simultaneously movable tools and cursor  
A user interface technique operates in the environment of a processor-controlled machine for executing a program that operates on a set of underlying data and displays a visible representation...
5774119 Graphical interface method, apparatus and application for selection of target object  
An application, method and apparatus is disclosed by which a user selects an object and then drags and drops the object onto a window containing multiple possible target objects. The system...
5757358 Method and apparatus for enhancing computer-user selection of computer-displayed objects through dynamic selection area and constant visual feedback  
A method and apparatus for enhancing computer-user selection of computer-displayed objects reduces required cursor travel distance to an object by increasing the effective object selection area...
5754177 Method and apparatus for selecting an edit object on a display screen  
An edit object is selected by displaying a plurality of edit objects such as figures or characters closely arranged or overlapped on a display screen. A pointer is used to specify a desired...
5745715 Method and system for facilitating the selection of icons  
A method and system for facilitating the selection of icons. Those icons which are next likely to be used are selected and automatically moved towards a cursor thereby facilitating selection of the...
5745099 Cursor positioning method  
A method for positioning a cursor relative to a reference position on the display using the pointing device includes the steps of positioning the cursor at a position on a display with a pointing...
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