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Data Processing: Presentation Processing Of Document, Operator Interface Processing, And Screen Saver Display Processing > Operator Interface (e.g., Graphical User Interface) > On-screen Workspace Or Object > Cursor

Cursor

Cursor patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

11/01/07 - 20070256032 - Presenting identifiers and states of processes in a stacked cursor
In an embodiment, identifiers and states of processes are displayed in a stacked cursor, which is moved in response to movement of a pointing device. The display of the identifiers and the states is customized based on a presentation type associated with each of the processes. If a time threshold ...

09/27/07 - 20070226656 - Graphic user interface, a system, a method and a computer program for interacting with a user
The invention relates to a graphic user interface comprising an interaction area for interacting with a user, said graphic user interface being arranged to position a cursor within the interaction area, wherein a precision interaction point is assigned to the cursor in order to enable said positioning, said precision interaction ...

09/20/07 - 20070220448 - Techniques for choosing a position on a display having a cursor
Techniques are provided for choosing a position on a display having a cursor. In one aspect, an exemplary method, which can be computer-implemented, includes the steps of automatically moving the cursor in a predetermined during-selection mode in response to a first user-initiated action, and, responsive to a second user-initiated action ...

09/13/07 - 20070214436 - Positional navigation graphic link system
The present invention is a positional navigation link system for displaying an active graphic symbol or cluster of symbols at a user-selected location on a display screen. At least one active graphic symbol is stored on the system. The active graphic symbol(s) can represent, for example, close, minimize, go to ...

09/06/07 - 20070209024 - On-screen diagonal cursor navigation on a handheld communication device having a reduced alphabetic keyboard
Method an arrangement for affecting diagonal movement of a cursor 171 on the display screen 322 of a handheld communication device 300 having a reduced alphabetic keyboard. The method includes sensing movement at an auxiliary user input 328 of the handheld communication device 300 indicative of the user's desire to ...

08/30/07 - 20070204239 - Indication of delayed content output in a user interface
Indication of delayed content output is described. In an implementation, content is output for display as a user interface having one or more selectable elements. When a cursor is positioned proximally to one of the selectable elements, a graphical symbol is output in the user interface that indicates a delay ...

08/23/07 - 20070198953 - Target acquisition
The present invention is directed at making a computer interface easier to use by facilitating the acquisition of a target with a pointer. In this regard, normal pointer movement is altered, when the pointer is scheduled to intersect an adjustment barrier associated with a target. The pointer movement is altered ...

08/16/07 - 20070192748 - Project management system and method
A project management system and method are provided wherein projects can be managed easily and with minimal manual data entry. Project management software, embodying the project management system of the present invention, can run on a computer network or user workstation, without requiring a dedicated host server. The project management ...

08/09/07 - 20070186191 - Method of visualizing a pointer during interaction
The invention relates to a method of visualizing a pointer during interaction of the pointer with an image, the pointer being controllable by a user, the method comprising: moving the pointer to a first position within the image by the user, displaying the pointer corresponding to an interaction mode related ...

04/26/07 - 20070094618 - Multiple cursor system
A multiple cursor system includes multiple control devices for respectively controlling one of multiple cursors displayed on a display unit, a communication unit for simultaneously establishing multiple communication links with multiple control devices for data communication, a cursor operation recognition unit for recognizing a cursor operation on each of the ...

04/26/07 - 20070094617 - Mobile communication terminal and method therefore
A method, an electronic apparatus and a computer program product for controlling a cursor in a graphical user interface are disclosed. A direction signal is received from a cursor control device. Thereafter, a current mode is determined for said electronic apparatus in response to an actuation of an element of ...

04/05/07 - 20070079259 - Predictive cursor interaction
Various embodiments can add predictability to user interactions with links that they encounter. In addition to adding predictability, various embodiments can enable a user to affect or change the behavior that is associated with a particular link selection. In at least some embodiments, a user is provided with discernible indicia ...

02/01/07 - 20070028191 - Electronic device and storage medium for control program thereof
An electronic device is disclosed that can scroll a display screen displayed by means a display apparatus thereon in line units as well as in page units by means of operating only the up and down cursor keys. With this electronic device, a mode setting means sets a page scroll ...

01/25/07 - 20070022391 - Method and apparatus for changing a shape of a mouse cursor corresponding to an item on which the mouse cursor is located
A method and apparatus to change a mouse cursor corresponding to an item on which mouse cursor is located, with the method to change the mouse cursor including: locating the mouse cursor on the predetermined printing option item on the User Interface (UI) corresponding to a printing option setting; and ...

01/25/07 - 20070022390 - Method and apparatus for utilizing prescribed aspect(s) of feedback object select operation to indicate user feedback of hypermedia content unit
A computer implemented method for gathering user feedback of one or more units of hypermedia content. Notice is made available to a user explaining a preestablished mapping between (1) at least one prescribed aspect of an operation of performing a predefined SELECT function to feedback objects and (2) user-indicated opinion ...

12/21/06 - 20060288312 - Information processing apparatus and recording medium storing program
An information processing apparatus includes a pointer symbol display portion for displaying a pointer symbol, a function executing portion for executing any of a plurality of functions, a selection symbol display portion for displaying selection symbols respectively representing the plurality of functions, a function selecting portion for detecting that any ...

12/07/06 - 20060277503 - Pointer movement display for selecting desired available object
A right link of each button to be displayed on a display device is set in such a way that the position of an anchor moves through all the buttons from the left to the right. In response to an initial input of the right direction key, the position of ...

12/07/06 - 20060277502 - Setting next destination of pointer to each of multiple objects
A menu screen includes multiple buttons. Assigned to each button for each direction is another button to which an anchor is moved according to a directional user input of up, down, right or left. A button B and a button C both located downstream of a button A are candidates ...

11/30/06 - 20060271885 - Automatic database entry and data format modification
A database can be constructed in which the data is stored as a data model structure, and a GUI definition is stored as a substantially mirror image of the data structure where portions of the structure have unique names and where different versions of the data model have similar names ...

11/16/06 - 20060259876 - Enhanced command line expansion
The present invention relates to a method to expand a command line comprising at least one command word and word separators delineating said at least one command word, which method comprising the steps of: detecting a trigger to expand said command line, determining, upon detection of said trigger, a current ...

11/09/06 - 20060253803 - Directional i-beam cursor
Systems and methods for configuring and displaying a multi-state cursor to process a document are described. A software text editor such as a word processor, html editor, or other WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) style editor for processing/manipulation of text using software include the multi-state cursor. In ...

08/31/06 - 20060195800 - Apparatus for displaying screen and recording medium recording a program thereof
In the present invention, when a client device sends mouse operation information to a server device, the server device performs image processing based on the mouse operation information received from the client device, creates image data including a mouse pointer and sends the image data to the client device. The ...

06/29/06 - 20060143580 - Method and system for quick screen switching in a multi-monitor environment
A cursor control device such as a mouse allows a user to quickly switch between screens in a multi-monitor computing environment. Available programmable buttons on the cursor control device are programmed to achieve a functionality for switching between display regions on different screens, or within a screen. With a click ...

02/16/06 - 20060036971 - Mouse cursor display
The present invention provides a method, data processing apparatus and computer program product which displays status information with the mouse symbol, the status information relating to an operation being performed with a mouse cursor. For example, the status information may provides position co-ordinates relating to the cursor symbol. ...

01/12/06 - 20060010400 - Recognizing gestures and using gestures for interacting with software applications
An interactive display table has a display surface for displaying images and upon or adjacent to which various objects, including a user's hand(s) and finger(s) can be detected. A video camera within the interactive display table responds to infrared (IR) light reflected from the objects to detect any connected components. ...

11/10/05 - 20050251760 - Portable electronic device, display method, program, and graphical user interface thereof
The present invention provides a portable electronic device including an operator block, a display block, detection means, and control means. The operation block has a plurality of operation buttons arranged in matrix. The display block, arranged in the vicinity of the operator block, is capable of displaying a screen divided ...

11/03/05 - 20050246664 - Selection paradigm for displayed user interface
A moveable displayed user interface element can be used to select an item displayed on a user interface. Once the proper item or items are selected, an area of the moveable displayed user interface element can be activated to perform an operation on the selected item or items. The moveable ...

10/20/05 - 20050235228 - Presentation device and display method
When the presentation device receives selection of a pointing marker PM from the OSD, the pointing marker PM is displayed at the same location as the mouse cursor MC. When a left click operation is performed with the mouse at any location on the screen, the pointing marker is disposed ...

09/29/05 - 20050216866 - System for replacing a cursor image in connection with displaying the contents of a web page
A system for modifying a cursor image, as displayed on a video monitor of a remote terminal, to a specific image having a desired shape and appearance. The system stores cursor image data corresponding to the specific image, and a cursor display code. The cursor display code contains information in ...

07/28/05 - 20050166162 - Information apparatus and method of selecting operation selecting element
An information apparatus includes a display unit which displays an icon, a pointer, and the like, and a pointing device. When the pointer executes predetermined movement and stop in an icon-selection effective region formed in a periphery of the icon, the information apparatus determines that the pointer has selected the ...



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