Software cursor positioning system

• US 10,126,836 B2
• Filed: 07/06/2015
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lioudmila Dyer
• Original Assignee: Lioudmila Dyer
• Inventors: Dyer, Lioudmila L., Dyer, Stuart C., Williams, Valerie Sibirsky
• Primary Examiner(s): Bui, Hanh Thi-Minh
• Application Number:
  US14/792,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20150324012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,226 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202

Abstract

A method of positioning a cursor has the steps of registering the session on database tables, the user making a choice with an input device regarding cursor positioning, registering the choice within the tables, and repositioning the cursor to the most frequent cursor position in the tables. The choice of cursor position may be determined by a GetCursorPos function in a Windows-based computer, and the cursor may be repositioned by a SetCursorPos function.

Claims

1. A computer program method for a computer user, manipulating a cursor of a user'"'"'s computing device, for assisting the user of a computing apparatus in a task of selection of the cursor position on a screen coordinates comprising the steps of:

a. an information system-connected server collecting data on a user'"'"'s computing activity within the information system;

b. the server determining potentially next element that the user will interact with and

c. the server pre-determining and placing a cursor of the computing device at initiation of a display coordinates according to a statistics of the user'"'"'s activity, wherein the predetermination and placing of the cursor to optimize operation for the user,

wherein if the user docs not want to accept the cursor position, the user can manipulate the cursor to an alternative position;

wherein an error is found in one of a plurality of fields a form is submitted the cursor is placed on the error; and

wherein the user decides through a control interface where he or she would like the cursor to be positioned;

the user has a possibility to configure (set up) a browser, where through a dialogue he may indicate his/her desired position on the screen for a given scenario.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein if the user accepts the cursor position, the method further comprises the step of the server relocating the cursor to a new position on a subsequent screen, the new cursor position being based on the user'"'"'s activity.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the cursor is placed based on statistics analysis at this stage from observing typical behavior of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user decides through a control interface where the user would like the cursor to be positioned.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information system is selected from the group consisting of an Internet network, an intranet network, and a computer network.

6. A computer program method for a computer user, manipulating a cursor of a user'"'"'s computing device, for assisting the user of a computing apparatus in a task of selection of the cursor position on a screen coordinates comprising the steps of:

a. an information system-connected server collecting data on computing activity of a user and any other users within the information system;

b. the server determining potentially next element that the user will interact with and

c. the server pre-determining and placing a cursor of the computing device at initiation of a display coordinates according to a statistics of the activity of the user and any other user, wherein the predetermination and placing of the cursor to optimize operation for the user,

wherein if the user does not want to accept the cursor position, the user can manipulate the cursor to an alternative position;

wherein an error is found in one of a plurality of fields a form is submitted the cursor is placed on the error; and

wherein the user decides through a control interface where he or she would like the cursor to be positioned;

the user has a possibility to configure (set up) a browser, where through a dialogue he may indicate his/her desired position on the screen for a given scenario.