Zeroclick
First Claim
1. A GUI in which, when a pointer is immediately adjacent or passes over a control area, a procedure is initiated whereby subsequent movement of the pointer over a predetermined path generates a ‘
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event which simulates direct clicking of the control and moving outside the predetermined path prior to completion of the path resets the control to as if the pointer has never started along the predetermined path.
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Abstract
A GUI interface, a method of programming a GUI interface, and an apparatus which enables functions of controls in the GUI to be activated by a movement to a control and then another subsequent movement related to that control. It may be defined more precisely below. A GUI in which, when a pointer 0 is immediately adjacent or passes over a control area 1, a procedure is initiated whereby subsequent movement of the pointer over a predetermined path area 3 generates a “click” event which simulates direct clicking of the control 1 and moving outside the predetermined path area 3 prior to completion of the path 3 resets the control to as if the pointer has never started along the predetermined path area 3.
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Citations
50 Claims
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1. A GUI in which, when a pointer is immediately adjacent or passes over a control area, a procedure is initiated whereby subsequent movement of the pointer over a predetermined path generates a ‘
- click’
event which simulates direct clicking of the control and moving outside the predetermined path prior to completion of the path resets the control to as if the pointer has never started along the predetermined path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 35, 46, 47)
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30. A method of operating a GUI in which a function related to a control area may be triggered by a pointer movement over the control area, then by further movement over an additional area comprising the steps of:
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a. moving the pointer into contact with the control area b. initiating activating the function associated with the control area by moving the pointer to an additional area related to the control area c. moving the pointer within a certain region containing the additional area defined in b. and completing a specified movement within the additional area to complete activation of the function associated with the control area. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 45)
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- 41. A method of operating a GUT in which by pointer movement alone may activate functions, which were previously activated in existing programs by other methods.
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48. An apparatus as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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49. A method as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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50. A GUI as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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