High density cursor system and method
First Claim
1. A method for enhancing a mouse cursor displayed on a computer display, the method comprising:
- obtaining the current mouse cursor speed;
determining whether the current mouse cursor speed exceeds a predetermined threshold; and
generating an enhanced mouse cursor if the current mouse cursor speed exceeds the predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A method for enhancing a mouse cursor is presented. During the mouse cursor update display cycle, a test on the current mouse speed is made. If the mouse cursor'"'"'s speed exceeds a predetermined threshold, an enhanced mouse cursor is generated and displayed on the computer screen. According to one embodiment, an enhanced mouse cursor is generated by increasing the size of a standard mouse cursor in proportion to the speed of the mouse cursor. According to an alternative embodiment, an enhanced mouse cursor is generated by interpolating the mouse cursor'"'"'s path and adding a motion-blur effect along the interpolated path. According to yet another embodiment, an enhanced mouse cursor is generated by interpolating the mouse cursor'"'"'s path and a plurality of mouse cursor images are displayed along the interpolated path.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for enhancing a mouse cursor displayed on a computer display, the method comprising:
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obtaining the current mouse cursor speed;
determining whether the current mouse cursor speed exceeds a predetermined threshold; and
generating an enhanced mouse cursor if the current mouse cursor speed exceeds the predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium bearing computer-executable instructions which, when executed on a computing device, carry out the method comprising:
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obtaining the current mouse cursor speed;
determining whether the current mouse cursor speed exceeds a predetermined threshold; and
generating an enhanced mouse cursor if the current mouse cursor speed exceeds the predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for enhancing a mouse cursor displayed on a computer display, the method comprising:
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obtaining mouse cursor information relating to the mouse cursor during the mouse cursor'"'"'s update display cycle, the mouse cursor information including the mouse cursor'"'"'s current speed; and
generating a displayable mouse cursor according to the mouse cursor'"'"'s current speed. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. The method of claim 24, wherein generating the enhanced displayable mouse cursor comprises sizing a standard displayable mouse cursor in a continuous and immediate manner according to the mouse cursor'"'"'s current speed.
- 17. The method of claim 24 further comprising determining an interpolated mouse path according to the mouse cursor'"'"'s current position and the mouse cursor'"'"'s previous position.
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