Non-resident methods and systems for providing clickless user actuation of a webpage

• US 20050283727A1
• Filed: 06/21/2004
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: William Thomas Large
• Original Assignee: William Thomas Large
• Inventors: Large, William Thomas
• Application Number:
  US10/872,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20050283727A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/711
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and systems for clickless user actuation of a webpage through a non-resident application. The non-resident application provides clickless web browsing by determining the position of a user-controlled pointer, displaying an indicator on the computer display corresponding to an active region and actuating the user controlled pointer after a period of activity to provide for server side clickless web browsing.

Claims

21. A method of selecting and actuating a computer input displayed on a user interface using a user controlled pointer, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a non-resident code application for managing user interface action;

embedding said non-resident code application in a server-side document having active regions, each said active region having a corresponding item;

initiating a user session;

determining the position of a user-controlled pointer displayed on a user interface;

displaying a colored circle shaped indicator on said computer display when said user-controlled pointer coincides with said active region for a period of time, said colored circle shaped indicator displayed being specific to the function of said active region;

actuating said user controlled pointer after a period of inactivity by said user; and

displaying the corresponding item on said user interface.

22. A method as in claim 21, wherein said non-resident code application is written in ActixeX.

23. A method as in claim 21, wherein said non-resident code application is written in java script.

24. A method as in claim 21, wherein said corresponding item is selected from the group consisting of Hyperlinks, back icons, forward icons, save icons and scroll bars, search, email, print and other menu draw down and menu item selection functions.

25. A method as in claim 21, wherein said colored circle-shaped indicator is further comprised of a sound.

26. A method as in claim 21, wherein said period of inactivity is defined by the end user, a system administrator or domain host.

27. A method as in claim 21, further comprising the steps of:

reactivating an actuation function when said user controlled pointer is moved in any direction beyond a defined number of pixels from a starting pixel point.

28. A method as in claim 21, further comprising the step of:

providing an alert to said user after a selected alarm time period.

29. A method as in claim 21, further comprising the step of:

disabling said input device after a disable time period.

30. A method as in claim 21, further comprising the step of:

disabling said input device after an administrator selected disable time period.

31. A method as in claim 21, further comprising the step of:

adjusting said screen size to increase pointability.

32. A method as in claim 21, wherein said circle shaped colored indicator is translucent.

33. A method as in claim 21, wherein said circle shaped colored indicator is further comprised of displaying the destination of said Hyperlink translucently over said circle shaped colored indictor.

34. A method as in claim 21, wherein said period of inactivity is dynamically adaptable to the users proficiency.

35. A method as in claim 21, wherein said period of inactivity is configured by the end user, system administrator or domain host.

36. A method as in claim 21, further comprising the steps of:

providing a choreographed movement of said user-controlled pointer; and

performing a function on said choreographed movement by said user manipulated pointing device.

37. A system configured to select a graphical display element corresponding to an active region using a user-controlled pointing device, comprising:

a server side memory containing a document having non-resident code therein, said non-resident code configured to display an indicator when said user-controlled pointing device is pointing to an active region having a corresponding item and to actuate said pointing device after a period of inactivity to provide said corresponding item.

1. A method of selecting and actuating a computer input displayed on a user interface using a user controlled pointer, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a non-resident code application for managing user interface action;

embedding said non-resident code application in a document having active regions, each said active region having a corresponding item;

determining the position of a user-controlled pointer displayed on a user interface;

displaying an indicator on said computer display when said user-controlled pointer coincides with said active region;

actuating said user controlled pointer after a period of inactivity by said user; and

displaying the corresponding item on said user interface.

2. A method as in claim 1, wherein said non-resident code application is written in ActixeX.

3. A method as in claim 1, wherein said non-resident code application is written in java script.

4. A method as in claim 1, wherein said non resident code application resides on the Internet Service Provider system.

5. A method as in claim 1, wherein said non-resident code application resides on said document'"'"'s host computer.

6. A method as in claim 1, wherein said corresponding item is selected from the group consisting of Hyperlinks, back icons, forward icons, save icons and scroll bars, search, email, print and other menu draw down and menu item selection functions.

7. A method as in claim 1, wherein said indicator is depicted by colors, shapes, sensations and sounds.

8. A method as in claim 1, wherein indicator displayed is specific to the function of said active region.

9. A method as in claim 1, wherein said period of inactivity is defined by the end user, a system administrator or domain host.

10. A method as in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

Providing an alert to said user after a selected alarm time period.

11. A method as in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

disabling said input device after a disable time period.

12. A method as in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

disabling said input device after a administrator selected time period.

13. A method as in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

adjusting said screen size to increase pointability.

14. A method as in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

reactivating an actuation function when said user controlled pointer is moved in any direction beyond a defined number of pixels from a starting pixel point.

15. A method as in claim 1, wherein said indicator is translucent.

16. A method as in claim 1, wherein said indicator is the destination of said Hyperlink.

17. A method of as in claim 1, wherein said period of inactivity is dynamically adaptable to the users proficiency.

18. A method as in claim 1, wherein said period of inactivity is configured by the end user, system administrator or domain host.

19. A method as in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

providing a choreographed movement of said user-controlled pointer; and

performing a function on said choreographed movement by said user manipulated pointing device.

20. A method as in claim 1, wherein said step of actuating is non-actuating.

38. A system as in claim 37, wherein said non-resident code application is written in ActixeX.

39. A system as in claim 37, wherein said non-resident code application is written in Java script.

40. A system as in claim 37, wherein said corresponding item is selected from the group consisting of Hyperlinks, back icons, forward icons, save icons and scroll bars, search, email, print and other menu draw down and menu item selection functions.

41. A system as in claim 37, wherein said indicator is further comprised of a sound.

42. A system as in claim 37, wherein said period of inactivity is defined by the end user, a system administrator or domain host.

43. A system as in claim 37, wherein said program is programmed to reactivate when said user controlled pointer is moved in any direction beyond a defined number of pixels from a starting pixel point.

44. A system as in claim 37, wherein said program is programmed to disable said input device after a disable time period.

38-1. A system as in claim 37, wherein said program is programmed to adjust screen size to increase pointability in an area surrounding said pointer.

39-2. A system as in claim 37, wherein said indicator is translucent.

40-3. A system in claim 37, wherein said indicator is further comprised of the destination of said Hyperlink.