Cursor Management System

• US 20130293473A1
• Filed: 07/03/2013
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jerry Moscovitch
• Original Assignee: Jerry Moscovitch
• Inventors: Moscovitch, Jerry
• Granted Patent: US 9,170,661 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• 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

An N-screen computer display system is described that includes N panels having N screens capable of displaying a cursor. The system also includes a cursor repositioning component having N screen selectors associated with the N screens. Each of the N screen selectors can be activated to reposition the cursor such that if a particular one of the N screen selectors is activated, the cursor is repositioned to a location on a particular screen associated with the particular one of the N screen selectors. Also described is a cursor location identifier to identify the location of a cursor in a computer display system.

Claims

1. An N-screen computer display system comprising:

N panels having N screens capable of displaying a cursor; and

a cursor repositioning component having N screen selectors associated with the N screens, wherein each of the N screen selectors can be activated to reposition the cursor such that if a particular one of the N screen selectors is activated, the cursor is repositioned to a location on a particular screen associated with the particular one of the N screen selectors.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the N screen selectors include N push buttons.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the system further includes

at least one arm for supporting the N panels;

a base; and

a column connecting the base to the arm, wherein the N screen selectors are disposed in one of the base, the column, the at least one arm, and at least one of the N panels.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the system further includes

a keyboard in electronic communication with the N panels;

and

a mouse in electronic communication with the N panels, wherein the N screen selectors are disposed in one of the keyboard and the mouse.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a touch screen, wherein the N screen selectors correspond to different parts of the touch screen.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the system further includes

at least one arm for supporting the N panels;

a base;

a column connecting the base to the arm, wherein the N screen selectors are disposed in one of the base, the column, the at least one arm, and at least one of the N panels.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the system further includes

a keyboard in electronic communication with the N panels;

and

a mouse in electronic communication with the N panels, wherein the N screen selectors are disposed in one of the keyboard and the mouse.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the cursor repositioning component includes a handheld device having the N screen selectors.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the handheld device emits electromagnetic radiation in response to activating one of the N selectors to thereby cause the cursor to reposition.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the N screen selectors are voice activated.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the N screens are touch screens, and wherein the N selectors are the N screens or N portions of the N screens, which may be touched to activate.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the cursor repositioning component includes a touch screen display for displaying a representation of the N screens, the N screen selectors corresponding to portions of the touch screen display that can be touch activated to reposition the cursor.