Graphic highlight adjacent a pointing cursor
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating the selection of graphic data on a display screen of a computer comprising the steps of:
- displaying a pointing cursor on said display screen;
pointing to a graphic object displayed on said display screen by moving said pointing cursor on said display screen proximate to said graphic object by means of a pointing device connected to said computer; and
highlighting only a portion of said graphic object when pointed to by said pointing cursor within a predetermined distance to indicate the object that would be selected by an input signal to said computer, said highlighting step being performed exclusive of the step of displaying said pointing cursor.
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Abstract
A technique is disclosed which facilitates the selection by a user of a graphic object on a display screen. Selection is by means of a pointing cursor which is moved about the display screen by means of a pointing device having a select button. When the pointing cursor is brought within a predetermined distance of a graphic object, the point on the graphic object closest to the pointing cursor is highlighted to show the user that that graphic object would be selected if the select button were pressed. If the user presses the select button when a point on a graphic object is highlighted, the entire graphic object is highlighted to indicate that it has been selected.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating the selection of graphic data on a display screen of a computer comprising the steps of:
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displaying a pointing cursor on said display screen; pointing to a graphic object displayed on said display screen by moving said pointing cursor on said display screen proximate to said graphic object by means of a pointing device connected to said computer; and highlighting only a portion of said graphic object when pointed to by said pointing cursor within a predetermined distance to indicate the object that would be selected by an input signal to said computer, said highlighting step being performed exclusive of the step of displaying said pointing cursor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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