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Device for electing a figure from among figures depicted on a display device

  • US 5,315,313 A
  • Filed: 07/06/1992
  • Issued: 05/24/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A figure electing device for designating an elected figure which is elected by a pointer from among figures displayed in a figure display image plane, said pointer setting an indicating point in said figure display image plane and providing point information concerning said indicating point, said device comprising:

  • coordinates detecting means for receiving said point information and computing and providing coordinates of said indicating point;

    figure detecting means for receiving said coordinates, detecting figures located in the vicinity of said indicating point, and providing figure information on individual detected figures;

    figure determining means for receiving said figure information, determining said elected figure relying on said figure information, and providing election information concerning a figure that has been determined to be said elected figure; and

    criteria providing means for holding and providing possibility information for election of a figure which is located at a relative position with respect to said indicating point, said possibility information being calculated by fuzzy inference based on fuzzy rules used in determining one figure among vicinal figures,wherein, if said figure detecting means detects plural figures, said figure determining means receives possibility information for each of said plural figures and determines said elected figure from among said plural figures on the basis of which of said plural figures is located at a relative position having the most probable possibility of being elected.

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