Automatic parking of cursor in a graphical environment
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1. A data processing system for displaying data on a display device and for locating a cursor displayed on a monitor of said data processing system, said system comprising:
- a central processing unit coupled via a bus to one or more storage media;
a monitor coupled to a display adapter for displaying information related to an application and said cursor, said display adapter coupled to said central processing unit via said bus;
a pointing device for controlling said cursor, said pointing device coupled to said central processing unit via a user interface adapter and said bus;
detecting means for detecting an attribute of said pointing device; and
parking means for parking said cursor at a predetermined location on said monitor when said detecting means detects that said attribute of said pointing device has achieved a predetermined value.
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Abstract
A system and method whereby the cursor displayed by a data processing system on a monitor is automatically moved to a preselected location on the desktop, called the parking area, whenever it has been inactive for a predetermined amount of time. If the window focus is dependent on the location of the cursor, the parking area can be located within a specified window.
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1. A data processing system for displaying data on a display device and for locating a cursor displayed on a monitor of said data processing system, said system comprising:
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a central processing unit coupled via a bus to one or more storage media; a monitor coupled to a display adapter for displaying information related to an application and said cursor, said display adapter coupled to said central processing unit via said bus; a pointing device for controlling said cursor, said pointing device coupled to said central processing unit via a user interface adapter and said bus; detecting means for detecting an attribute of said pointing device; and parking means for parking said cursor at a predetermined location on said monitor when said detecting means detects that said attribute of said pointing device has achieved a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a computer system having a central processing unit coupled to a display device displaying a cursor and a pointing device for controlling said cursor, a method for parking said cursor comprising the steps of:
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measuring a time period of pointing device inactivity; and parking said cursor in a predetermined location when said time period of pointing device inactivity exceeds a predetermined time limit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A system for parking a mouse pointer in a predetermined location on a display screen coupled to a data processing system, said system comprising:
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means for measuring a time period of mouse inactivity; and means for parking said mouse pointer in said predetermined location when said time period of mouse inactivity exceeds a predetermined time limit.
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