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Cursor positioning method

  • US 5,745,099 A
  • Filed: 12/18/1995
  • Issued: 04/28/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a computer system including a display and a pointing device, a method for positioning a cursor relative to a reference position on the display using the pointing device, the method comprising the steps of:

  • positioning the cursor at a position on the display with the pointing device;

    selecting the position as the reference position, the reference position associated with an object;

    moving the cursor to a plurality of cursor positions not associated with the object on the display with the pointing device; and

    displaying a plurality of offset values on the display, the offset values being calculated in response to the reference position and the plurality of cursor positions.

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