System and method for temporally varying pointer icons
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1. A method of operating a computer comprising the steps of:
- displaying a graphical display on a computer screen;
moving a pointer icon from one object to another object on said computer screen with a user input device;
receiving a first user'"'"'s input for pointing to one of said objects on said computer screen; and
thereaftertemporally varying an appearance of said pointer icon in response to said step of receiving said first user'"'"'s input for pointing to one of said objects.
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Abstract
A system and method for computer operation. An object to be pointed to in a user'"'"'s computer display (109) is indicated with an animated pointer icon (113). In a computer network, such as the Worldwide Web, a pointer is transmitted from one user to another user (114) via an improved protocol. A graphical design (201) of a computer icon is also disclosed.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of operating a computer comprising the steps of:
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displaying a graphical display on a computer screen; moving a pointer icon from one object to another object on said computer screen with a user input device; receiving a first user'"'"'s input for pointing to one of said objects on said computer screen; and
thereaftertemporally varying an appearance of said pointer icon in response to said step of receiving said first user'"'"'s input for pointing to one of said objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16)
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10. A method for pointing to objects in a computer network comprising the steps of:
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transmitting screen objects across said computer network in a serial data stream for display on a first user screen; receiving pointing input from a second user, said pointing input defining a location on said first user screen where said second user desires to point; inputting pointing objects into said serial data stream; and displaying a pointer icon on said first user screen corresponding to said location where said second user desires to point, wherein said step of displaying said pointer icon comprises the step of temporally varying an appearance of said pointer icon on said first user screen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A computer system comprising:
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a computer network for generating screen displays on a plurality of user computers, said screen displays generated by the steps of; transmitting serial data streams to said users; generating screen displays based on said serial data streams; and a pointing system comprising a pointer element that is inserted into said serial data stream, wherein said pointing system generates temporally varying pointer icons. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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17. A computer program product for displaying an icon on a computer screen, said product comprising:
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code that generates a pointer icon in a remote display; code that temporally varies an appearance of said pointer icon; code that inserts a pointer element in a serial data stream, and a computer-readable medium for storing said codes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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