Automatic and seamless cursor and pointer integration
First Claim
1. A method for selection of menu items in a menu on a display in a computer system, comprising the steps of:
- highlighting a menu item in the menu using a first navigational method;
masking a screen object that has analog movement in a second navigational method; and
relocating the screen object to a position corresponding to the highlighted menu item in the menu.
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Abstract
A computer system has a computer display with two methods of navigation: discrete and continuous. In discrete navigation, a cursor is moved discretely using a set of arrow keys while in the continuous navigation, a pointer or other screen object has analog movement to any position on the screen using a trackball or other device. When the discrete navigational method is used to highlight a menu item in a menu on a computer display, the computer system masks the display of the pointer until re-activation of the pointer in the second navigational method. In addition, the computer system recalculates the location of the pointer to a position in the center of the highlighted menu item.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for selection of menu items in a menu on a display in a computer system, comprising the steps of:
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highlighting a menu item in the menu using a first navigational method; masking a screen object that has analog movement in a second navigational method; and relocating the screen object to a position corresponding to the highlighted menu item in the menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system comprising:
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a computer display, a first device to control discrete movement of a cursor on the computer display in a first navigational mode; a second device to control analog movement of a screen object on the computer display in a second navigational mode; and wherein the computer system masks the screen object in response to highlighting a menu item in the first navigational mode and relocates the screen object to a position on the computer display corresponding to the highlighted menu item. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system comprising:
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a convergence functionality module; a computer coupled to said convergence functionality module which operates in a first functional mode in response to said convergence functionality module and a second computer mode, which comprises; a display for displaying a system menu; a first device for controlling discrete movement of a cursor on said display in a first navigational method; a second device for controlling continuous movement of a screen object on said display in a second navigational method; and a controller for masking the screen object in response to highlighting a menu item on the system menu in the first navigational method and for relocating the screen object to a position corresponding to the highlighted menu item. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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Specification