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Techniques for choosing a position on a display having a cursor

  • US 8,850,363 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2008
  • Issued: 09/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of choosing at least one position on a display having a cursor, comprising the steps of:

  • analyzing multiple parameters of a first user-initiated action of a cursor to determine a during-selection mode associated with the cursor, wherein said multiple parameters comprise (i) a trajectory of the cursor, (ii) an initial velocity of the cursor, (iii) an acceleration profile of the cursor, (iv) a number of repetitions of the first user-initiated action, and (v) a location of the cursor subsequent to the first user-initiated action;

    automatically moving the cursor in accordance with the determined during-selection mode, wherein a path of said automatic movement of said cursor in the determined during-selection mode is determined prior to said first user-initiated action;

    responsive to a second user-initiated action when the cursor is at a first location;

    ceasing said moving of the cursor in said determined during-selection mode;

    causing a choosing action to be performed at said first location;

    generating a selection event of a target item upon completion of performance of the choosing action at the first location; and

    during said automatic moving of the cursor in said determined during-selection mode, suppressing during-selection cursor movement from being modified by a user input movement, unless said user input movement exceeds a user input movement threshold for said determined during-selection mode;

    wherein one or more steps of said method are performed by one or more hardware devices.

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