Proportional pointer transition between multiple display devices
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1. A computer-implemented method for proportional transition between multiple display devices, comprising:
- determining an initial position of a pixel corresponding to a location of a pointer graphic on a first display device;
calculating a corresponding position of the pixel on a second display device as the pointer graphic is moved from the first display device to the second display device, wherein the corresponding position is calculated based on a proportion of a set of dimensions of the first display device to a set of dimensions of the second display device;
placing the pointer graphic at the corresponding position when the pointer graphic has been moved to the second display device, andcalculating, in response to a change in the location of the pointer graphic on the first display device, a new corresponding position of the pointer graphic on the second display device based on a distance between the initial position and a new position on the first display device and the proportion.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for automatically calculating and delivering proportional pointer locations during transition between multiple visual display devices (e.g., in regard to their characteristics, which may be heterogeneous, homogenous, or a mixture thereof). Specifically, the approaches described herein provide a solution for finding proportional locations of a pointer'"'"'s on-screen graphic as the pointer is being transitioned/moved between multiple display devices (e.g., controlled by a single computer or controller).
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1. A computer-implemented method for proportional transition between multiple display devices, comprising:
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determining an initial position of a pixel corresponding to a location of a pointer graphic on a first display device; calculating a corresponding position of the pixel on a second display device as the pointer graphic is moved from the first display device to the second display device, wherein the corresponding position is calculated based on a proportion of a set of dimensions of the first display device to a set of dimensions of the second display device; placing the pointer graphic at the corresponding position when the pointer graphic has been moved to the second display device, and calculating, in response to a change in the location of the pointer graphic on the first display device, a new corresponding position of the pointer graphic on the second display device based on a distance between the initial position and a new position on the first display device and the proportion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for proportional transition between multiple display devices, comprising:
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a bus; a processor coupled to the bus; and a memory medium coupled to or accessed via the bus, the memory medium comprising instructions to; determine an initial position of a pixel corresponding to a location of a pointer graphic on a first display device; calculate a corresponding position of the pixel on a second display device as the pointer graphic is moved from the first display device to the second display device, wherein the corresponding position is calculated based on a proportion of a set of dimensions of the first display device to a set of dimensions of the second display device; place the pointer graphic at the corresponding position when the pointer graphic has been moved to the second display device, and calculate, in response to a change in the location of the pointer graphic on the first display device, a new corresponding position of the pointer graphic on the second display device based on a distance between the initial position and a new position on the first display device and the proportion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for proportional transition between multiple display devices, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media, to:
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determine an initial position of a pixel corresponding to a location of a pointer graphic on a first display device; calculate a corresponding position of the pixel on a second display device as the pointer graphic is moved from the first display device to the second display device, wherein the corresponding position is calculated based on a proportion of a set of dimensions of the first display device to a set of dimensions of the second display device; place the pointer graphic at the corresponding position when the pointer graphic has been moved to the second display device, and calculate, in response to a change in the location of the pointer graphic on the first display device, a new corresponding position of the pointer graphic on the second display device based on a distance between the initial position and a new position on the first display device and the proportion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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