초록 ▼

A system determining an intended cursor location on the computer display screen and automatically repositions the cursor at the intended location. If the user selects a command that alters the contents of the display, such as opening a new window, the system analyzes the new screen display to determ

A system determining an intended cursor location on the computer display screen and automatically repositions the cursor at the intended location. If the user selects a command that alters the contents of the display, such as opening a new window, the system analyzes the new screen display to determine whether there are user selectable options associated with the new screen display. The system determines if one of the user selectable options is a default option and automatically positions the cursor at the default option. If the new screen display is an application program, the system attempts to locate a user selectable option and repositions the cursor at the user selectable option. When the new window is closed, the system returns the cursor to the position it was at before the new window was opened. The system also predicts an intended location for a screen display that has not been altered, and automatically positions the cursor at the intended location. This feature can be selectively enabled to prevent the inadvertent repositioning of the cursor in the display.

대표청구항 ▼

A system for controlling the position of a cursor on a computer display, comprising: a cursor control device under control of a user to generate electrical signals corresponding to the desired movement of the cursor on the computer display; cursor position means responsive to said electrical signals

A system for controlling the position of a cursor on a computer display, comprising: a cursor control device under control of a user to generate electrical signals corresponding to the desired movement of the cursor on the computer display; cursor position means responsive to said electrical signals for generating first and second orthogonal control signals to control the movement of the cursor in first and second corresponding orthogonal directions on the computer display; a control storage area storing position data corresponding to a control position on the computer display; and alteration means for altering said control signals in response to said current position of the cursor being in proximity with said control position, said alteration means adding first and second orthogonal correction vectors to said first and second control signals, respectively, to cause the cursor to move incrementally closer to said control position than would result from the unaltered control signals.