Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spotlight cursor
- Patent Title (中): 聚光灯光标
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Application No.: US12400108Application Date: 2009-03-09
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Publication No.: US07992107B2Publication Date: 2011-08-02
- Inventor: Anthony Edward Martinez
- Applicant: Anthony Edward Martinez
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Agent Mark C. Vallone; Rudolf O. Siegesmund
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048

Abstract:
An apparatus and method is disclosed for displaying a secondary layer of information in a graphical user interface where the second layer of information is revealed when a point on the circumference defined by radius “r” originating at the x,y coordinates of the cursor covers a point in a secondary content of the second layer. The circumference may be set to trigger appearance of secondary content gradually, all at once or to trigger the appearance of all secondary content in a predefined zone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090164950A1 Spotlight Cursor Public/Granted day:2009-06-25
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