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公开(公告)号:JPH07281864A
公开(公告)日:1995-10-27
申请号:JP2913695
申请日:1995-02-17
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: GROSSMAN BERTRAND M , MCLEAN JAMES GORDON , PICKOVER CLIFFORD A , SCHWARTZ MICHAEL STEPHEN , WINARSKI DANIEL JAMES
Abstract: PURPOSE: To provide a method and device to facilitate selection of icon. CONSTITUTION: In order to facilitate selection of icon, an icon possibly in use next is moved automatically toward a cursor. Since an icon possibly in use or other icon selected by the user traces the cursor, the icons are always in existence near the cursor and any of them is easily selected. Furthermore, an icon capable of announcing (notifying) itself is provided when the cursor approaches the vicinity of the icon. In order to clear up a computer display device, icons whose availability is very small are made thin, or erased or is reduced for the sizes. In addition, icons with small use of frequency are linked with a visual graphic. Thus, the number of clutters (congestion) on a computer display screen is reduced.
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公开(公告)号:DE69526880D1
公开(公告)日:2002-07-11
申请号:DE69526880
申请日:1995-03-01
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: GROSSMAN BERTRAND M , MCLEAN JAMES GORDON , PICKOVER CLIFFORD A , SCHWARTZ MICHAEL STEPHEN , WINARSKI DANIEL JAMES
Abstract: A method and system for facilitating the selection of icons. In order to reduce the amount of clutter on a computer display so that icons may be easily selected. In order to clean up a computer display, icons which are least likely to be used are faded, eliminated or shrunk to a smaller size. In another embodiment, icons that are not used very often may disappear into a master icon and further, icons which have a conceptual relationship between them may be linked by a visual graphical representation.
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公开(公告)号:DE69018708D1
公开(公告)日:1995-05-24
申请号:DE69018708
申请日:1990-05-12
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: MCLEAN JAMES GORDON , PICKOVER CLIFFORD ALAN , REED ALVIN ROY
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公开(公告)号:DE69526880T2
公开(公告)日:2003-01-23
申请号:DE69526880
申请日:1995-03-01
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: GROSSMAN BERTRAND M , MCLEAN JAMES GORDON , PICKOVER CLIFFORD A , SCHWARTZ MICHAEL STEPHEN , WINARSKI DANIEL JAMES
Abstract: A method and system for facilitating the selection of icons. In order to reduce the amount of clutter on a computer display so that icons may be easily selected. In order to clean up a computer display, icons which are least likely to be used are faded, eliminated or shrunk to a smaller size. In another embodiment, icons that are not used very often may disappear into a master icon and further, icons which have a conceptual relationship between them may be linked by a visual graphical representation.
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公开(公告)号:DE69018708T2
公开(公告)日:1995-11-23
申请号:DE69018708
申请日:1990-05-12
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: MCLEAN JAMES GORDON , PICKOVER CLIFFORD ALAN , REED ALVIN ROY
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