公开(公告)号：AT302967T

公开(公告)日：2005-09-15

申请号：AT02720125

申请日：2002-03-25

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： LAFFEY PATRICK ,  MCBREARTY GERALD ,  MURILLO JESSICA ,  SHIEH JOHNNY ,  TRAN KIM ,  TRAN SCOTT

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/033

Abstract: In an interactive display interface, an implementation for highlighting all icons in any set of a plurality of the icons, wherein each icon in the set is within a predetermined distance of an approaching pointer or cursor. In other words, the point of the pointer or cursor may be considered to be surrounded by a circular halo with a radius of said predetermined distance. The user moves the cursor in a standard manner. However, if the icons that the moving cursor is approaching are so densely spaced that more than one icon comes within the halo, then all of the icons within this set of the plurality of icons is highlighted to give the user a more distinct choice. The highlighting of each of the highlighted icons is ended when the pointer moves outside of the predetermined distance or halo radius.

公开(公告)号：DE60205750T2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-08

申请号：DE60205750

申请日：2002-03-25

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： LAFFEY PATRICK ,  MCBREARTY GERALD ,  MURILLO JESSICA ,  SHIEH JOHNNY ,  TRAN KIM ,  TRAN SCOTT

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0481

Abstract: In an interactive display interface, an implementation for highlighting all icons in any set of a plurality of the icons, wherein each icon in the set is within a predetermined distance of an approaching pointer or cursor. In other words, the point of the pointer or cursor may be considered to be surrounded by a circular halo with a radius of said predetermined distance. The user moves the cursor in a standard manner. However, if the icons that the moving cursor is approaching are so densely spaced that more than one icon comes within the halo, then all of the icons within this set of the plurality of icons is highlighted to give the user a more distinct choice. The highlighting of each of the highlighted icons is ended when the pointer moves outside of the predetermined distance or halo radius.

公开(公告)号：DE60205750D1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-29

申请号：DE60205750

申请日：2002-03-25

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： LAFFEY PATRICK ,  MCBREARTY GERALD ,  MURILLO JESSICA ,  SHIEH JOHNNY ,  TRAN KIM ,  TRAN SCOTT

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/033

Abstract: In an interactive display interface, an implementation for highlighting all icons in any set of a plurality of the icons, wherein each icon in the set is within a predetermined distance of an approaching pointer or cursor. In other words, the point of the pointer or cursor may be considered to be surrounded by a circular halo with a radius of said predetermined distance. The user moves the cursor in a standard manner. However, if the icons that the moving cursor is approaching are so densely spaced that more than one icon comes within the halo, then all of the icons within this set of the plurality of icons is highlighted to give the user a more distinct choice. The highlighting of each of the highlighted icons is ended when the pointer moves outside of the predetermined distance or halo radius.