Method and apparatus for dynamic cursor configuration
AssigneeApple Computer, Inc.
InventorGary F. Feierbach
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Abstract
A cursor image on a display is altered in size as a function of the speed (or distance) the cursor is moved across the display to aid a user in locating the cursor on the display. The cursor image may also be altered to further indicate the direction of movement. In one embodiment, the cursor image may grow in size with increasing speed of cursor image movement. In other embodiments, the cursor image may also be additionally altered in form and/or color, flash, or otherwise to thereby visibly indicate its location on the display.
Claims37
A method for altering a cursor image presented on a display, the method comprising:
- determining a first position of a cursor image on a display;
- initiating a timed interval;
- determining a second position of the cursor image on the display at the end of the timed interval;
- determining the distance moved based upon the first position of the cursor image and the second position of the cursor image;
- and
- altering the cursor image presented on the display as a function of the distance moved, wherein the appearance of the cursor image is altered in size as a function of the distance moved.
A method for altering a cursor image presented on a display, the method comprising:
- determining a first position of a cursor image on a display;
- initiating a timed interval;
- determining a second position of the cursor image on the display at the end of the timed interval;
- determining the distance moved based upon the first position of the cursor image and the second position of the cursor image;
- altering the cursor image presented on the display as a function of the distance moved;
- and
- generating an aural cue with the cursor image, wherein said aural cue further indicates the position of the cursor image relative to the display.
A method for altering a cursor image presented on a display, the method comprising:
- determining a first position of a cursor image on a display;
- initiating a timed interval, the timed interval having a termination;
- determining a second position of the cursor image on the display at the termination of the timed interval;
- determining the distance the cursor image is moved from the first position to the second position;
- determining the speed at which the cursor image is moved from the first position to the second position;
- and
- altering the appearance of the cursor image presented on the display as a function of the speed.
A method for altering a cursor image presented on a display, the method comprising:
- determining a first position of a cursor image on a display;
- initiating a timed interval, the timed interval having a termination;
- determining a second position of the cursor image on the display at the termination of the timed interval;
- determining the distance the cursor image is moved from the first position to the second position;
- determining the direction the cursor image is moved from the first position to the second position;
- determining the speed at which the cursor image is moved from the first position to the second position;
- and
- altering the appearance of the cursor image presented on the display as a function of the speed and direction.
A method for altering a cursor image presented on a display, the method comprising:
- determining a first position of a cursor image on a display;
- initiating a timed interval, the timed interval having a termination;
- determining a second position of the cursor image on the display at the termination of the timed interval;
- determining the distance the cursor image is moved from the first position to the second position;
- determining if the distance moved is greater than a minimum specified value;
- if the distance moved is greater than the minimum specified value, determining the direction the cursor image is moved from the first position to the second position;
- if the distance moved is greater than the minimum specified value, determining the speed at which the cursor image is moved from the first position to the second position;
- and
- if the distance moved is greater than the minimum specified value, altering the appearance of the cursor image presented on the display as a function of the speed and direction.
A computer readable medium containing program code for altering a cursor image presented on a display, said computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
- determining a first position of a cursor image on a display;
- initiating a timed interval, the timed interval having a termination;
- determining a second position of the cursor image on the display at the termination of the timed interval;
- determining the distance the cursor image is moved from the first position to the second position;
- determining the speed at which the cursor image is moved from the first position to the second position;
- and
- altering the appearance of the cursor image presented on the display as a function of the speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.