Large display attention focus system

A process comprising:

• generating a display by a processing device;
• darkening a portion of the display having a lesser degree of interest having a spatial correspondence with a cursor position, wherein a circle designates the portion;
• allowing the user to move the cursor position;
• and
• moving the circle when the cursor encounters an edge of the circle, and un-correlating the darkened portion of the display with the cursor position when the cursor position is moved beyond the edge of the circle.

A process, comprising:

• generating a display by a processing device;
• and
• spotlighting a portion of the display by darkening the portion of the display outside a circular region designated by a user with a cursor by applying a mask having a transparent center region at a cursor location and having surrounding regions of graduating increase in density;
• allowing the user to move the cursor in the circular region;
• moving the circular region in a direction of cursor movement when the cursor encounters an edge of the circular region;
• and
• reducing the darkening during the moving.

A process, comprising:

• allowing a user to designate a portion of a display using a cursor having a spatial correspondence with the portion;
• darkening the display outside the portion by a processing device, thereby correlating a darkened portion of the display directly with a movement of the cursor;
• and
• un-correlating the darkened portion of the display with the cursor when the cursor is moved within a boundary of the darkened portion of the display.

A process, comprising:

• generating a display by a processing device;
• and
• allowing a user to designate a portion of the display with a spotlight having a spatial correspondence with the designation thereby correlating a darkened portion of the display directly with a movement of the designation;
• and
• un-correlating the darkened portion of the display with the designation when the designation is moved within a boundary of the darkened portion of the display.

A display generated by a computer, comprising:

• a scene generated by the computer;
• a darkened portion of the scene having a lesser degree of interest spatially correspondent to a position designated by the user and correlating the darkened portion of the scene directly with a movement of the designation by the user;
• and
• un-correlating the darkened portion of the scene with the position designated by the user when the position is moved within a boundary of the darkened portion of the scene.

A system, comprising:

• a display;
• a computer producing a scene displayed on the display and having a darkened portion of the scene having a lesser degree of interest as designated by a cursor having a spatial correspondence with the portion and which correlates directly with a movement of the cursor;
• and
• un-correlating the darkened portion of the scene with the cursor when the cursor is moved within a boundary of the darkened portion of the scene.

A system, comprising:

• a display;
• a computer producing a scene displayed on the display and having a de-emphasized portion of the scene having a lesser degree of interest as designated by a cursor having a spatial correspondence with the portion and which correlates directly with a movement of the cursor;
• and
• remote display and remote computer interactively connected to present the scene and the portion for collaboration.

A display generated by a computer, comprising:

• a scene generated by the computer;
• a spotlighted portion of the scene spatially correspondent to a position of a cursor controlled by a user thereby correlating a darkened portion of the scene directly with a movement of the cursor;
• and
• un-correlating the darkened portion of the scene with the cursor when the cursor is moved within a boundary of the darkened portion of the scene.

A process, comprising:

• generating a display by a processing device;
• de-emphasizing a portion of the display having a lesser degree of interest having a spatial correspondence with a cursor position;
• and
• un-correlating an un-emphasized portion of the display with a cursor position when a cursor is moved within a boundary of the un-emphasized portion of the display.

A process, comprising:

• generating a display by a processing device;
• darkening a portion of the display having a lesser degree of interest, the degree of interest having an adjustable spatial correspondence with a cursor position thereby correlating a darkened portion of the display directly with a movement of the cursor, wherein the darkening is temporarily lessened during the movement of the cursor;
• and
• un-correlating the darkened portion of the display with the cursor position when the cursor position is moved within a boundary of the darkened portion of the display.

A system, comprising:

• a display;
• a computer producing a scene displayed on the display and having a darkened portion of the scene having a lesser degree of interest as designated by a cursor having a spatial correspondence with the portion and which correlates directly with a movement of the cursor, wherein the darkened portion of the screen is temporarily less darkened during the movement of the cursor;
• and
• un-correlating the darkened portion of the scene with the cursor when the cursor is moved within a boundary of the darkened portion of the scene.

A method, comprising:

• designating a portion of a display generated by a processing device and within a boundary associated with a movable cursor;
• darkening another portion of the display exterior to the boundary;
• and
• un-correlating the darkened portion of the display with the movable cursor when the movable cursor is moved within a boundary of the darkened portion of the display.