EP0780799A2
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Cursor positioning method
Assignee: Intergraph Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-12-13
Abstract
Abstract A method for positioning a cursor relative to a reference position on the display using the pointing device includes the steps of positioning the cursor at a position on a display with a pointing device, selecting the position as the reference position, the reference position associated with an object, moving the cursor to a plurality of cursor positions not associated with the object on the display with the pointing device, and displaying a plurality of offset values on the display, the offset values being calculated in response to the reference position and the plurality of cursor positions.
Inventors
- 👤 Per Blomqvist
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:03
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T19/00; G06T19/20; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/04812; G06T2219/00; G06T2219/012; G06T2219/20; G06T2219/2004; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/961; Y10S715/964
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
In a computer system including a display and a pointing device, a method for positioning a cursor relative to a reference position on the display using the pointing device, the method comprising the steps of: positioning the cursor at a position on the display with the pointing device, selecting the position as the reference position, the reference position associated with an object, moving the cursor to a plurality of cursor positions not associated with the object on the display with the pointing device, and displaying a plurality of offset values on the display, the offset values being calculated in response to the reference position and the plurality of cursor positions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the reference position is on the object and the plurality of cursor positions are not on the object.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 or 2, further comprising the step of selecting a cursor position on the display, the cursor position having user-selected offset values.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of drawing a new object on the display at the cursor position on the display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of selecting an existing object on the display, and moving the existing object on the display to the cursor position on the display.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
26 words
The method according to one of the claims 1 to 5, further comprising the step of selecting a coordinate system for the plurality of offset value.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
25 words
The method according to one of the claims 1 to 6, wherein each of the plurality of offset values comprise a pair of offset values.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
27 words
The method according to one of the claims 1 to 7, wherein each of the plurality of offset values comprise degree offset values and magnitude offset values.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
54 words
The method according to one of the claims 1 to 8, further comprising the steps of: determining a constrained plurality of cursor positions from the plurality of cursor positions on the display, and selecting a cursor position from the constrained plurality of cursor positions on the display, the cursor position having user-selected offset values.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
135 words
In a computer system including a display and a pointing device, a method for positioning a cursor at selected offset values relative to a reference position on the display using the pointing device, the method comprising the steps of: positioning the cursor at a position on the display with a pointing device, selecting the position on the display as the reference position, the reference position associated with an object, moving the cursor to a plurality of cursor positions on the display with the pointing device, displaying a plurality of offset values on the display, the offset values being calculated in response to the reference position and the plurality of cursor positions on the display, and selecting a cursor position on the display having the selected offset values, the cursor position not associated with the object.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the plurality of cursor locations on the display are constrained in response to the reference position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
108 words
A computer system including a display for positioning a cursor relative to a reference position on the display, the computer further comprising: a pointing device, means for positioning the cursor at a position on the display with the pointing device, means for selecting the position as the reference position, the reference position associated with an object, means for moving the cursor to a plurality of cursor positions not associated with the object on the display with the pointing device, and means for displaying a plurality of offset values on the display, the offset values being calculated in response to the reference position and the plurality of cursor positions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The computer system of claim 12, further comprising: means for selecting a cursor position on the display, the cursor position having user-selected offset values.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
109 words
A computer program that displays offset values between a reference position associated with an object and a plurality of cursor positions not associated with the object on a display, the computer program comprising: code that allows the user to select the reference position associated with the object on the display with the pointing device, code that allows the user to select a cursor position not associated with the object on the display with the pointing device, and code that displays the offset values on the display, the offset values determined in response to the reference position and the cursor position, wherein the codes are stored on a tangible medium.
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