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Apparatus for moving a cursor on a screen
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc
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Filing: 1997-11-25
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Granted: 1999-06-08
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Expires: 2017-11-25
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for moving a cursor finely on a screen moves the cursor in an application program such as a CAD that requires high accuracy. The apparatus includes a mouse button formed at a predetermined portion of a mouse for selecting data; fine movement buttons formed to predetermined portions around the mouse button for moving a mouse cursor upward, downward, left and right by a preset value; and a fine movement interval regulator formed to a predetermined place of the mouse button for providing a fine movement signal per preset time while a user presses the fine movement button.
Inventors
- 👤 Yang-Hoon Kim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 22:25
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/038; G06F3/0354; G06F3/03543
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
An apparatus for moving a cursor on a display screen, comprising: a first device for activating movement of the cursor from one position to another on the display screen by a first distance; a second device for activating the movement of the cursor by a second distance smaller than the first distance when said second device is activated, wherein said second device includes one or more members, each member corresponding to a different direction of the movement of the cursor; and a third device for activating said second device in a predetermined time interval, said third device including means for setting said predetermined time interval.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
105 words
An apparatus for moving a cursor on a display screen, comprising: a first device for activating movement of the cursor from one position to another on the display screen by a first distance; a second device for activating the movement of the cursor by a second distance smaller than the first distance when said second device is activated, wherein said second device includes one or more members, each member corresponding to a different direction of the movement of the cursor; and a third device for activating said second device in a predetermined time interval, said third device including means for setting said predetermined time interval.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus for moving a cursor on a display screen of claim 1, wherein said one or more members include four members, each member corresponding to a respective one of upward, downward, rightward and leftward directions of the movement of the cursor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus for moving a cursor on a display screen of claim 1, wherein said means for setting said predetermined time interval includes a sliding switch for controlling said predetermined time interval.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus for moving a cursor on a display screen of claim 1, wherein said means for setting said predetermined time interval includes a dial switch for controlling said predetermined time interval.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
81 words
An apparatus for moving a cursor on a display screen, comprising: a first device for activating movement of the cursor from one position to another on the display screen by a first distance; and a second device for activating the movement of the cursor by a second distance smaller than the first distance when said second device is activated, wherein said second device includes one or more members, each member corresponding to a different direction of the movement of the cursor.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
81 words
An apparatus for moving a cursor on a display screen, comprising: a first device for activating movement of the cursor from one position to another on the display screen by a first distance; and a second device for activating the movement of the cursor by a second distance smaller than the first distance when said second device is activated, wherein said second device includes one or more members, each member corresponding to a different direction of the movement of the cursor.
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