Patents by Inventor Eric Michael Motika

Eric Michael Motika has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pointing device selection method
    Patent number: 6636244
    Abstract: A method and computer program capable of providing a plurality of activation areas in a display, the display having a plurality of selectable objects surrounded by an object area which defines the boundaries of the selectable objects which must be contacted by a pointing device for selection. The activation areas surround the selectable objects and expand the boundary of the selectable objects which must be contacted by the pointing device for selection. The size of the activation areas is determined by an expansion boundary having a border that outlines the size and shape of the activation areas and enlarges the activation areas to a maximum size without overlapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Edward E. Kelley, Eric Michael Motika, Franco Motika