Automatic Position Adjustment Patents (Class 715/858)
  • Patent number: 6971071
    Abstract: A system and method to display an ancillary image which is movable with a cursor image. A cursor image indication is obtained which is indicative of the cursor image. An ancillary image indication is generated based on the cursor image indication. The cursor image and the ancillary image are displayed based on the cursor image indication and the ancillary image indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Romualdo T. Impas, Cecil J. Juanarena, Gilman K. Wong, Joseph H. Matthews III, J. Andrew Goossen
  • Patent number: 6961911
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying three-dimensional CT (Computed Tomography) data as a combination of three sectional images defined by an X-section, a Y-section and a Z-section orthogonalizing each other and the recoding medium saving a program for realizing the method are disclosed together. According to the method, when a cursor on one of the three sectional images is moved, another sectional image sequentially changed corresponding to a movement of the cursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Suzuki, Hideki Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 6954899
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of human-computer interfacing that provides haptic feedback to control interface interactions such as scrolling or zooming within an application. Haptic feedback in the present method allows the user more intuitive control of the interface interactions, and allows the user's visual focus to remain on the application. The method comprises providing a control domain within which the user can control interactions. For example, a haptic boundary can be provided corresponding to scrollable or scalable portions of the application domain. The user can position a cursor near such a boundary, feeling its presence haptically (reducing the requirement for visual attention for control of scrolling of the display). The user can then apply force relative to the boundary, causing the interface to scroll the domain. The rate of scrolling can be related to the magnitude of applied force, providing the user with additional intuitive, non-visual control of scrolling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Novint Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas G. Anderson
  • Patent number: 6907574
    Abstract: A system and method for navigating between hyperlinks and frames on a Web page within a Web browser in a client system in communication with one or more server systems. A plurality of hyperlinks and frames are displayed on a display of a user device via the Web browser, with each hyperlink and frame representing information about their location stored in one of the server systems. A user input entered from a remote input device is received by the client system. Based on the user input, a determination is made of which one of the hyperlinks or frames is to be marked as the active frame or link, and that hyperlink or frame is then marked. An indicator is then displayed on the display device indicating to the user that the selected hyperlink or frame has been made active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: ICTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Qi Xu, Mark Tom
  • Patent number: 6889365
    Abstract: The terminal operation apparatus of the present invention is used for an electronic conference and the like, in which an operated terminal having a shared screen is remotely operated through a network, the amount of information flowing through the network is adjusted, and continuity of an operation between the operated terminal and the operating terminal is kept, whereby operability is enhanced. Timers 72 and 73 or a point information detection counter 74 are used to transmit detailed point information with a decreased thinning ratio to the operated terminal for a predetermined period of time after the point information is inputted. A thinning ratio is set in accordance with a pointer movement speed and priorities (the order of connection, a CPU use ratio, whether or not an operation authority is obtained, etc.) among operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Tohru Okahara, Ryuichi Matsukura, Kazuo Sasaki, Satoru Watanabe