公开(公告)号：US6124861A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-26

申请号：US974930

申请日：1997-11-20

申请人： Paul Lebovitz ,  Gary Smith ,  Mark Russell ,  Eric Mawby

发明人： Paul Lebovitz ,  Gary Smith ,  Mark Russell ,  Eric Mawby

IPC分类号： G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06T17/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/04842

摘要： A computer system with an improved graphically-oriented user interface that permits the user to more easily select for manipulation one object from a number of objects that overlap or are in close proximity to one another at a common location in a graphic display. In a preferred embodiment, the invention presents the computer user with the opportunity to preview all possible objects that the cursor might be identifying at its current position and the ability to select one of those objects for manipulation. Thus, rather than cycling through the entire list of objects available for selection at a location in the display, the user can immediately narrow the list down to the desired selection only. The present invention prevents selection errors and drastically reduces the number of user inputs required to select an object.

摘要翻译： 一种具有改进的面向图形用户界面的计算机系统，其允许用户更容易地选择在图形显示中的公共位置处从彼此重叠或彼此靠近的多个对象中操纵一个对象。 在优选实施例中，本发明使计算机用户有机会预览光标可能在其当前位置识别的所有可能对象，以及选择那些对象之一进行操纵的能力。 因此，用户可以立即将列表缩小到期望的选择，而不是循环遍历显示器中可用于选择的整个对象列表。 本发明防止选择错误，并且大大减少了选择对象所需的用户输入的数量。

公开(公告)号：US06384841B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-07

申请号：US09353534

申请日：1999-07-14

申请人： Paul Lebovitz ,  Gary Smith ,  Mark Russell ,  Eric Mawby

发明人： Paul Lebovitz ,  Gary Smith ,  Mark Russell ,  Eric Mawby

IPC分类号： G09G500

CPC分类号： G06F3/04842

摘要： The present invention provides a computer system with an improved graphically-oriented user interface that permits the user to more easily select for manipulation one object from a number of objects that overlap or are in close proximity to one another at a common location in a graphic display. In a preferred embodiment, the invention presents the computer user with the opportunity to preview all possible objects that the cursor might be identifying at its current position and the ability to select one of those objects for manipulation. Thus, rather than cycling through the entire list of objects available for selection at a location in the display, the user can immediately narrow the list down to the desired selection only. The present invention prevents selection errors and drastically reduces the number of user inputs required to select an object.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种计算机系统，其具有改进的面向图形的用户界面，其允许用户更容易地选择在图形显示器中的公共位置处从彼此重叠或彼此靠近的多个对象中操纵一个对象 。 在优选实施例中，本发明使计算机用户有机会预览光标可能在其当前位置识别的所有可能对象，以及选择那些对象之一进行操纵的能力。 因此，用户可以立即将列表缩小到期望的选择，而不是循环遍历显示器中可用于选择的整个对象列表。 本发明防止选择错误，并且大大减少了选择对象所需的用户输入的数量。