Flow Labs, Inc.

Adri Smuts

Hendrik Frans Verwoerd Boshoff

Willem Morkel Van Der Westhuizen

Jan Pool

The invention provides a method for human-computer interaction (HCl) on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes the steps of displaying a plurality of objects positioned in relation to each other and in relation to the display window; determining user input; distorting at least one of the position relations according to a magnification function with a focal dip, where the focal position of the magnification function is controllable by the user input; and updating the distortion whenever the relevant user input changes.

Distortion viewing with improved focus targeting

The invention provides, a method for human-computer interaction on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes the steps of receiving first control coordinates for individualised control of a plurality of objects to be controlled&#x2014;by pointer coordinates; receiving display coordinates for the display' of the' plurality of objects, which relate to but are different from the first control coordinates; receiving pointer coordinates for individualised control of the objects based partly on the first control coordinates; using the display coordinates of at least one object to&#x2014;calculate new control coordinates associated with the same object, which new control coordinates generally correspond to the same objects display coordinates; and&#x2014;continuously repeating the above steps each time new pointer coordinates become available.

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Adri Smuts