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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Wendell J. Bouknight, Jr., Clayton, NC (US);
Erik W. Hochstedt, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Thai T. La, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dana L. Price, Surf City, NC (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Adjusting appearance of icons in an electronic device includes determining, for icons proximate to one another on a display of the electronic device, a visual property of each icon, wherein the determining includes a computer system computing a quantitative indication of the visual property for each icon. The visual properties of the icons are compared, wherein the comparing includes the computer system determining at least one quantitative difference for the visual properties of the icons. The visual property of at least one of the icons is changed by the computer system responsive to a comparison of the at least one quantitative difference to a predetermined threshold quantity, such that the at least one of the icons is more visually distinct.