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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary F. Feierbach, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
Abstract
A cursor image on a display is altered in size as a function of the speed (or distance) the cursor is moved across the display to aid a user in locating the cursor on the display. The cursor image may also be altered to further indicate the direction of movement. In one embodiment, the cursor image may grow in size with increasing speed of cursor image movement. In other embodiments, the cursor image may also be additionally altered in form and/or color, flash, or otherwise to thereby visibly indicate its location on the display.