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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Applicants:
Stephen C. Talley, Boulder, CO (US);
Stephen J. Wolf, Superior, CO (US);
Inventors:
Stephen C. Talley, Boulder, CO (US);
Stephen J. Wolf, Superior, CO (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G005/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for segmenting sets of distinct entities into groups with associated boundaries, wherein the associated boundaries have an associated logic are disclosed. The interaction of an object, a set of objects, another group, or combinations thereof with a group's associated boundary is accounted for by the logic of the invention such that the group and its associated boundary are modified with respect to the interaction.