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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2001
Paul M. Aoki, Foster City, CA (US);
Richard R. Burton, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Amy K. Hurst, Altanta, GA (US);
Allison G. Woodruff, Foster City, CA (US);
Victoria M. E. Bellotti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul M. Aoki, Foster City, CA (US);
Richard R. Burton, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Amy K. Hurst, Altanta, GA (US);
Allison G. Woodruff, Foster City, CA (US);
Victoria M. E. Bellotti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A feedback mechanism usable with graphical user interface systems that do not have a cursor improves the usefulness of such graphical user interfaces. Locating, identifying and/or selecting hyperlink targets or active areas within a displayed image map or within a Web page is facilitated by providing distinctions to the hyperlink targets or active areas or by providing other locational indicators for a designated time period in response to a single user gesture. The distinctions or locational indicators may be provided in combination with other distinctions or locational indicators to further aid the hyperlink target or active area location, identification and/or selection process. After a designated time period expires, the distinctions, locational indicators, or their combination, are removed from the display without any additional user gesture. This increases the efficiency and convenience of locating, identifying and/or selecting hyperlink targets or active areas in a graphical user interface system.