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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2006
Yoshiaki Kubo, Yamato, JP;
Hisaya Morita, Yokohama, JP;
Kohji Nakamori, Yamato, JP;
Akihiko Nakamura, Yamato, JP;
Akira Yoshida, Yamato, JP;
Yoshiaki Kubo, Yamato, JP;
Hisaya Morita, Yokohama, JP;
Kohji Nakamori, Yamato, JP;
Akihiko Nakamura, Yamato, JP;
Akira Yoshida, Yamato, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product that have a graphical user interface capable of easily generating different kinds of items on a canvas by a user by operation of a mouse pointer on the canvas without requiring movement of the mouse pointer between a palette and the canvas are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention a system is provided which comprises displaying means to display a pointer and a positional reference on a display screen; input means to accept an operation by a user; and control means to control a position and a function of the pointer on the display screen in response to the operation; wherein the control means determines the function of the pointer according to a distance between the position of the pointer and the positional reference.