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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Erin Wallace, Calgary, CA;
Andy Leung, Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Erin Wallace, Calgary, CA;
Andy Leung, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
SMART Technologies ULC, , CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of ordering visual objects presented on a display includes comparing visual objects to be placed in an overlapping condition and determining from the comparison the order in which the visual objects are to be placed. The visual objects are re-ordered and placed in the overlapping condition in accordance with the determination. Methods of creating connecting links joining source and destination visual objects as well as overlapping object and object-connecting tools are also provided.