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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Matthew S. Chmiel, Ottawa, CA;
Jason Hiltz-laforge, Ottawa, CA;
Alireza Pourshahid, Ottawa, CA;
Graham A. Watts, Ottawa, CA;
Inventors:
Matthew S. Chmiel, Ottawa, CA;
Jason Hiltz-Laforge, Ottawa, CA;
Alireza Pourshahid, Ottawa, CA;
Graham A. Watts, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06T 13/80 (2011.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/80 (2013.01); G06F 3/04812 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 8/34 (2013.01); G06T 11/206 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product receive a set of objects for connection, create a moving object within the set of objects, display visual connection cues on objects in the set of objects, adjust the visual connection cues of the moving object and a target object in the set of objects, identify event propagation precedence, and connect the moving object with the target object.