Patent ID: 8248365
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a computer device that includes a display for displaying a graphical user interface that includes a pointer, a pointer input device, and an operating system, a method of guiding a pointer toward a target comprising: in response to receiving notice of a pointer movement event, obtaining the current and projected coordinate positions of the pointer; determining that the pointer intersects a guide area during movement, the guide area comprising an area on the display configured to guide the pointer toward the target; in response to determining that the pointer intersects the guide area, calculating an adjusted coordinate position based at least in part on the pointer intersecting the guide area for the pointer by redirecting wherein pointer movement toward the target while inside the bounds of the guide area, such that the pointer movement inside the guide area is non linear in one component direction in relation to movement of the input device; and replacing the projected coordinate position of the pointer with the adjusted coordinate position.