Patent ID: 8839145
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: analyzing a position of a mouse pointer on a graphical user interface (GUI), the mouse pointer being controlled by a user-operated mouse; displaying a glyph on the GUI, the glyph being associated with an object that is displayed on the GUI, wherein the glyph is displayed on the object to indicate that additional actions or information are available for the object and is not selectable, and wherein the display of the glyph varies based on a distance of the pointer from the object; displaying a selectable target that replaces the glyph when the mouse pointer is positioned within a field of the glyph, wherein the target facilitates a selection by the pointer by being larger than the glyph and has a different appearance than the glyph; and opening a dialog box to provide the additional actions or information associated with the object when a mouse click on the target is detected and when the mouse pointer is within a field of the target; wherein the target overlays at least a portion of the object; wherein the object comprises text within a table cell and the display of the glyph is unobtrusive relative to the text.