Patent ID: 6636244
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for selecting a selectable object defined by an object area in a display with a pointing device, the method comprising the steps of:providing a plurality of selectable objects in a display, said selectable objects surrounded by an object area which defines the boundaries of said selectable objects which must be contacted by said pointing device for selection; providing a plurality of activation areas in the display, the activation areas surrounding the selectable objects in the display and being greater than the object area, said activation areas expanding the boundary of said selectable objects which must be contacted by said pointing device for selection; providing an expansion boundary, said expansion boundary having a border that outlines the size and shape of the activation areas, said border determined in accordance with properties of the selectable objects and of the display; and enlarging the plurality of activation areas to maximum activation areas without overlapping any one activation area with any other activation area.