Patent ID: 6259432
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
An information processing apparatus having a mouse cursor display function, comprising:a display unit for displaying data on a bit mapped display screen;a pointing device for designating a coordinate location on said display screen, and for directing scrolling and setting a scrolling speed for data displayed on said display screen;mouse cursor control means for displaying a mouse cursor at a coordinate location on said display screen designated by said pointing device;scroll control means for scrolling the data on said display screen in accordance with a display data scrolling instruction from said pointing device; andscrolling speed display means for displaying a number of speed indicators during scrolling, the number of displayed speed indicators corresponding to a relative scrolling speed set by said pointing device while scrolling data on said display screen, and arranging the speed indicators in a scrolling direction relative to a center of said mouse cursor.