Patent ID: 8490026

Claim:
A system, comprising: a tracking module configured to track location and direction of movement of a cursor over a graphical user-interface, the graphical user-interface comprising a plurality of user controls; a color module configured to: obtain color information using pixels of an icon included in an individual user-control of the plurality of user-controls, the individual user-control being identified based on the location or the direction of movement of the cursor; and determine a highlight color of the individual user-control from the color information, the highlight color being determined from a dominant color of the icon, wherein the individual user-control comprises at least one color that is different than the dominant color of the icon; a painting module configured to paint portions of the individual user-control under the cursor with the highlight color as the cursor moves across the graphical user-interface, wherein the painted portions return to the at least one color after being painted; and a computing device configured to execute one or more of the tracking module, the color module, or the painting module.