Patent ID: 7768537

Claim:
A method of displaying a desired display element on a display over the course of at least several refresh cycles of the display in a manner to diminish unwanted wiggling of the display element, the method comprising the steps of: determining a first display position for the display element; displaying the display element on the display at the first display position; determining a subsequent display position for the display element; comparing the subsequent display position with the first display position; maintaining the display element at the first display position if the subsequent display position differs from the first display position by less than a threshold amount; and gradually changing the illumination or darkening of a pixel or pixels defining the display element if the subsequent display position differs from the first display position by more than a threshold amount, in order that the display element moves to the subsequent display position as the pixel or pixels expire the first display position while the display element ultimately reaches full illumination at the subsequent display position.