Patent ID: 7509592

Claim:
A computer implemented method for using a circle of light to cause a text, an image, an icon or a control to appear on a computer screen comprising: creating the text, the image, the icon, or the control in a computer screen so that, when a user chooses to hide the text, the image, the icon, or the control, the text, the image, the icon, or the control will only appear in the computer screen when a first set of coordinates in the circle of light coincides with a second set of coordinates in the text, the image, the icon, or the control; using a cursor operable in the computer screen, the cursor having a tip, establishing the circle of light to have a center at the tip, a configurable radius, a configurable color, and a configurable intensity so that the circle of light will move with the cursor and the center will always be at the tip; moving the cursor on the screen until the circle of light causes the text, the image, the icon, or the control to appear; and when the user chooses not to hide the text, the image, the icon, or the control, automatically setting the configurable radius to zero.