DIRECTING USERS' ATTENTION TO SPECIFIC ICONS BEING APPROACHED BY AN ON-SCREEN POINTER ON USER INTERACTIVE DISPLAY INTERFACES

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002251195 (hide)

Owner INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventors LAFFEY, Patrick; MCBREARTY, Gerald; MURILLO, Jessica; SHIEH, Johnny; TRAN, Kim; TRAN, Scott

Pub. Number AU-A-2002251195

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/005180

Priority 09/899,604 05.07.01 US

Filing date 25 March 2002

Wipo publication date 21 January 2003

International Classifications

G06F 003/033 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks

Event Publications

22 May 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2002251195

18 March 2004 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under section 142(2)(f)/See Reg. 8.3(3). Examination has not yet been requested or directed for this application. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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