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Cursor change indication of links in document interface
Assignee: Wistron Corp
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Filing: 1997-02-18
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Granted: 2000-01-25
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Expires: 2017-02-18
Abstract
Abstract Alternatively displaying links within a hypertext document such as the World Wide Web document on the Internet is accomplished. The movement and presentation of the cursor is used to indicate the presence of the links and means of traversing the links. The cursor is presented in a first manner while the cursor is over nonlink elements in the first page. As the cursor is moved over the link, the cursor is presented in a second manner indicating to a user how to traverse to the second page. In a preferred embodiment, the cursor, when presented in the second manner, includes characters from a first key on an input device which when activated will cause the computer to traverse to the second page.
Inventors
- 👤 Viktors Berstis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:15
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0489; G06F3/04892; H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/45; H04N21/462; H04N21/4622
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A method for indicating in a computer user interface for a novice user a web link within a first web page to a second web page, comprising the steps of: presenting a cursor in a first manner while the cursor is over ordinary elements in the first web page; and responsive to movement of the cursor over the web link, presenting the cursor in a second manner indicating characters from a first key on a remote control incorporating a pointing device which when activated will cause the computer to retrieve the second web page.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
94 words
A method for indicating in a computer user interface for a novice user a web link within a first web page to a second web page, comprising the steps of: presenting a cursor in a first manner while the cursor is over ordinary elements in the first web page; and responsive to movement of the cursor over the web link, presenting the cursor in a second manner indicating characters from a first key on a remote control incorporating a pointing device which when activated will cause the computer to retrieve the second web page.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
114 words
A system for displaying a hypertext document, the system including processor, memory and input device, comprising: means for presenting a plurality of pages in the hypertext document and links between pages within each page on a display; means for indicating the presence of a link within a first page to a second page; means for presenting a cursor in a first manner while the cursor is over nonlink elements in the first page; and means responsive to movement of the cursor over the link for presenting the cursor in a second manner showing a user characters from a first key to depress on a remote control input device to traverse to the second page.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
114 words
A system for displaying a hypertext document, the system including processor, memory and input device, comprising: means for presenting a plurality of pages in the hypertext document and links between pages within each page on a display; means for indicating the presence of a link within a first page to a second page; means for presenting a cursor in a first manner while the cursor is over nonlink elements in the first page; and means responsive to movement of the cursor over the link for presenting the cursor in a second manner showing a user characters from a first key to depress on a remote control input device to traverse to the second page.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the hypertext document is located in a World Wide Web on an Internet and the plurality of pages are a plurality of web pages.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system as recited in claim 2 wherein the input device is a remote control incorporating a pointing device to move the cursor and further incorporating the first key.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
145 words
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for allowing a novice user to navigate in a World Wide Web document presented in a user interface on a computer comprising: means for presenting a plurality of web pages in the hypertext document and links between web pages within each page on a computer display; means for sensing the presence of a link within a first web page to a second web page; means for presenting a cursor in a first manner while the cursor is over nonlink elements in the first web page; and means responsive to movement of the cursor over the link for presenting the cursor in a second manner wherein at least a portion of the cursor resembles a key on a remote control input device which when depressed will cause the presenting means to traverse to the second web page.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
145 words
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for allowing a novice user to navigate in a World Wide Web document presented in a user interface on a computer comprising: means for presenting a plurality of web pages in the hypertext document and links between web pages within each page on a computer display; means for sensing the presence of a link within a first web page to a second web page; means for presenting a cursor in a first manner while the cursor is over nonlink elements in the first web page; and means responsive to movement of the cursor over the link for presenting the cursor in a second manner wherein at least a portion of the cursor resembles a key on a remote control input device which when depressed will cause the presenting means to traverse to the second web page.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for indicating in a computer user interface how to cause a computer to perform an operation, comprising the steps of: presenting a cursor in a first manner while the cursor is over elements in the user interface not associated with an operation; and responsive to movement of the cursor over an element, determining that a computer operation is associated with the element; presenting the cursor in a second manner showing a first key on a remote control input device needed to activate the computer operation.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for indicating in a computer user interface how to cause a computer to perform an operation, comprising the steps of: presenting a cursor in a first manner while the cursor is over elements in the user interface not associated with an operation; and responsive to movement of the cursor over an element, determining that a computer operation is associated with the element; presenting the cursor in a second manner showing a first key on a remote control input device needed to activate the computer operation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the element is a link in a hypertext document is located in a World Wide and the computer operation is to retrieve a referenced document from the World Wide Web according data referenced by the link.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system as recited in claim 6 wherein the remote control incorporates a pointing device to move the cursor.
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