A method moves a cursor on a display screen. The motion of a pointing device is determined. The motion has direction and magnitude components. A determination is made to see if the direction lies within angular limits specified for a reference direction. The reference direction being either horizontal or vertical. If the direction of the pointing device lies within the limits, then the magnitude of the motion of the pointer is multiplied by the angle to determine the motion of the cursor.

A method for positioning a cursor (20) on a display (16) includes receiving a store signal from a user input arrangement associated with a computer system (10). In response to the store signal, a set of display location data is stored in a display location memory array. The set of display location data defines the position of the cursor (20) at the time of the store signal. The user may then move the cursor (20) to any other position on the display (16). In response to a jump signal produced by ...

A cursor control device, the input device thereof may be a mouse, a track ball, a hand writing plate, etc. Since at least two registers are installed on each axis of the input for counting the number of the signals 0 and 1, and presetting the rotary distance of each axis, and by a single operating mode, the movement of the input device may be detected, therefore, by the dedicated two axial mouse input device, the mouse may move in a very small range to generate an effect of an absolute coordinat...

The present invention relates to a cursor control device for controlling the display position of a cursor displayed on a display device. The cursor displayed on the display device is remotely controlled by a remote control transmitter. The remote control transmitter is provided with, for example, a light emitting element emitting light rays having a particular wavelength, for example, infrared rays. The position of the remote control transmitter is detected by an imaging device including a CCD. ...

A cursor control system is provided whereby a discrete-direction input device, such as a joystick, may be used to accurately move a cursor in both straight and curved lines. The cursor control system may be implemented in software and is ideal for with an electronic drawing application having only a rudimentary joystick-like control and various user buttons. A cursor capable of indicating the direction of movement, such as an arrow, is provided and may be aimed with the joystick. During drawing ...

A process and software for achieving minimal latency in digital audio recording, which includes calculating a repeatable play cursor lead and a play cursor position and writing audio data at the play cursor position plus the play cursor lead.

A cursor interface for a waveform display provides for movement of a waveform relative to a first cursor. When the first cursor overlies a desired point on the waveform, the cursor is locked to the waveform by transforming the cursor coordinates from display coordinates to waveform coordinates. The waveform may then be moved together with the first cursor relative to a second cursor. When the second cursor overlies another desired point on the waveform, a measurement value is displayed indicatin...

A ruler for use in the measurement of distances on a flat surface is disclosed herein, having an elongated base with raised edge marginal regions defining a T-shaped recess therebetween. A first edge marginal region displays a plurality of analog measurement increments in the form of transverse marked lines while numerical indicia associated with each line increment is carried at the bottom of the recess. A cursor having an inverted T-shaped portion is slidably engaged with the base T-shaped rec...

A cursor control system for computer displays moves a cursor unambiguously in three dimensions using a two dimensional input device. The plane of movement of the two dimensional device is divided into logical regions which correspond to movement along a three dimensional axis. Movement of the two dimensional device into one of these regions causes the cursor to move along the corresponding axis of the display.

A cursor control on a screen in a message editor which produces a message by using a keyboard and a programmed computer, said cursor control has a cursor memory which stores address of the present cursor location, and X-addresses of last data locations of the present cursor line and immediate upper and the immediate down lines, and a cursor processor for controlling said cursor and said cursor memory are provided. Said cursor processor operates so that when a cursor is instructed to move to anot...