Time-space object containment for graphical user interface

Details Time-space object containment for graphical user interface Time-space object containment for graphical user interface

1992-04-15

1995-04-04

Zimmerman, Mark K.

395133, G06F 1562

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ABSTRACT:
A computer-controlled graphics display system providing improved means for selecting objects for joint action. The invention helps the user of a graphical user interface more easily select a group of objects that are meaningfully related to each other. Objects are usually created serially in time by a user, but they are typically selected by spatial grouping in graphical user interfaces. The invention shows that such a spatial grouping can be refined by considering the temporal grouping of objects. Algorithms are proposed which combine both spatial and temporal grouping to produce the most appropriate grouping of objects, i.e., groupings that most likely conform to the user's intentions.

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