Method and apparatus for locating a cursor on a computer screen

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5473343
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08264560

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A method and computer system detects when a user of a computer depresses and releases a modifier key, for example, the CTRL key. The computer is programmed under a routine to locate the position of an active point of a cursor that is displayed on a computer screen. The computer thereafter generates and sequentially displays on the computer screen, concentric rings of decreasing size that radiate inward, centered on the active point, to thus help a user visually locate the cursor on the computer screen.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brewer, Timothy T Bellevue, WA 17 1656
Kimmich, Jon B Bellevue, WA 5 720
Van, Flandern Michael W Redmond, WA 20 2658

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