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US Patent 5583537 - Computer graphics system having a pause utility for interactive operations
US Patent Issued on December 10, 1996
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 25, 2014Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
April 25, 2014Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA pausing and resuming utility in a computer graphics application allows the user to temporarily suspend a user-interactive operation without completing it. The user may resume the operation where it was suspended and continue in the same manner as if it had not been suspended. While the operation is suspended, the user need not maintain the system input device in any particular state and may use a Help function to obtain system operating instructions.Other References
| InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 232872 filed on 04/25/1994US Classes:715/856, Cursor345/902, MENU DISPLAY715/790Overlap controlField of Search345/902MENU DISPLAYExaminersPrimary: Saras, StevenAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4586035, Display terminal with a cursor responsive virtual distributed menuIssued on: 04/29/1986 Inventor: Baker , et al.4686522, Method of editing graphic objects in an interactive draw graphic system using implicit editing actions Issued on: 08/11/1987 Inventor: Hernandez , et al.4859995, Mouse pointer with switchable emulation mode Issued on: 08/22/1989 Inventor: Hansen , et al.4896290, Method for routing events from key strokes in a multi-processing computer systems Issued on: 01/23/1990 Inventor: Rhodes, et al.4939507, Virtual and emulated objects for use in the user interface of a display screen of a display processor Issued on: 07/03/1990 Inventor: Beard, et al.5027291, Application exit for potentially pickable primitives in a graphics system Issued on: 06/25/1991 Inventor: Callahan, et al.5157768Method and apparatus for displaying context sensitive help information on a display Issued on: 10/20/1992 Inventor: Hoeber, et al. Foreign Patent References
International ClassG09G 005/00 |
