Method for providing maximum screen real estate in computer controlled display systems during software application navigation
US5790122A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0483
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for maximizing the amount of screen display real estate without sacrificing the user's ability to navigate through graphic and other data. The CPU is capable of accessing and executing a computer program which includes a first event handler including events, each of which is selectively paired with a different set of screen coordinates, the set of screen coordinates comprising a first hot spot file. A user moves a pointer around on the screen display by using a pointer control device. The position of the pointer is monitored by the first event handler, which then determines whether the position of the pointer corresponds to a set of screen coordinates in the first hot spot file which, in turn, corresponds to an event, most preferably, the display of a navigation tool. The CPU executes the first event handler thereby causing a navigation tool to appear on the screen display, but only when the position of the pointer corresponds to a set of screen coordinates in the main event table paired with a pre-selected event, most preferably a navigation tool displaying event which launches the navigation tool. Then and only then is the screen display encumbered by the presence of the…
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