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Method and apparatus for moving information displayed in a window

US5977970A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateNov 14, 1997
Grant dateNov 2, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0485
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing the user of a computing device displaying information to control the navigational aspects of the displaying while retaining ease of use and other desireable characteristics. Specifically, the user is provided with an opaque box having a dot located in the center which can be dragged and dropped. The dragging and dropping of the dot controlling the distance and direction with which the information is moved.

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