Space-conserving interface control for presenting and manipulating multidimensional state
US6373505B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0481
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying information on a display device of limited display area. More specifically, an array of elements is formed on the display where each of the elements represents an attribute and has graphical information indicating the state of the attribute. Further, the position of each element in the array represents its position in a collection of attributes. Each element is also user selectable, so that when the element is selected, further information on the attribute is displayed.
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