Displaying layered information using lenticular-like interfaces
US6448984B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04804
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of displaying graphical information using a “lenticular-like” interface is described. With a “lenticular-like” interface, the viewer is made aware that additional, usually complementary information is available besides that which is currently foregrounded in the display. This is accomplished by displaying a small but characteristic portion of the actual secondary field. In another embodiment the dominant field is made to look like a lenticular lens, which suggests to the user that a slight shift in view will bring the secondary field to the foreground. With a “lenticular-like” interface, this shift is accomplished by moving the cursor from one edge of the display field to the other edge.
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