Method and system for optimizing a visual display for handheld computer systems
US6642945B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9577
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for displaying lists of items, such as documents or email messages, wherein the method displays size information without displaying the textual column for this property. The method converts the size information into a percentage of the space in the row. Next, the method shades, in a light color, the calculated percentage of the background space in the row for that item. The shading may begin at the left-hand boundary and continue towards the right-hand boundary. Tick marks and/or values may be displayed in the column headers to indicate the relative sizes based on the shaded background. The shading may otherwise be fixed or relative to the largest item in the list or the both the largest and the smallest items in the list.
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