Patent · US Expired

Network control system, controller, and device

US6745252B1 · kind B1 · utility

24Cited by
21References
48Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 11, 2000
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/485
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

When a plurality of display parts, or icons, such as “play” or “stop” are displayed on a screen, information about the positional relationship in which these icons will be laid out on the screen is first assigned as an attribute of each icon. Also, using a certain icon as a reference, information about the layout of the icons, such as whether they are above, below, to the left, or to the right of this icon, is assigned as an attribute of the icon serving as the reference. In this way it is possible to vary the layout of a display according to the size of the display screen.

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