Method and apparatus for maximizing efficiency of small display in a data processing system
US6909439B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04855
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus in a data processing system for processing user input. A graphical widget is displayed on a display device within the data processing system, wherein the graphical widget is displayed using a first size. Responsive to receiving a selected user input, a display of the graphical widget is resized on the display device to a second size for receiving user input, wherein the second size is larger than the first size.
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