System and method for navigating a graphical user interface on a smaller display
US7369102B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04806
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for navigating a graphical user interface on a smaller display. One method may include displaying a virtual desktop or a portion of a virtual desktop on a display, displaying a map pane over the portion of the virtual desktop, wherein the map pane includes an internal frame, increasing the opacity of the map pane in response to detecting a cursor over the map pane, and panning the virtual desktop in response to detecting the cursor dragging the frame within the map pane. The map pane preferably includes a scaled down image of the virtual desktop. In one embodiment, the portion of the scaled image of the virtual desktop within the frame in the map pane corresponds to the portion of the virtual desktop displayed on the screen.
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