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Scrolling facility with fixing mechanism

US7818669B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Markus Weinlander · Happurg, DE
Helmut Windl · Bad Abbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2005
Grant date	Oct 19, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 26, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/04855
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a scrolling facility for moving information (I) shown in a display area (3), with recognition means for identifying higher-ranking elements (1) from the displayed information (T) and fixing means for fixing the position (Fix) of at least one higher-ranking element within the display area, with the fixing means being embodied such that the at least one higher-ranking element remains fixed while at least one of the subordinate elements (2) assigned to the higher ranking element (1) is visible in the display area (3).

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