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Updating content display based on cursor position

US8261209B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 2007
Grant dateSep 4, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/54
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method can include displaying a display region, on a display device associated with a computer system, corresponding to a container at a remote location operatively coupled to the computer system over a network, wherein the container includes at least two content items, dividing the display region into at least two portions, wherein each portion corresponds to one of the at least two items, and upon detecting a positioning of a cursor in a first portion of the at least two portions, transmitting a request to the remote location for a first content item, of the at least two content items, receiving the first content item, and displaying the first content item in the display region.

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