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Magnifying content on a graphical display

US8319801B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 2009
Grant dateNov 27, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2320/02
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for magnifying content on a graphical display. A user may specify a selection area of the graphical display to be magnified. The user may also specify a display area of the graphical display within which to output a magnified copy of the selection area. Further, the user may anchor a selection area or a display area to an application window or to content in the application window. For instance, an anchored display area may move with an application window. The user may also specify a text size for the display area. The display area may magnify text from the selection area to the specified text size. A magnification area may also display metadata from an application window or from content in the application window. A composite view may combine multiple magnification areas.

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