Scale factors for visual presentations

US8933971B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• David Earl Washington · Saint Paul, US
• Jan-Kristian Markiewicz · Redmond, US
• Raymond J. Chen · Redmond, US
• Ethan Nelson Ray · Lynnwood, US
• Eric Hebenstreit · Bellevue, US
• David Burg · Bellevue, US
• Petru Iulian Cociorva · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 12, 2011
• Grant date: Jan 13, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 28, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09G2370/04
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A device may display a presentation of elements (e.g., icons) on a display component. However, display components have a pixel density that affects aesthetic and practical aspects of the presentation (e.g., rendering the presentation at a variable and inconsistent size); yet, many presentations are not generated in view of the pixel density of the display component of the device. Presented herein are techniques for generating and displaying a presentation of elements in view of the pixel density of the display component, using a scale factor set of scale factors that specify a pixel density range and a scale factor value (e.g., 120%) to be applied to the elements of the presentation. The scale factor set may be kept small to reduce the administrative burden on the designer of the element, while also achieving approximately consistent sizing of the presentation on display components having variable pixel densities.