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Image magnification system for computer interface

US9658765B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

5References

17Claims

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Assignee

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · US

Inventors

H. Keith Nishihara · Los Altos, US
Shi-Ping Hsu · Pasadena, US
Adrian Kaehler · Los Angeles, US
Eric Gradman · Los Angeles, US
Kjerstin Williams · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2008
Grant date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 10, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2203/04805
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment of the invention includes a computer interface system. The system comprises a user interface screen configured to display visual content and an input system configured to detect a presence of an input object within a threshold distance along a normal axis of the user interface screen. The system further comprises a graphical controller configured to magnify a portion of the visual content that is located at an approximate location of a base of the normal axis on the user interface screen.

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