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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPRESENTING A TABLE WITH MULTIPLE FOCAL LEVELS

  • US 20020069221A1
  • Filed: 12/02/1998
  • Published: 06/06/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1997
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of displaying a data set organized as a table of cells, the method comprising the steps of:

  • designating a first range of cells in the table as belonging to a primary focal region;

    designating a second range of cells in the table as belonging to a secondary focal region;

    designating the cells in the table not within the first or second range of cells as belonging to a background focal region;

    displaying the cells in the primary focal region using a first representation of cell value;

    displaying the cells in the secondary focal region using a second representation of cell value in which each cell value corresponds to a single graphical unit; and

    displaying the cells in the background focal region using a third representation of cell value in which a plurality of cell values are represented with a single graphical unit.

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