Cursor navigation system and method for a display
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1. A cursor for a display comprising:
- a computer system with screen for showing the display and a set of user interface controls;
data shown on the display, the data having a virtual space equal to or greater than a portion of the display allotted to displaying the virtual space; and
movement controls that move the data in relation to the display;
wherein the cursor is at a position on the display that correlates to the portion of the data the data being shown on the display.
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Abstract
The present invention is a cursor that reflects what portion of a virtual space a display is showing by the cursor being in a corresponding space on the display. Embodiments of this invention include the cursor being limited to movement within a cursor zone, and reflecting what portion of a virtual space is on display by having a corresponding position with the cursor zone. The cursor zone may have a variety of sizes, shapes and locations, and may also act as a scrolling barrier for contents of the virtual space.
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22 Claims
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1. A cursor for a display comprising:
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a computer system with screen for showing the display and a set of user interface controls;
data shown on the display, the data having a virtual space equal to or greater than a portion of the display allotted to displaying the virtual space; and
movement controls that move the data in relation to the display;
wherein the cursor is at a position on the display that correlates to the portion of the data the data being shown on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cursor movement system comprising:
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a computer system;
a cursor;
a display capable of showing the cursor; and
a virtual image, wherein the display is able to show only a portion of the virtual image at a time;
wherein the cursor moves on the display relative to the portion of the virtual image on the display, whereby a user can ascertain which portion of the virtual image is being shown by the position of the cursor on the display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A method for scrolling contents on a display, comprising:
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having a virtual content;
having a portion of the display show the virtual content;
having a cursor;
wherein movement of the cursor over the portion of the display for showing the virtual content scrolls the virtual content; and
wherein the display shows a portion of the virtual content that correlates to the position of the cursor.
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21. A cursor movement system for a display wherein the display shows only a portion of a virtual document, wherein a cursor used for carrying out functions on the virtual document remains in a fixed position relative to the perimeter of the display when the display is scrolling the virtual document.
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22. A cursor for a display comprising:
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data shown on the display the data having a virtual space equal to or greater than the display; and
movement controls that move the data in relation to the display;
wherein the cursor is at a position in the display that correlates to the portion of the data being shown on the display.
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