Timeline display apparatus
First Claim
1. A timeline display apparatus comprising a processor (240), a memory (250), a graphics engine (230), and a display (120) arranged to generate and display a timeline (1) on which events can be displayed, wherein the timeline generated is divided into a plurality of interval representations corresponding to temporal intervals (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) characterized in that the display area allocated to at lease one interval representation (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) is dependent upon the temporal distance of that particular interval representation from a given point in time (14).
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Abstract
The present invention provides a timeline display apparatus having a processor (240), a memory (250), a graphics engine (230) and a display (120). The apparatus is arranged to display a timeline (1) divided into interval representations corresponding to temporal intervals (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13). The display area accorded to each interval representation (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 13) is dependent upon the proximity of the interval representation (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) to a given point in time (14). The apparatus of the present invention thus addresses difficulties relating to the display of information encountered by prior art apparatus and allows a more detailed view to be made of particular points on a timeline which are of interest.
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- 1. A timeline display apparatus comprising a processor (240), a memory (250), a graphics engine (230), and a display (120) arranged to generate and display a timeline (1) on which events can be displayed, wherein the timeline generated is divided into a plurality of interval representations corresponding to temporal intervals (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) characterized in that the display area allocated to at lease one interval representation (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) is dependent upon the temporal distance of that particular interval representation from a given point in time (14).
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16. A computer program product (140) for creating a timeline (1) for a timeline display apparatus, wherein the product is arranged to generate a timeline for display on the apparatus and to divide the timeline into a plurality of interval representations corresponding to temporal intervals (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), and upon which timeline events can be displayed, the product being characterized in that the display area accorded to at least one interval representation (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) is dependent upon its temporal distance from a given point in time (14).
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17. A method of displaying temporal information, the method comprising the step of programming an apparatus to display a timeline (1) divided into a plurality of interval representations corresponding to temporal intervals (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), characterized in that the apparatus is programmed such that the display area accorded to at least one interval representation (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) is dependent upon its temporal distance from a given point in time (14).
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