Method, system, program product and navigator for manipulating a computer display view

• US 20040109029A1
• Filed: 12/10/2002
• Published: 06/10/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bjorkman, Karen A., Schirmer, Andrew L.
• Application Number:
  US10/316,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20040109029A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/772
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

A navigator for repositioning and magnifying a computer display view is provided. Under the present invention, the navigator includes a container and an indicator. By moving the indicator around within the container, a computer display view will exhibit a corresponding change. For example, if the indicator is moved vertically, the computer display view will be magnified. If the indicator is moved horizontally, the computer display view will be repositioned horizontally.

Claims

1. A computer display view navigator, comprising:

a container; and

an indicator within the container, wherein movement of the indicator in a first direction causes a first associated change in a computer display view, and wherein movement of the indicator in a second direction causes a second associated change in the computer display view.

2. The computer display view navigator of claim 1, wherein the movement of the indicator in the first direction causes an associated magnification change of the computer display view.

3. The computer display view navigator of claim 2, wherein the first direction is vertical.

4. The computer display view navigator of claim 1, wherein the movement of the indicator in the second direction causes an associated horizontal repositioning of the computer display view.

5. The computer display view navigator of claim 4, wherein the second direction is horizontal.

6. The computer display view navigator of claim 1, wherein the movement of the indicator in conjunction with manipulation of a toggle key causes a third associated change of the computer display view.

7. The computer display view navigator of claim 6, wherein the movement of the indicator in conjunction with the manipulation of the toggle key causes an associated vertical repositioning of the computer display view.

8. The computer display view navigator of claim 1, wherein a dimension of the container changes based on a type of data displayed to reflect an available degree of magnification.

9. The computer display view navigator of claim 8, wherein the change in dimension of the container comprises a change in a length of an edge of the container.

10. The computer display view navigator of claim 8, wherein the change in dimension of the container comprises a change in height of the container.

11. The computer display view navigator of claim 1, wherein a dimension of the indicator changes based on a type of data displayed to reflect an available degree of magnification.

12. A computer display view navigator, comprising:

a first container having a first indicator, wherein movement of the first indicator in a first direction causes a first associated change in a computer display view, and wherein movement of the first indicator in a second direction causes a second associated change in the computer display view; and

a second container having a second indicator, wherein movement of the second indicator in the first direction causes a third associated change in the computer display view.

13. The computer display view navigator of claim 12, wherein the movement of the first indicator causes an associated response by the second indicator, and wherein the movement of the second indicator causes an associated response by the first indicator.

14. The computer display view navigator of claim 12, wherein the movement of the first indicator in the first direction causes an associated magnification change of the computer display view.

15. The computer display view navigator of claim 14, wherein the first direction is vertical.

16. The computer display view navigator of claim 12, wherein the movement of the first indicator in the second direction causes an associated horizontal repositioning of the computer display view.

17. The computer display view navigator of claim 16, wherein the second direction is horizontal.

18. The computer display view navigator of claim 12, wherein the movement of the second indicator in the first direction causes an associated vertical repositioning of the computer display view.

19. The computer display view navigator of claim 12, wherein a dimension of the first container changes based on a type of data displayed to reflect an available degree of magnification.

20. The computer display view navigator of claim 19, wherein the change in dimension of the first container comprises a change in a length of an edge of the first container.

21. The computer display view navigator of claim 19, wherein the change in dimension of the first container comprises a change in height of the first container.

22. The computer display view navigator of claim 12, wherein a dimension of the first indicator changes based on a type of data displayed to reflect an available degree of magnification.

23. A method for manipulating a computer display view, comprising:

providing a computer display view navigator including a first container having a first indicator;

moving the first indicator in a first direction to cause a first associated change in the computer display view; and

moving the first indicator in the second direction to cause a second associated change in the computer display view.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein moving the first indicator in the first direction causes an associated magnification change of the computer display view, and wherein moving of the first indicator in the second direction causes an associated horizontal repositioning the computer display view

25. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

providing a second container having a second indicator in the computer display view navigator; and

moving the second indicator to cause a third associated change in the computer display view.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the step of moving the second indicator comprises moving the second indicator in the first direction to cause the third associated change in the computer display view.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the third associated change is a vertical repositioning of the computer display view.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein moving the first indicator causes an associated response by the second indicator, and wherein moving the second indicator causes an associated response by the first indicator.

29. A system for manipulating a computer display view, comprising:

a display system for displaying a computer display view navigator, wherein the computer display view navigator includes a first container having a first indicator;

a magnification system for causing a magnification change of the computer display view in response to a movement of the first indicator in a first direction; and

a directional system for causing a directional change of the computer display view in response to a movement of the first indicator in a second direction.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the dimensional change is in response to the movement of the first indicator in a vertical direction.

31. The system of claim 29, wherein the directional change of the computer display view is a horizontal repositioning, and wherein the horizontal repositioning is caused in response to the movement of the first indicator in a horizontal direction.

32. The system of claim 29, wherein a dimension of the first container is changed based on a type of data displayed to reflect an available degree of magnification.

33. The system of claim 29, wherein a dimension of the first indicator is changed based on a type of data displayed to reflect an available degree of magnification

34. The system of claim 29, wherein the computer display view navigator further comprises a second container having a second indicator, and wherein movement of the second indicator in the first direction causes a vertical repositioning in the computer display view.

35. The system of claim 34, further comprising a response system, wherein movement of the first indicator causes an associated response by the second indicator, and wherein movement of the second indicator causes an associated response by the first indicator.

36. A program product stored on a recordable medium for manipulating a computer display view, which when executed, comprises:

program code for displaying a computer display view navigator, wherein the computer display view navigator includes a first container having a first indicator;

program code for causing a magnification change of the computer display view in response to a movement of the first indicator in a first direction; and

program code for causing a directional change of the computer display view in response to a movement of the first indicator in a second direction.

37. The program product of claim 36, wherein the dimensional change is in response to the movement of the first indicator in a vertical direction.

38. The program product of claim 36, wherein the directional change is a horizontal repositioning, and wherein the horizontal repositioning is in response to the movement of the first indicator in a horizontal direction.

39. The program product of claim 36, wherein a dimension of the first container is changed based on a type of data displayed to reflect an available degree of magnification.

40. The program product of claim 36, wherein a dimension of the first indicator is changed based on a type of data displayed to reflect an available degree of magnification

41. The program product of claim 36, wherein the computer display view is changed in a vertical direction in response to a movement of the first indicator in conjunction with manipulation of a toggle key.

42. The program product of claim 36, wherein the computer display view navigator further comprises a second container having a second indicator, and wherein movement of the second indicator in the first direction causes a vertical repositioning in the computer display view.

43. The program product of claim 42, wherein movement of the first indicator causes an associated response by the second indicator, and wherein movement of the second indicator causes an associated response by the first indicator.