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Context-based display technique

  • US 20040139100A1
  • Filed: 02/11/2003
  • Published: 07/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. In a computer system comprising a display and at least one user input device, a method for displaying elements in a database, the method comprising:

  • displaying, in a matrix area on the display, a matrix having a plurality of cells and a plurality of icons displayed in at least one of the cells, each icon corresponding to an element in the database and comprising no textual identifying indicia, the plurality of icons being sufficient in number to establish a context for the user of the plurality of elements; and

    visually differentiating, in response to a user action via the at least one user input device, at least one icon of the plurality of icons while retaining the context of the plurality of elements and superimposing detailed data over the matrix in such manner as to avoid obscuring the underlying matrix data.

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