Methods for selectable display of parts of a document on a computer monitor
First Claim
1. A method for determining whether all of a document may be displayed on a computer monitor, and if all of the document cannot be displayed, displaying part of the document on the computer monitor, and providing selectable access to an undisplayed part of the document, the method comprising:
- checking if a size of all of the document allows for its display on the computer monitor;
if the size of all of the document allows for its display on the computer monitor, then displaying all of the document on the computer monitor; and
if the size of all of the document does not allow for its display on the computer monitor, then displaying a part of the document on the computer monitor, causing a scroll indicator to appear on the displayed part of the document, and if the scroll indicator is activated, displaying on the computer monitor another part of the document not included in the displayed part of the document.
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Abstract
If all of a document cannot be displayed on a computer monitor or a designated area of the computer monitor, a part of the document is displayed and a scroll indicator appears on the displayed part to indicate availability of another part of the document. The scroll indicator'"'"'s placement, appearance and shape may indicate the position of the undisplayed part of the document relative to the displayed part. The area of the document corresponding to where the scroll indicator appears may appear inactive with respect to receiving input. The inactivity is represented by the area having an appearance different from the remainder of the displayed part of the document. If the scroll indicator is activated, another part of the document (not previously included in the displayed part) is displayed. Activation of the scroll indicator affects only the document and does not affect other elements displayed on the computer monitor.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for determining whether all of a document may be displayed on a computer monitor, and if all of the document cannot be displayed, displaying part of the document on the computer monitor, and providing selectable access to an undisplayed part of the document, the method comprising:
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checking if a size of all of the document allows for its display on the computer monitor;
if the size of all of the document allows for its display on the computer monitor, then displaying all of the document on the computer monitor; and
if the size of all of the document does not allow for its display on the computer monitor, then displaying a part of the document on the computer monitor, causing a scroll indicator to appear on the displayed part of the document, and if the scroll indicator is activated, displaying on the computer monitor another part of the document not included in the displayed part of the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. With respect to a part of a document displayed on a computer monitor, a method for providing selectable access to an undisplayed part of the document, the method comprising:
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causing a scroll indicator to appear over the displayed part of the document; and
if the scroll indicator is activated, displaying another part of the document not included in the displayed part of the document. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 35)
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- 31. The method of clalim 27, wherein a portion of the displayed part of the document on which the scroll indicator appears is represented by an area having an appearance different from a remainder of the displayed part of the document.
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33. With respect to a computer monitor displaying one or more elements including a displayed part of a document as an element, a method for providing selectable access to an undisplayed part of the document without affecting display of other elements, the method comprising:
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causing at least a scroll indicator to be disposed over the displayed part of the document;
causing activation of the scroll indicator to affect only the document; and
if the scroll indicator is activated, displaying another part of the document not included in the displayed part of the document, whereby the disposition of the scroll indicator over the displayed part of the document provides selectable access to the undisplayed part of the document and does not affect the display of the other elements on the computer monitor. - View Dependent Claims (34, 36, 37, 38)
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