Multiple document viewing apparatus and user interface
First Claim
1. A computer display system comprising:
- a data processing apparatus including a first display screen, a first user input device, and a processor coupled to the first display screen and the first user input device, the processor providing a graphics user interface including a plurality of operation selection icons on the first display screen; and
a first display device in communication with the data processing apparatus, the first display device including a second display screen, wherein, in response to a user selection of a first operation selection icon on the graphics user interface using the first user input device, the processor applies a first operation with respect to the second display screen.
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Abstract
An apparatus for display of multiple electronic documents. The apparatus includes one or more tilting, rotatable, and detachable display devices coupled to a display stand, or to a personal computer or other data processing apparatus via a hinge or the like. A screen control user interface running on the data processing apparatus is provided for switching electronic documents between the various display devices. One or more of the display devices may include a local memory, power supply, and application software so that the screen can be detached from the multiple document display apparatus and still display an electronic document. The displayed electronic document may then be marked up by a second user and returned to a first user for editing purposes.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer display system comprising:
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a data processing apparatus including a first display screen, a first user input device, and a processor coupled to the first display screen and the first user input device, the processor providing a graphics user interface including a plurality of operation selection icons on the first display screen; and
a first display device in communication with the data processing apparatus, the first display device including a second display screen, wherein, in response to a user selection of a first operation selection icon on the graphics user interface using the first user input device, the processor applies a first operation with respect to the second display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a computer display system including a data processing apparatus including a first display screen, a first user input device, and a processor coupled to the first display screen and the first user input device, the processor providing a graphics user interface including a plurality of operation selection icons on the first display screen, the computer display system further including a display apparatus in communication with the data processing apparatus, the display apparatus comprising:
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a display stand; and
a first display device coupled to the display stand, the first display device including a second display screen, wherein, in response to a user selection of a first operation selection icon on the graphics user interface using the first user input device, the processor applies a first operation with respect to the second display screen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a computer display system including a first display device including a first display screen, and a data processing apparatus in communication with the first display device, the data processing apparatus comprising:
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a second display screen displaying a graphics user interface including a plurality of operation selection icons;
a user input device selecting a first operation selection icon from the graphics user interface; and
a processor coupled to the second display screen and the user input device, the processor providing the graphics user interface on the second display screen and applying a first operation with respect to the first display screen in response to the selection of the first operation selection icon. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a computer display system including a data processing apparatus including a first display screen and a first user input device, and a first display device in communication with the data processing apparatus, the first display device including a second display screen, a method for manipulating images displayed on the computer display system comprising:
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providing on the first display screen a graphics user interface including a plurality of operation selection icons;
receiving, via the first user input device, a user selection of a first operation selection icon from the graphics user interface; and
applying a first operation with respect to the second display screen in response to the selection of the first operation selection icon. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. In a computer display system including a data processing apparatus including a first display screen and a first user input device, and a display apparatus in communication with the data processing apparatus, the display apparatus including a display stand and a first display device coupled to the display stand, the first display device including a second display screen and a second user input device, a method for manipulating images displayed on the computer display system comprising:
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providing on the first display screen a graphics user interface including a plurality of operation selection icons;
displaying on the first display screen an electronic document;
receiving, via the first user input device, a user selection of a first operation selection icon from the graphics user interface;
moving the display of the electronic document from the first display screen to the second display screen in response to the user selection of the first operation selection icon;
detaching the first display device from the display stand while the electronic document is displayed on the second display screen;
receiving a user annotation with respect to the electronic document displayed on the second display screen, the annotation being entered using the second user input device while the first display device is detached from the display stand;
displaying the user annotation on the second display screen;
reattaching the first display device on the display stand; and
performing an operation on the electronic document displayed on the second display screen via the first user input device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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