Indicating related content outside a display area
First Claim
1. A method for displaying portions of an object, said method comprising:
- displaying at least a first portion of an object;
deciding if a second portion of said object, which second portion is not visible during said displaying of said first portion, is related to said first portion; and
displaying an indication of said second portion, if it is decided that said second portion is related to said first portion.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method, a computer program, a computer program product, a device and a system for displaying portions of an object, wherein at least a first portion of an object is displayed, wherein it is decided if a second portion of said object, which second portion is not visible during said displaying of said first portion, is related to said first portion, and wherein an indication of said second portion is displayed, if it is decided that said second portion is related to said first portion. The invention may for instance be deployed to display enlarged portions of a web page on the display of a hand-held electronic device and to indicate if there are further portions of said web page which are related to the currently enlarged portion of said web page and are not visible due to the enlargement of the currently displayed portion.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for displaying portions of an object, said method comprising:
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displaying at least a first portion of an object;
deciding if a second portion of said object, which second portion is not visible during said displaying of said first portion, is related to said first portion; and
displaying an indication of said second portion, if it is decided that said second portion is related to said first portion. - 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)
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24. A device for displaying portions of an object, said device comprising:
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means arranged for displaying at least a first portion of an object;
means arranged for deciding if a second portion of said object, which second portion is not visible during said displaying of said first portion, is related to said first portion; and
means arranged for displaying an indication of said second portion in dependence on said decision if said second portion is related to said first portion.
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25. A system for displaying portions of an object, said system comprising a first device and a second device, wherein said first device comprises means arranged for displaying at least a first portion of an object;
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wherein said second device comprises means arranged for deciding if a second portion of said object, which second portion is not visible during said displaying of said first portion, is related to said first portion; and
wherein said first device further comprises means arranged for displaying an indication of said second portion in dependence on said decision if said second portion is related to said first portion.
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