Method for representing graphics objects and communications equipment

• US 20060190837A1
• Filed: 05/19/2004
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Jarczyk, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US10/560,511
• Publication Number:
  US 20060190837A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/778
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/16 involving adaptation to the client's capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/145 related to small screens

Abstract

A method for representing graphic, wherein the graphic objects are located on a virtual surface field, which is larger than a display field, on which a section of the virtual surface is represented. Graphic objects that are located outside the represented section of the virtual surface field are projected onto the border of the display field.

Claims

1-7. -7. (canceled)

8. A method for showing graphics objects, comprising:

arranging the graphics objects on a virtual interface panel, wherein the virtual interface panel is larger than a display panel;

displaying a detail from the virtual interface panel on the display panel; and

projecting graphics objects that are arranged outside of the detail shown from the virtual interface panel onto the edge of the display panel.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein projected graphics objects are shown in reduced form.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein projected graphics objects are shown in distorted form.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein projected graphics objects are shown as simply geometric shapes.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein projected graphics objects are shown as lines along the edge of the display panel.

13. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the size of the projected graphics object is set on the basis of the distance between the detail shown from the virtual interface panel and the position of the graphics object.

14. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a display device for implementing a display panel on which graphics objects can be shown; and

a processor device for processing graphics objects to arrange them on a virtual interface panel, wherein the virtual interface panel is larger than a display panel, and wherein the display panel shows a detail from the virtual interface panel, and wherein graphics objects which are arranged outside of the detail shown from the virtual interface panel are projected onto the edge of the display panel.