Method for displaying a graphic object and communications device
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for displaying graphic objects in which the graphic objects are arranged in a virtual surface field, the virtual surface field is larger than a display field, a section of the virtual surface field is displayed in the display field, and graphic objects which are arranged outside the displayed section of the virtual surface field are projected onto the edge of the display field. The projected objects are displayed in a displacing manner such that the projected graphic objects (PGO) displayed do not overlap.
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5. A method for displaying graphics objects arranged on a virtual interface panel, wherein the virtual interface panel is an electronic graphically displayable representation of an area including graphics objects associated with respective positions on the virtual interface panel, wherein said method comprises the steps of:
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providing a display panel displaying a portion of the virtual interface panel, wherein the virtual interface panel is larger than the displayed portion of the virtual interface panel and; and
projecting graphics objects which are associated with positions outside of the displayed portion onto the edge of the display panel and displaying the projected graphics objects on the edge of the display panel, the projected graphics objects being displaceably displayed to prevent overlap of the displayed projected graphics objects on the display panel. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication device, comprising:
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a display device for displaying a display panel comprising a portion of a virtual interface panel, wherein the virtual interface panel comprises an electronic graphically displayable representation of an area and having graphics objects associated with respective positions on the virtual interface panel; and
a processor configured to display the portion of the virtual interface panel on the display device, the portion being smaller than the virtual interface panel, and to project graphics objects which are associated with positions outside of the displayed portion onto the edge of the display panel and display the projected graphics objects on the edge of the display panel, the projected graphics objects being displaceably displayed to prevent overlap of the displayed projected graphics objects. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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Specification