Method and apparatus for searching web browser using zoom
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1. A method of searching a web browser, comprising:
- locating a pointer on a web browser using an input device;
selecting one or more hyperlinks on the basis of the distance between the pointer and hyperlinks, and displaying the hyperlinks; and
outputting, when a screen of the web browser is enlarged and a size of the screen is out of a predetermined enlargement range, a page, which is linked to one of the selected and displayed hyperlinks, to an entire screen of the web browser.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for searching a web browser using a zoom operation. A method of searching a web browser according to an aspect of the invention includes locating a pointer on a web browser using an input device, selecting one or more hyperlinks on the basis of the distance between the pointer and hyperlinks and displaying the hyperlinks, and outputting, when a screen of the web browser is enlarged and the size of the screen is out of a predetermined enlargement range, a page, which is linked to one of the selected and displayed hyperlinks, to an entire screen of the web browser.
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1. A method of searching a web browser, comprising:
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locating a pointer on a web browser using an input device; selecting one or more hyperlinks on the basis of the distance between the pointer and hyperlinks, and displaying the hyperlinks; and outputting, when a screen of the web browser is enlarged and a size of the screen is out of a predetermined enlargement range, a page, which is linked to one of the selected and displayed hyperlinks, to an entire screen of the web browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for searching a web browser using a zoom function, comprising:
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an input device locating a pointer on a web browser and enlarging and reducing a screen of the web browser; a distance-calculating unit calculating the distance between the pointer and hyperlinks; a hyperlink-selection/display unit selecting one or more hyperlinks on the basis of the distance and displaying the selected hyperlinks; and a screen-converting unit outputting, when the screen of the web browser is enlarged and the size of the screen is out of a predetermined enlargement range, a page, which is linked to one of the selected and displayed hyperlinks, to an entire screen of the web browser. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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