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First Claim
1. A method of displaying information on a multi-component display, said method comprising:
- displaying a graphical object on a first display screen of said multi-component display; and
in response to an event, displaying said graphical object on a second display screen of said multi-component display, wherein said first and second display screens overlap, and wherein said displaying said graphical object on said second display screen is operable to provide a visual indication of said event.
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Abstract
Methods and multi-component displays for displaying graphical objects are disclosed. A method includes displaying a graphical object on a first display screen of the multi-component display. In response to an event, the graphical object is displayed on a second display screen of the multi-component display, wherein the first and second display screens overlap, and wherein the displaying the graphical object on the second display screen is operable to provide a visual indication of the event. Another method includes displaying a first graphical object on a first display screen of the multi-component display and displaying a second graphical object on a second display screen of the multi-component display. In response to an overlap of the first and second graphical objects, the overlapping portion of the first and second graphical objects is displayed with a visual attribute distinct from respective visual attributes of the first and second graphical objects.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of displaying information on a multi-component display, said method comprising:
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displaying a graphical object on a first display screen of said multi-component display; and in response to an event, displaying said graphical object on a second display screen of said multi-component display, wherein said first and second display screens overlap, and wherein said displaying said graphical object on said second display screen is operable to provide a visual indication of said event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A multi-component display comprising:
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a first display screen for displaying a graphical object; and a second display screen for displaying said graphical object in response to an event, wherein said first and second display screens overlap, and wherein said second display screen is further operable to display said graphical object to provide a visual indication of said event. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of displaying information on a multi-component display, said method comprising:
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displaying a first graphical object on a first display screen of said multi-component display; and displaying a second graphical object on a second display screen of said multi-component display, wherein said first and second display screens overlap; and in response to an overlap of said first and second graphical objects, displaying said overlapping portion of said first and second graphical objects with a visual attribute distinct from respective visual attributes of said first and second graphical objects. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A multi-component display comprising:
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a first display screen for displaying a first graphical object; a second display screen for displaying a second graphical object, wherein said first and second display screens overlap; and wherein said first and second display screens are further operable to display said first and second graphical objects in an overlapped arrangement, and wherein said first and second display screens are further operable to display an overlapping portion of said first and second graphical objects with a visual attribute distinct from respective visual attributes of said first and second graphical objects. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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Specification