Efficient display of objects of interest to a user through a graphical user interface
First Claim
1. A display system for displaying objects of interest within a displayed area of interest, the display system comprising:
- a display screen on which a representation of the area of interest and representations of each object of interest are displayed;
input components;
electronically encoded data that describes the area of interest and objects of interest; and
control logic thatuses the electronically encoded data to display the representation of the area of interest on the display screen,emphasizes a first portion of the objects of interest by using the electronically encoded data to display a first type of graphical representation on the display screen to represent each of the first portion of the objects of interest and provide for selection of each of the first portion of the objects of interest, anddeemphasizes a second portion of the objects of interest by using the electronically encoded data to display a second type of graphical representation on the display screen to represent each of the second portion of the objects of interest.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include methods and systems for efficient display of object of interest within, or superimposed over, a display of a region of interest. In one embodiment of the present invention, when more than a threshold number of objects of interest need to be displayed, a portion of the objects of interest are graphically emphasized, or displayed using large, easily identified and manipulated icons, while the remaining objects of interest are displayed using small icons, or graphically deemphasized. A user may select an alternative portion of the objects of interest for graphical emphasis, deemphasizing any formerly emphasized objects of interest and leaving deemphasized any object of interest not within the alternative portion of the object of interested selected for emphasis.
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1. A display system for displaying objects of interest within a displayed area of interest, the display system comprising:
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a display screen on which a representation of the area of interest and representations of each object of interest are displayed; input components; electronically encoded data that describes the area of interest and objects of interest; and control logic that uses the electronically encoded data to display the representation of the area of interest on the display screen, emphasizes a first portion of the objects of interest by using the electronically encoded data to display a first type of graphical representation on the display screen to represent each of the first portion of the objects of interest and provide for selection of each of the first portion of the objects of interest, and deemphasizes a second portion of the objects of interest by using the electronically encoded data to display a second type of graphical representation on the display screen to represent each of the second portion of the objects of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for displaying objects of interest within a displayed area of interest, the method comprising:
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assigning each object of interest to either a first portion of emphasized objects of interest that are selectable or to a second portion of deemphasized objects of interest; displaying the area of interest; displaying a graphical representation of a first type of graphical representation for each object of interest in the first portion of emphasized objects of interest; and displaying a graphical representation of a second type of graphical representation for each object of interest in the second portion of deemphasized objects of interest. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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