METHOD, DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR BROWSING INFORMATION ON A DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A hand-held device for browsing information, the handheld device comprising and being adapted to:
- show on the display a portion of the page residing around the predefined point and having a shape similar to the shape of the display,generate a mirror line by mirroring the reference line in relation to a line that is perpendicular to the display surface and travels via the reference point in response to tilting of the hand-held device in relation to the spatial initial state,define a hit point (xn,yn) where the mirror line hits the virtual surface and the page containing information, andshow on the display at least a portion of the page around the hit point, said portion to have a shape similar to the shape of the display, the position of the hit point on the page to correspond to the position of the reference point on the display.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method and program for browsing information on a hand-held device having a display is provided. The device includes (1) showing on the display a portion of the page residing around the predefined point and having a shape similar to the shape of the display, (2) generating a mirror line by mirroring the reference line in relation to a line that is perpendicular to the display surface and travels via the reference point in response to tilting of the hand-held device in relation to the spatial initial state, (3) defining a hit point (xn,yn) where the mirror line hits the virtual surface and the page containing information, and (4) showing on the display at least a portion of the page around the hit point, said portion to have a shape similar to the shape of the display, the position of the hit point on the page to correspond to the position of the reference point on the display.
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1. A hand-held device for browsing information, the handheld device comprising and being adapted to:
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show on the display a portion of the page residing around the predefined point and having a shape similar to the shape of the display, generate a mirror line by mirroring the reference line in relation to a line that is perpendicular to the display surface and travels via the reference point in response to tilting of the hand-held device in relation to the spatial initial state, define a hit point (xn,yn) where the mirror line hits the virtual surface and the page containing information, and show on the display at least a portion of the page around the hit point, said portion to have a shape similar to the shape of the display, the position of the hit point on the page to correspond to the position of the reference point on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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