Expanding thumbnail with metadata overlay
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- displaying on a display device a collection of thumbnail images in a graphical user interface, each thumbnail image representing a distinct selectable product or service;
receiving user input moving a cursor displayed on the display device;
determining whether the cursor is positioned within a region associated with a first one of the thumbnail images, and while the cursor is positioned within the region, displaying an enlarged version of the first thumbnail image, the enlarged version having a boundary and including an overlay confined within the boundary of the enlarged version, the overlay at least partially covering the enlarged version and displaying (i) data associated with the product or service represented by the first thumbnail image and (ii) a pull-down menu for performing at least one action on the product or service represented by the first thumbnail image; and
removing the enlarged version responsive to when the cursor is no longer positioned in the region.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer program products for displaying graphical images are provided. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes displaying on a display device a collection of thumbnail images in a graphical user interface, each thumbnail image representing a distinct selectable object and receiving user inputs moving a cursor displayed on the display device. The method also includes determining whether the cursor is positioned within a region associated with a first one of the thumbnail images, and while the cursor is positioned within a region associated with the first one of the thumbnail images, displaying an enlarged version of the first one of the thumbnail images, the enlarged version including the image and an overlay over the image, the overlay displaying data associated with the object represented by the first one of the thumbnail images.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying on a display device a collection of thumbnail images in a graphical user interface, each thumbnail image representing a distinct selectable product or service; receiving user input moving a cursor displayed on the display device; determining whether the cursor is positioned within a region associated with a first one of the thumbnail images, and while the cursor is positioned within the region, displaying an enlarged version of the first thumbnail image, the enlarged version having a boundary and including an overlay confined within the boundary of the enlarged version, the overlay at least partially covering the enlarged version and displaying (i) data associated with the product or service represented by the first thumbnail image and (ii) a pull-down menu for performing at least one action on the product or service represented by the first thumbnail image; and removing the enlarged version responsive to when the cursor is no longer positioned in the region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product, encoded on a tangible program carrier, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
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displaying on a display device a collection of thumbnail images in a graphical user interface, each thumbnail image representing a distinct selectable product or service; receiving user input moving a cursor displayed on the display device; determining whether the cursor is positioned within a region associated with a first one of the thumbnail images, and while the cursor is positioned within the region, displaying an enlarged version of the first thumbnail image, the enlarged version having a boundary and including an overlay confined within the boundary of the enlarged version, the overlay at least partially covering the enlarged version and displaying (i) data associated with the product or service represented by the first thumbnail image and (ii) a pull-down menu for performing at least one action on the product or service represented by the first thumbnail image; and removing the enlarged version responsive to when the cursor is no longer positioned in the region. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a user interface device; and one or more computers operable to interact with the user interface device and to; display on a display device a collection of thumbnail images in a graphical user interface, each thumbnail image representing a distinct selectable product or service; receive user input moving a cursor displayed on the display device; determine whether the cursor is positioned within a region associated with a first one of the thumbnail images, and while the cursor is positioned within the region, display an enlarged version of the first thumbnail image, the enlarged version having a boundary and including an overlay confined within the boundary of the enlarged version, the overlay at least partially covering the enlarged version and displaying data associated with the product or service represented by the first thumbnail image and (ii) a pull-down menu for performing at least one action on the product or service represented by the first thumbnail image; and removing the enlarged version responsive to when the cursor is no longer positioned in the region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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