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Electronic display and data processing apparatus for displaying text and graphics in a ring binder representation

  • US 5,438,662 A
  • Filed: 10/25/1994
  • Issued: 08/01/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic display and data processing apparatus for displaying a page of text or graphics and adapted to facilitate deleting or moving such a page of text or graphics, comprising:

  • a computer that stores data and that generates control signals; and

    a display controlled by the control signals to display a representation of a ring binder, including at least one ring, the ring of the ring binder being selected as a first step in deleting a page or moving a page whereby selecting the ring results in the ring appearing to be open;

    wherein the display is operable to be controlled by the control signals to display a representation of a bundle of several pages filed in the ring binder, and wherein a page lying uppermost in the bundle is selected when a user selects the ring and said selected uppermost page is shown in a reduced size compared to non-selected pages;

    wherein the display is further controlled by the control signals to display at least one option button after the user has selected the ring, the option button proposing a page management action selected from a group of page management actions comprising;

    an action of deleting the page that is bound in the ring binder;

    an action of moving the page to a new position in the ring binder;

    wherein said action of deleting the page that is bound in the ring binder, further comprises;

    an action of selecting the page to be deleted;

    an action of displaying the selected page on the display at a reduced size and in a position in which the selected page is no longer bound by the ring of the ring binder;

    an action of displaying a "Delete" button on a pop-up menu on the display, said "Delete" button, when selected, omitting the selected page from the display and displaying the ring binder with the rings closed.

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