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Method and system for displaying hypertext documents with visual effects

  • US 6,141,018 A
  • Filed: 03/12/1997
  • Issued: 10/31/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method in a computer system for displaying a document, the method comprising:

  • retrieving from the document an indication that an image described by a page description language is to be displayed within a display area with a bounce visual effect, the display area having borders; and

    repeating the following steps to present the visual effect of bounding the image between the borders of the display area;

    scrolling the image within the display area in a current direction; and

    when a portion of the image is scrolled to intersect a border of the display area, reversing the direction of scrolling the image within the display area so that the image scrolls in a new current direction that is reverse of the previous current direction.

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