Next/current/last ticker graphical presentation method
First Claim
1. A method for displaying information in an information processing system such that visual distraction and user stress and fatigue are minimized, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing access to a stream of headlines;
defining a successor headline for each accessed headline of the stream;
providing means for displaying an accessed headline;
providing means such that at predetermined intervals the displayed headline is replaced by its successor headline;
displaying the accessed headline as a single, horizontal line of symbols that does not scroll in the horizontal direction;
substituting the successor headline for the displayed headline at the predetermined intervals such that visual distraction and user stress and fatigue are minimized; and
repeating the previous two steps until stopped.
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Abstract
A method for displaying a group of headlines from a headline stream across the bottom of a computer graphical user interface display provides a solid polygon shaped display which displays a headline, its immediate predecessor and its immediate successor on adjacent polygon faces. At predetermined intervals the bar rotates so that the successor headline moves into a dominant position, the previous headline moves to a predecessor position, and a new successor headline is displayed. In one embodiment, the predecessor and successor headlines are foreshortened to enhance the suggestion of a three-dimensional solid polygon being displayed and rotated about a central axis. The headline display method is less distracting than the usual ticker tape display, and is easier to read because the eye does not have to follow moving text. In another embodiment, the user double clicks on the a displayed headline to retrieve and display an associated news story. In another embodiment, the user can advance or retreat the display along the headline stream by alternatively single clicking on a successor or predecessor headline, respectively. In another group of embodiments, the invention defines an object for displaying headline type information.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for displaying information in an information processing system such that visual distraction and user stress and fatigue are minimized, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing access to a stream of headlines;
defining a successor headline for each accessed headline of the stream;
providing means for displaying an accessed headline;
providing means such that at predetermined intervals the displayed headline is replaced by its successor headline;
displaying the accessed headline as a single, horizontal line of symbols that does not scroll in the horizontal direction;
substituting the successor headline for the displayed headline at the predetermined intervals such that visual distraction and user stress and fatigue are minimized; and
repeating the previous two steps until stopped. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product for use with a computer system, comprising:
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a computer readable medium;
means provided on the medium for directing the computer system to perform the following steps, defining a method for displaying information such that visual distraction and user stress and fatigue are minimized;
providing means for receiving a stream of headlines;
defining a successor headline for each received headline of the stream;
providing means for displaying a received headline;
providing automatic update means such that at predetermined intervals the displayed headline is replaced by its successor headline;
displaying the received headline as a single, horizontal line of symbols that does not scroll in the horizontal direction;
replacing the displayed headline by its successor headline at the predetermined intervals, wherein the successor headline is substituted for the displayed headline;
the duration of the interval being selected to minimize visual distraction and user stress and fatigue; and
repeating the displaying and replacing steps until stopped.
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13. An object for displaying a plurality of headlines from a stream of successive headlines such that visual distraction and user stress and fatigue are minimized, comprising:
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means for receiving a stream of successive headlines;
means for displaying a headline and a predetermined number of successor headlines, wherein each headline is displayed as a single, horizontal line of symbols that does not scroll in the horizontal direction;
means for advancing each headline to replace in the display its immediate predecessor, the original headline being no longer displayed and an immediate successor to the last displayed headline being received and displayed; and
said advancing means being repeated at a predetermined interval, the duration of the interval being selected to minimize visual distraction and user stress and fatigue. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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