Space-conserving interface control for presenting and manipulating multidimensional state
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1. In an electronic display system, a method of displaying information on a display device of said system, said method comprising:
- forming an array of user selectable elements on said display, each of said elements representing at least one of a plurality of attributes and a position of each of said elements in said array representing its position in a collection of said attributes, and each of said elements having graphical information indicating the state of a corresponding one of said attributes; and
providing additional information about a state of a corresponding element when latter said element is selected.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying information on a display device of limited display area. More specifically, an array of elements is formed on the display where each of the elements represents an attribute and has graphical information indicating the state of the attribute. Further, the position of each element in the array represents its position in a collection of attributes. Each element is also user selectable, so that when the element is selected, further information on the attribute is displayed.
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1. In an electronic display system, a method of displaying information on a display device of said system, said method comprising:
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forming an array of user selectable elements on said display, each of said elements representing at least one of a plurality of attributes and a position of each of said elements in said array representing its position in a collection of said attributes, and each of said elements having graphical information indicating the state of a corresponding one of said attributes; and
providing additional information about a state of a corresponding element when latter said element is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In an electronic display system, an apparatus for displaying information on a display device of said system, said apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting signals to said display device to cause said display device to form an array of elements on said display, each of said elements representing at least one of a plurality of attributes and a position of each of said elements in said array representing its position in a list of said attributes, and each of said elements having graphical information indicating the state of a corresponding one of said attributes; and
a receiver for receiving user selection input for elements displayed on said device wherein said display device displays additional information about the state of at least one of said attributes in response to said user selection input. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for:
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forming an array of user selectable elements on said display, each of said elements representing at least one of a plurality of attributes and a position of each of said elements in said array representing its position in a collection of said attributes, and each of said elements having graphical information indicating the state of a corresponding one of said attributes; and
providing additional information about a state of a corresponding element when latter said element is selected.
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