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System and method of providing a navigational aide

  • US 6,771,284 B1
  • Filed: 03/01/2000
  • Issued: 08/03/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of providing a navigational aide, comprising:

  • monitoring displayed data on a display device, wherein the displayed data having at least one section from a plurality of sections;

    detecting at least one marker of the plurality of sections of the displayed data, the marker being detected by identifying a boundary of the at least one section of the displayed data, the boundary having a threshold value located along a displayed bar of a displayed scroll box of a scroll bar software feature;

    identifying the boundary of the at least one section using a scroll height, the scroll height including a number of pixels in the body element, a scrollby procedure is utilized to determine how many pixels are scrolled per individual scroll occurrence, a variable is assigned a value of scroll height and reduced by the value of each found value of the scrollby procedure after a scroll occurrence, wherein when the variable is equal or less than the threshold value of the boundary of the section of the displayed data is detected; and

    displaying the navigational aide as a formatted pop-up menu proximally to at least one of a displayed cursor, the marker of the section of the displayed data, and the displayed bar, wherein the navigational aide is displayed in response to the detected marker of the section of displayed data.

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