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Layer viewport for enhanced viewing in layered drawings

  • US 6,806,892 B1
  • Filed: 12/20/1999
  • Issued: 10/19/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for displaying hidden information on a display screen, the display screen displaying a plurality of application windows, a first window of the plurality of application windows obscuring the hidden information within a second window of the plurality of application windows, the method comprising:

  • a) creating a viewport as a topmost window in response to a first user interaction, wherein the viewport is moveable to any point on the display screen independent from the plurality of application windows;

    b) associating the second application window with the viewport in response to a second user interaction;

    c) displaying the hidden information in the viewport whenever the viewport is positioned over the hidden information; and

    d) capturing at least a portion of the hidden information displayed in the viewport as static information in the viewport.

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