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Method and apparatus for displaying full and selected dynamic data in a data processing system

  • US 6,870,551 B1
  • Filed: 01/28/1999
  • Issued: 03/22/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method in a data processing system for displaying data, the method comprising the data processing system implemented steps of:

  • receiving a stream of data;

    displaying the stream of data in a scrolling display field in which data is scrolling;

    responsive to a user input selecting a portion of the data in the stream of data being displayed, halting scrolling of the data in the scrolling display field;

    creating a stationary display field;

    restoring scrolling of the data in the scrolling display field; and

    responsive to changes in the previously selected data in the stream of data being received, updating the scrolling display field and the stationary display field.

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