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Method and apparatus for viewpoint collaboration

  • US 7,269,794 B2
  • Filed: 09/11/2003
  • Issued: 09/11/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method in a data processing system for managing messages, the method comprising:

  • displaying a viewport on a display in association with a chat window, wherein the viewport defines an area on the display;

    responsive to a user input to select an image, defining the image as graphical data in the area defined by the viewport to form a selected image; and

    placing a marker in a text message in the chat window, wherein the marker is associated with the selected image.wherein the viewport includes a hot spot and further comprising;

    responsive to movement of the viewport to another location, determining whether the hot spot is over a graphical object; and

    resizing the viewport to encompass the graphical object if the hot spot is over the graphical object.

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