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System and method for displaying information using a compass

  • US 7,461,345 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2006
  • Issued: 12/02/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of displaying information, comprising:

  • retrieving the information from a server over a network responsive to a request;

    displaying a portion of the information in a first display area of a display device;

    displaying, in a second display area of the display device, a user interface control for controlling the display of the information in the first display area;

    receiving, on the user interface control, an indication from a user to move the view of the information, the indication including a selection by the user of a point on the user interface control;

    identifying a direction and a distance of the selected point from a reference point on the user interface control; and

    in response to the received indication, changing the view of the information to display a different portion of the information in the first display area, the view of the information changing in a direction corresponding to the identified direction and at a speed corresponding to the identified distance.

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