Method of real-time incremental zooming
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1. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions which, when executed in a processing system, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
- moving a cursor from a first display point on a user interface to a second display point on said user interface, said second display point being away from a center of said user interface;
receiving a selection input associated with said second display point;
providing a detailed view of the second display point and centering the user interface around the second display point; and
maintaining a position of the cursor on the second display point,wherein the detailed view is obtained in a series of intermediate zooming levels,further comprising storing information for each of said intermediate zooming levels as a history.
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Abstract
A method for navigating a pointer on a graphical user interface (GUI) includes the steps of: scrolling an input device to locate the pointer corresponding to the input device on a point of interest within the GUI, depressing an actuating button associated with the input device on the point of interest, obtaining a detailed view of the point of interest while centering the point of interest on the GUI and maintaining a position of the pointer on the point of interest.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions which, when executed in a processing system, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
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moving a cursor from a first display point on a user interface to a second display point on said user interface, said second display point being away from a center of said user interface; receiving a selection input associated with said second display point; providing a detailed view of the second display point and centering the user interface around the second display point; and maintaining a position of the cursor on the second display point, wherein the detailed view is obtained in a series of intermediate zooming levels, further comprising storing information for each of said intermediate zooming levels as a history. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for handling a cursor on a user interface, comprising the steps of:
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moving a cursor from a first display point on a user interface to a second display point on said user interface, said second display point being away from a center of said user interface; receiving a selection input associated with said second display point; providing a detailed view of the second display point and centering the user interface around the second display point; and maintaining a position of the cursor on the second display point, wherein the detailed view is obtained in a series of intermediate zooming levels, further comprising storing information for each of said intermediate zooming levels as a history. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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