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Searchlight navigation using headtracker to reveal hidden or extra document data

  • US 9,377,862 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2013
  • Issued: 06/28/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for displaying a user interface on a display of a head worn computer, the method comprising:

  • displaying a first layer of information identifying individual hyperlinks in the user interface on the display of the head worn computer;

    receiving a directional input from at least one of body movement, eye tracking, or hand gestures; and

    enabling a spotlight area of the user interface, the spotlight area encompassing a portion of the user interface that is smaller than the entire user interface and having a boundary that is independent of content within the user interface, the spotlight area(i) highlighting one or more of the individual hyperlinks on the display with a second layer of information, (ii) exploding the hyperlinks apart from one another within the spotlight area and (iii) listing one or more labels corresponding to the hyperlinks around the outside of the spotlight area, the spotlight area being located in the user interface based on the received directional input.

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