Space-Optimizing Content Display

• US 20080270894A1
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Seitz, Edward F., Whittle, Derrick Wang
• Granted Patent: US 10,268,359 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/256
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars

Abstract

An apparatus, method, computer system, and computer program product to optimize space available for displaying text descriptions in a limited area, such as a sidebar. Space is optimized by displaying only the maximum portion of the text describing each selection that will fit within the limited area, thereby allowing space to display additional text descriptions in the remaining portion of the limited area. Positioning a pointer over the maximum portion of the text causes the complete portion of the text to be displayed. The complete portion of the text can serve as a link to content related to the text. Space is also optimized by providing a thin scroll bar to add space for displaying content within a window.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a maximum portion of a text that can be displayed within an area when a complete portion of the text cannot be displayed within the area; and

displaying the complete portion of the text in response to a mouseover event occurring with reference to the maximum portion.