Coordinate evaluation

• US 20090051706A1
• Filed: 09/05/2008
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Inventors: Fleming, Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/231,995
• Publication Number:
  US 20090051706A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/660
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/20 Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/145 related to small screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

An operating platform- and device-neutral user interface is provided. Through the use of the disclosed user interface, device-particular nuances with regard to the rendering of information are overcome thereby allowing for greater pervasiveness of mobile device usage and reduction in development and management costs through the improvement and consistency of functionality and rendering of information.

Claims

1. A method for rendering information in a display environment, comprising:

establishing a unit of scale;

identifying a first coordinate as a base coordinate; and

calculating a second coordinate as a linear function of the base coordinate plus a modifier wherein the unit of scale is a constant in the linear function.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second coordinates are points on a Cartesian grid.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the Cartesian grid is two-dimensional.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the Cartesian grid is three-dimensional.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second coordinates are polar coordinates.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the unit of scale is a pixel.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising calculating a third coordinate as a linear function of the base coordinate plus a modifier wherein the unit of scale is a constant in the linear function.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the base coordinate is the first coordinate.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the base coordinate is the second coordinate.