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Computer display unit with attribute enhanced scroll bar

  • US 5,339,391 A
  • Filed: 08/04/1993
  • Issued: 08/16/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an interactive data display computer system including a processing unit for processing data, a memory for storing a data file, and a data display screen for displaying data to a user, said data display screen including a data display field in a first region and a scroll bar field in a second region separated form said first region, a method of presenting a user with an attribute-enhanced scroll bar comprising:

  • display in said data display field a portion of some but not all of said data file;

    displaying in said scroll bar field a shaft representing a length of said data file;

    displaying in said scroll bar field a car within said shaft representing a position of said portion relative to said length; and

    displaying in said scroll bar field an attribute map within said shaft comprising indicia representing a position of each occurrence of selected data in said data field relative to said length, said attribute map being visually distinguishable from said car.

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