Data processing system display screen including an image alteration area

• US 7,009,600 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2002
• Issued: 03/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jones, Jeffrey Allen, Sanchez-Cifuentes, Alvaro
• Primary Examiner(s): Awad, Amr A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHENG, TOM V
• Application Number:
  US10/246,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20040119699A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,265 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173, 345/660, 345/661, 345/663, 345/666, 345/667, 345/671
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• 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

Abstract

A data processing system, method, and computer program product are disclosed which include a display screen within a housing. The housing includes a horizontal mechanism parallel to a horizontal side of the display screen and a vertical mechanism parallel to a vertical side of the display screen. The display screen includes a display area and an image alteration area. The image alteration area may be accessed through the vertical and horizontal mechanisms. An input may be received at a discrete point along one of the mechanisms. In response to a receipt of an input, an image displayed within the display area is magnified.

Claims

1. A display screen within a housing, comprising:

a horizontal mechanism in the housing parallel to a horizontal side of the display screen;

a vertical mechanism in the housing parallel to a vertical side of the display screen;

means for receiving input at at least one discrete point along one of the mechanisms for indicating an area of the display screen to be magnified;

an open guide through said housing for receiving a pointing device;

said means for receiving input being an image alteration area;

said open guide being located over said image alteration area; and

said pointing device capable of touching said image alteration area when said pointing device is received within said open guide.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

said pointing device being a stylus.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

said pointing device being a user'"'"'s finger.