Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Patent
1997-11-20
2000-06-13
Bayerl, Raymond J.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
345145, 345348, 345354, 345339, 707501, G06F 314
Patent
active
060755377
ABSTRACT:
A data processor controlled user interactive display system for displaying hypertext documents, each including a sequence of display screen pages received over a communications network such as the World Wide Web. Each of the pages contains a plurality of hotspots of varying dimensions, each of said hotspots being responsive to user interactive pointing means to display a linked document. The system has means for determining the dimensions and positions of said hotspots on said display page and means responsive to said determining means for dynamically creating a plurality of expanded hotspot zones, each respectively including one of said hotspots. The system then provides means responsive to said user interactive pointing means within a selected hotspot zone to display the document linked to the hotspot in said zone. These hotspot zones are highlighted when the user points to them to provide the user with a large and highly visible target zone within which he may access his selected hotspot.
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Adapathya Ravi Shankarnarayan
Bertram Randal Lee
Champion David Frederick
Sawin David Andrew
Bayerl Raymond J.
Cockburn Joscelyn G.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Kraft J. B.
Thai Cuong T.
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