Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Patent
1997-04-21
1999-03-23
Breene, John E.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
345968, 345974, 707 5, 707 7, G06F 300
Patent
active
058866981
ABSTRACT:
Images representing search results are displayed on a screen of a computer system. The search results are responsive to a search in a database initiated by a user by entering a keyword or keywords via an input device. The images are displayed in such a way that an image corresponding to the highest matching value is the largest is size, while remaining matches are represented by images in direct proportion to their relevance to the keyword. In addition, the relevance of an image is indicated by its proximity to the keyword displayed on the screen: the closer the displayed image to the keyword, the more relevant the match represented by that image is to that keyword. This display operation is equivalent to two simultaneous searches with boolean operators "OR" and "AND". A graphical squeegee may be dragged across images representing search results in order to filter the results based on a keyword. The squeegee is displayed as a vertical bar and is associated with a keyword. As the squeegee is moved across the screen, images relevant to the keyword are moved while remaining images are not moved.
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Sciammarella Eduardo
Servan-Schreiber Franklin
Breene John E.
Frommer William S.
Sony Corporation
Sony Electronics Inc.
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