Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-19
2005-04-19
Robinson, Greta (Department: 2167)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
Reexamination Certificate
active
06882354
ABSTRACT:
A graphical user interface uses scroll bars having a single pixel width and a much larger scroll button or thumb. Both the scroll bar and the scroll button may be controlled to have selective degrees of transparency so that they underlying image information may be seen under certain conditions. In one application, the scroll bar itself is invisible until a cursor approaches to within a specified proximity. The graphical user interface permit scroll bars to be displayed which follow an arbitrary path in either two or three dimensions.
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Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Robinson Greta
Sun Microsystems Inc.
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