User interface for dynamic presentation of text with a variable

Details User interface for dynamic presentation of text with a variable User interface for dynamic presentation of text with a variable

1997-03-14

2000-05-23

Brier, Jeffery

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

Light pen for fluid matrix display panel

345145, G09G 534, G09G 510

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, method and article of manufacture of the present invention provide an enhanced user interface for a computer system that permits the user to adjust the speed at which text is continuously presented. The invention provides a method for defining a region of the display at which text is preferably read, and further provides a user interface for adjusting the speed of text display according to a screen location corresponding to that at which text is being read at any time. The features of the present invention allow a user to optimize reading speed and comprehension depending on the user's personal characteristics, preferences, and abilities, as well as the characteristics of the text.

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