Method of communication using sized icons, text, and audio

Details Method of communication using sized icons, text, and audio Method of communication using sized icons, text, and audio

1996-04-03

1998-04-21

Breene, John E.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display driving control circuitry

Controlling the condition of display elements

345439, 345978, G06F 300

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057427798

ABSTRACT:
Language oriented information is communicated to and from a user by the use of a computer with a dynamic graphics display, having a pointing device for visually indicating a position through a cursor on the display. Various embodiments of the method include calling an icon to attention when the cursor is positioned on the icon, auto projecting an icon when it is activated, changing the icon image to denote its terminal node status, varying the play back speed of the audio/visual aspect of an icon, moving among different layers of a hierarchical database, and text searching and matching with icons.

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