Zooming controller
April 18, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesTouch controlled zoom of waveform displays Method and apparatus for generating variably scaled displays Method of and apparatus for controlling a display Real estate search and location system and method Variable speed, image pan method and apparatus Method for presenting compressed electronic day calendar information in an interactive information handling system Dynamic graphical analysis of network data Zooming controller Patent #: 6061062 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 551411 filed on 04/18/2000ExaminersPrimary: Brier, JefferyAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 003/00AbstractA method and device for accessing a broad data field having a fine resolution. The user selects a scale which can be varied. The scale controls a range within the data field. By moving the range to encompass different portions of the data field, the user can scan that portion of the data field. The present invention allows the user to simultaneously select the scale while moving the range over different portions of the data field. Thus, the user can "zoom in" and "zoom out" of different portions of the data field.In one embodiment of the present invention, a particular piece of data within the broad data field can be accessed. First, the scale is selectively varied, thereby controlling a range within the data field. Then, the range is moved to encompass portions of the data field in which the piece of data resides. Next, the scale is successively decreased while, simultaneously, points successively closer to the location are kept with the range. The scale is decreased (i.e., increasing the range's resolution) and the range is moved in this manner until the piece of data is actually accessed. | |
