Maximize data visibility using slated viewer

Patent 7414627 Issued on August 19, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 7, 2025. 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.

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Inventor

Lau, Shelley

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

Application

No. 11295913 filed on 12/07/2005

US Classes:

345/471, Alteration of stored font345/467, Character generating345/649, Rotation345/6533D manipulations

Examiners

Primary: Tung, Kee M.
Assistant: Lay, Michelle K.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

G06T 11/00

Abstract

A slanted viewer is provided to maximize data visibility. In the context of computer graphics and a rendering technique, the slanted viewer's use of three-dimensional rendering provides an instant view of full data without compromising the visibility of other view areas or data and with minimum user interactions. The slanted viewer combines the use of two-dimensional and three-dimensional concepts to enhance, as well as to preserve, a well-established user interaction environment and navigation system. The slanted viewer serves effectively in viewers showing extended length of text or objects horizontally.

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