Patent ID: 6175845
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of presenting information via a user interface of a computer system, the computer system comprising a book component and a renderer component, comprising the steps of:said book determining page boundaries for pages in which information is to be presented, and communicating said page boundaries to said renderer;said renderer determining a number of pages, constrained by said page boundaries, required to fully render said information, and communicating said number of pages to said book;responsive to said book providing an input token representing a prominent element of information on a page, said renderer determining a current page number for the page containing the element of information represented by said token, and communicating said current page number to said book;responsive to a reflowing event requiring the presentation of a page including the prominent element of information, said book communicating said current page number to said renderer; andsaid renderer presenting said page including the prominent element of information in a display area, wherein the input token ensures the display of the prominent element after said reflowing event.