Patent ID: 6097387
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for panning a graphical space across a display screen having a viewing area, comprising the steps of:displaying a portion of said graphical space on said display screen which is smaller than said graphical space;positioning a cursor at a selected position on said display screen and activating an input device that controls said cursor such that a reference location is fixed at said selected position, said selected position being any location within the viewing area of said display screen;moving said cursor from said reference location on said display screen in a direction in which another portion of said graphical space which is to be displayed is located, such that a line between said cursor and said reference location is provided on said display screen to indicate said direction; andsliding said graphical space across said display screen in said direction until the desired portion of said graphical space is on said display screen.