Patent ID: 8196060
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G01C,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying a planar image, comprising: providing an inside region and an outside region on a display, wherein the outside region completely surrounds the inside region with a boundary that separates the outside region from the inside region; displaying a portion of the planar image on the display; displaying a moveable cursor over the portion of the planar image on the display; fixing the planar image with respect to the display when the moveable cursor is positioned in the inside region, wherein the planar image is fixed with respect to the display by the portion of the planar image displayed on the display being unchanged; scrolling the planar image across the display when the moveable cursor is positioned in the outside region, wherein the planar image is scrolled across the display in a direction from the inside region towards the moveable cursor by changing the portion of the planar image displayed on the display; displaying a first closed loop line at the boundary that separates the outside region from the inside region of the display when the moveable cursor is positioned in the inside region of the display; and displaying a second closed loop line with a shape changed as compared to the first closed loop line when the moveable cursor is positioned in the outside region of the display, wherein the second closed loop line includes a boundary portion that coincides with a portion of the boundary and a projecting portion connected to the boundary portion and extending into the outside region with a tip at or close to a position of the moveable cursor, wherein the projecting portion moves as a function of movement of the moveable cursor in the outside region of the display.