Patent ID: 6396474
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An apparatus providing visual feedback while manipulating text, the apparatus comprising:a) a computer system including: 1) a central processing unit; 2) a display device for displaying images and text, the display device being coupled to the central processing unit; 3) a control device for interactively positioning a visible symbol on the display device, the control device having a button having a first position and a second position, the control device being coupled to the central processing unit; b) a first process coupled to the central processing unit, the first process creating a text object from selected text; c) a zooming process coupled to the central processing unit, the zooming process causing the zooming from a first bounding rectangle for the selected block of text at the source location to a second bounding rectangle for the selected block of text at the destination location such that the movement of the first bounding rectangle to the size and location of the second bounding rectangle at the destination location is animated.