Patent ID: 6345893
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: A61B,G06F,H04N

Abstract:
A computer implemented method for assisting a user in the control and operation of a computer system, the computer system having a display device, the computer system providing information content for display, such information content potentially containing more content such as characters, pictures, lines, or pixels than can be conveniently displayed entirely on the display device at one time, the computer implemented method comprising the acts of:coupling a display device to a computer system; mapping information content generated by the computer system into a virtual desktop suitable for conveying the information to the user; displaying a certain portion of the virtual desktop using the computer system's display device; tracking movements of the user relative to the display device; and adjusting the displayed certain portion of the virtual desktop in a manner related to the tracked movements of the display device, whereby the user is able to traverse the entire information content mapped to the virtual desktop and examine any certain portion or segment of the information content using the computer system's display device.