Patent ID: 6169535
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
A display system having an adjustment state for each of a plurality of adjustment characteristics, at least one of the adjustment characteristics being an adjustment characteristic for size, the display system comprising: an image in a display having visual characteristics which are representative of the adjustment state for at least one of the adjustment characteristics, the image having a perimeter; a plurality of regions in the display associated with the image, each of the regions corresponding to one of the adjustment states; a cursor which is movable in the display in response to movements from a pointer device, the cursor having visual image; logic for detecting when the cursor is moved to a region in the display associated with a selected one of the adjustment characteristics; logic for detecting selection of the pointer device while the cursor is at a location in the region associated with the selected adjustment characteristic; logic for adjusting the display system according to the selected adjustment characteristic in response to a selection of the pointer device; and logic for expanding or contracting the image in response to detecting a selection of the pointer device while the cursor is stationary at a location separated from the image and in a region associated with an adjustment characteristic for size such that the perimeter of the image meets the cursor to indicate a change in the state of the adjustment characteristic for size.