Patent ID: 6448986
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
A system having a display for viewing a screen of data in a window of a first predetermined size, the system comprising:means for defining a control region within the window and a display region having a second predetermined size less than the first predetermined size; a cursor selectively moveable into and out of the control region; means for managing characteristics of at least one of the window and the screen of data displayed therein; graphical objects corresponding to the managing means; means for displaying the graphical objects in the control region in response to the cursor being located in the control region, and for hiding the graphical objects from display in the window in response to the cursor being located outside the control region; means for rescaling the screen of data by a sufficient amount to fill substantially all of the display region with substantially all of the screen of data in response to the display of the graphical objects, and to fill substantially all of the window with substantially all of the screen of data in response to the hiding of the graphical objects.