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Patent US6496204 - Method and apparatus of displaying objects on client areas and display ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method and apparatus are disclosed for displaying an object in a plurality of independent client areas where the relationship among the objects displayed in a plurality of client areas can be easily understood at a glance. In a display method in which a plurality of independent client areas exist and...http://www.google.com/patents/US6496204?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6496204 - Method and apparatus of displaying objects on client areas and display device used thereforAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6496204 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/401,456Publication dateDec 17, 2002Filing dateSep 22, 1999Priority dateSep 22, 1998Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1200335C, CN1250181A, EP0989482A2, EP0989482A3Publication number09401456, 401456, US 6496204 B1, US 6496204B1, US-B1-6496204, US6496204 B1, US6496204B1InventorsKoichi NakamuraOriginal AssigneeInternational Business Machines CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (9), Referenced by (24), Classifications (11), Legal Events (8) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus of displaying objects on client areas and display device used therefor
US 6496204 B1Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for displaying an object in a plurality of independent client areas where the relationship among the objects displayed in a plurality of client areas can be easily understood at a glance. In a display method in which a plurality of independent client areas exist and at least one of the client areas independently scrolls, this invention relates to a method of displaying a relationship between objects displayed in a plurality of client areas the relative position of which is changed by scrolling a client area. A first aspect of the invention relates to displaying by following the movement caused by scrolling. A second aspect of the invention relates to displaying by enlarging the object by the amount of movement caused by scrolling. A third aspect of the invention relates to displaying by marking a junction between objects in scrolling. In either case, correlation of objects displayed in a plurality of client areas can be visually understood at a glance easily. The display method is implemented by a display device comprising an overall control part, a client area control part and control parts for various figures.
The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for displaying an object and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for displaying an object in a plurality of independent client areas where at least one of the client areas independently scrolls for allowing the relationship among the objects, the relative position of which is changed by a scroll of a client area, to be visually easily understood while they are displayed in a plurality of client areas.
Various applications have been heretofore used in which a plurality of independent client areas exist and at least one of the client areas independently scrolls. FIG. 21 shows an example of a display screen of such applications in which a client area A is provided in parallel with a client area B and scroll bars 50A, 50B are provided in each client area. Generally, the scroll bars 50A, 50B are generated by a function of an operating system when the client areas A, B are smaller than a logical display area 51. As shown in FIG. 21, when a plurality of independent client areas exist, it is desired to display a point or an area in the client area A in correlation to a point or an area in the client area B.
The inventive method of displaying objects in a plurality of client areas relate to a method in which a plurality of independent client areas exist and at least one of the client areas independently scrolls and particularly to a method of displaying a relationship between objects displayed in a plurality of client areas the relative position of which is changed by scrolling a client area. In a first aspect of the invention, an object is displayed by following the movement caused by scrolling. In a second aspect of the invention, an object is displayed by enlarging the object by the amount of movement caused by scrolling. In a third aspect of the invention, an object is displayed by marking a junction between objects in scrolling. In either case, correlation of objects displayed in a plurality of client areas can be visually understood at a glance easily.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an example of the display device of this invention for displaying an object displayed in a plurality of client areas;
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an example of the display device of this invention for displaying an object displayed in a plurality of client areas. In the following description, an example of an object lying across a plurality of client areas is described as an object displayed in a plurality of client areas. As conventionally seen, there are scroll bars in the client areas A and B. The scroll bars are generated by a function of an operating system when the client areas A and B are smaller than a logical display area. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the display device 1 of this invention is provided with an overall control part 10, a client area control part 20 and a control part 30 for various figures. The overall control part 10 is provided with a client area managing part and a rendering object managing part 12. Client area information managed by the client area managing part 11 is stored in a client area managing table 13. Rendering object information managed by the rendering object managing part 12 is stored in a rendering object managing table 14.
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