Patents Examined by Sd D. Luu
  • Interactive virtual area browser for selecting and rescaling graphical representations of displayed data
    Patent number: 7197718
    Abstract: A computer implemented graphical user interface and data processing method is provided that facilitates manipulation of objects on a display by directly manipulating a graphic representation of an active area of data. The user can select an active region of a larger information area, reposition it relative to the information area, resize it and zoom in or out by directly manipulating the graphic representation of the active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry A. Westerman, George R. Borden, IV