Screen space management apparatus and method, and information display system, notament for computer based training
AssigneeThales Nederland B.V.
InventorsHans Michael Jacobs, Thomas John Muller
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Abstract
This invention proposes an apparatus in order to save screen space and to have a well-organised screen. The apparatus for managing the screen space of a display screen comprises: a storage medium which comprises at least one primary tab and or each primary tab at least one associated element, a display means which displays at least one of the stored primary tabs on the display screen, a selection means to allow the selection of at least one of the displayed primary tab so that if a primary tab is selected, its associated element is displayed.
Claims14
An apparatus for managing the screen space of a display screen 1, characterised in that this apparatus comprises:
- a storage medium 5 which comprises at least one primary tab 2 and for each primary tab 2 at least one associated element 4,
- a display means 6 which displays at least one of the stored primary tab 2 on the display screen 1,
- a selection means 7 to allow the selection of at least one of the displayed primary tab 2 so that if a primary tab 2 is selected, its associated element 4 is displayed.
An method of screen space management characterised by the following steps:
- displaying at least one primary tab 2 on the display screen 1,
- selecting a primary tab 2,
- displaying on the display screen 1 an element 4 associated to the selected primary tab 2.
A system according to the preceding claim characterised in that it is used in a computer based training system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.