Methods and systems for incrementally changing text representation
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsBenjamin B. Bederson, Lance E. Good, Mark J. Stefik
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Abstract
To reduce required display space, a text segment is reduced in size by successively eliminating portions of the text segment and by reducing a size of text of the text segment and/or a spacing between characters of the text segment. The reduction is thus visually represented in a step-wise manner, and recognizability of the text segment is maintained, even if the final representation of the text does not carry a full meaning and/or is not independently comprehensible, because of the impression left in the mind of the user by the step-wise reduction of the text segment. The reduction may be animated.
Claims26
A method of incrementally changing text representation, comprising:
- obtaining a text segment;
- and
- reducing space occupied by the text segment on a display by successively eliminating portions of the text segment and by reducing at least one of (a) a size of text of the text segment and (b) a spacing between characters of the text segment.
An incremental text change representation system, comprising:
- a controller that reduces space occupied by the text segment on a display device by successively eliminating portions of the text segment, and by reducing at least one of (a) a size of text of the text segment and (b) a spacing between characters of the text segment.
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