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US 7,461,345 B2Granted
System and method for displaying information using a compass
AssigneeAdobe Systems Incorporated
InventorTy Lettau
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Abstract
A system and method displays a compass control with a map or other image. The compass control displays locations that may be displayed on the map, as well as locations that are outside of the map area being displayed, to allow the user to view such locations and interact with them.
Claims36
A method of displaying information, comprising:
- retrieving the information from a server over a network responsive to a request;
- displaying a portion of the information in a first display area of a display device;
- displaying, in a second display area of the display device, a user interface control for controlling the display of the information in the first display area;
- receiving, on the user interface control, an indication from a user to move the view of the information, the indication including a selection by the user of a point on the user interface control;
- identifying a direction and a distance of the selected point from a reference point on the user interface control;
- and
- in response to the received indication, changing the view of the information to display a different portion of the information in the first display area, the view of the information changing in a direction corresponding to the identified direction and at a speed corresponding to the identified distance.
4 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- storage, coupled to the processor, including executable instructions for performing operations comprising:
- retrieving information from a server over a network responsive to a request,
- displaying a portion of the information in a first display area of a display device,
- displaying, in a second display area of the display device, a user interface control for controlling the display of the information in the first display area,
- receiving, on the user interface control, an indication from a user to move the view of the information, the indication including a selection by the user of a point on the user interface control,
- identifying a direction and a distance of the selected point from a reference point on the user interface control, and
- in response to the received indication, changing the view of the information to display a different portion of the information in the first display area, the view of the information changing in a direction corresponding to the identified direction and at a speed corresponding to the identified distance.
6 more elements
A computer readable medium storing a computer program, the computer program including instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
- retrieving information from a server over a network responsive to a request;
- displaying a portion of the information in a first display area of a display device;
- displaying, in a second display area of the display device, a user interface control for controlling the display of the information in the first display area;
- receiving, on the user interface control, an indication from a user to move the view of the information, the indication including a selection by the user of a point on the user interface control;
- identifying a direction and a distance of the selected point from a reference point on the user interface control;
- and
- in response to the received indication, changing the view of the information to display a different portion of the information in the first display area, the view of the information changing in a direction corresponding to the identified direction and at a speed corresponding to the identified distance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.