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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Viktors Berstis, Austin, TX (US);
Donald A James, Round Rock, TX (US);
Sockalinga Radhakrishnan, Austin, TX (US);
James Xavier, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345341 ; 345348 ; 345354 ;
Abstract
Scroll bars conventionally used in a graphical user interface are replaced with 'more' bars at each edge of a display bordering a direction in which more information is available for viewing. Actuation of a cursor on one of the more bars scrolls the display in the direction of the more bar. The more bars provide an intuitive mechanism for controlling the display of graphical user interface.