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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1997
Andrew Proehl, New York City, NY (US);
Franklin Servan-Schreiber, New York City, NY (US);
Ken Herndon, Suffern, NY (US);
Eduardo Sciammarella, New York City, NY (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics, Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Data items are arranged into groups and each group is represented by a graphical object (a so-called landmark) for easily identifying each group and its corresponding data items on a screen display. The landmark may have display attributes (such as shape, color, size, function, animation, etc.) which are different from the display attributes of another landmark. Each landmark has two non-parallel lines (grid lines) associated therewith and is positioned at the intersection of the two lines providing directional orientation when the landmark is displaced on the screen display.