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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Chia Shen, Lexington, MA (US);
Frédéric D. Vernier, Romans, FR;
Clifton L. Forlines, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Chia Shen, Lexington, MA (US);
Frédéric D. Vernier, Romans, FR;
Clifton L. Forlines, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-user collaborative graphical user interface has a display area with a horizontal orientation, the display surface is positioned between the multiple users. The display area also has a centroid and a circumference. The display area is partitioned into work areas so that there is one working area for each user of the multiple users. An item is displayed in a particular working area using a global polar coordinate system centered on the centroid.