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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2003
Lance E. Good, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mark J. Stefik, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jock D. Mackinlay, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Polle Zellweger, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Patrick M Baudisch, Seattle, WA (US);
Lance E. Good, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mark J. Stefik, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jock D. Mackinlay, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Polle Zellweger, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Patrick M Baudisch, Seattle, WA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Techniques for displaying contextual information in clipped views of two-dimensional workspaces are provided. A method for indicating an object includes: providing a workspace having a viewed space and a populated space, the viewed space being delineated by a border; determining an object in the populated space; determining a direction of the object from the viewed space; and indicating the object with an indicator on the border of the viewed space in the direction of the object. The distance of the object may determine the appearance of the indicator. The indicator may also show a user's interest. An object indicating system includes: an object determination circuit that determines an object in a populated space and a direction of the object from a viewed space; and an indicator mapping block that indicates the object with an indicator on a border of the viewed space in the direction of the object.