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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Keith L. Willis, Rochester, NY (US);
Christopher F. Patterson, Webster, NY (US);
Keith L. Willis, Rochester, NY (US);
Christopher F. Patterson, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A display unit enables content to be displayed in a human readable form. The display unit displays a portion of the content to be displayed wherein some of the content to be displayed is non-viewable on the display unit. The display unit, in response to a user-originating directional content moving action, determines a location within the portion of the content being displayed the determined location corresponding to a directional characteristic of the user-originating directional content moving action. The display unit causes a visual indicia to be displayed at the determined location within the portion of the content being displayed, the visual indicia providing a user orientation marker for the portion of the content being displayed. The display unit causes the visual indicia to visually move in a direction corresponding to the directional movement of the content.