Appeal No. 2005-0097
Application No. 09/645,172
component of a historical timeline controller. As described by
Ubillos:
FIG. 4 shows a timeline controller 50. Basically,
the user controls the time scale and the range of time
that is visible. The time scale is controlled and
shown by scalable scroll controller 11. Scalable
scroll controller 11 also gives the current scale of
timeline 14. The selected time [e.g., year, month,
day, hour, minute and second] is shown both in the
column of fields 12 and by the indicator 13 on timeline
14.
Scalable scroll controller 11 is comprised of a
horizontal bar 15 and scale controllers 17 and 18.
Scalable scroll controller 11 is located in a scroll
area 16. By using the mouse or other cursor
positioning means to position the cursor on horizontal
bar 15 and clicking and holding down the mouse button,
scalable scroll controller 11 will track the movement
of the mouse by sliding left and right as the mouse is
dragged left and right, respectively. Scalable scroll
controller 11 will continue to track the horizontal
mouse movements until the mouse button is released.
All the while that scalable scroll controller 11 is
being moved, the range of the history being displayed
in timeline 14 is also correspondingly shifted
according to the horizontal movements of [the] scalable
scroll controller 11.
. . .
Scalable scroll controller 11 also includes scale
controllers 17 and 18. By placing the cursor on and
click-dragging either one of the scale controllers 17
and 18, the scale of [the] timeline 14 may be changed.
For example, by placing a cursor on scale controller 17
and click-dragging to the left, the scale of timeline
14 increases (i.e., the amount of time covered by the
timeline increases), thereby decreasing the resolution
of timeline 14. In other words, the magnification at
which one observes the data (timeline) decreases.
Conversely, as scale controller 17 is moved to the
right, the scale of timeline decreases (i.e., the
amount of time covered by the timeline decreases),
thereby increasing the resolution of timeline 14.
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