US 7,322,011 B2
System and method of adjusting display characteristics of a displayable data file using an ergonomic computer input device
Timothy T. Brewer, Seattle, Wash. (US); Eric H Michelman, Seattle, Wash. (US); Todd Roshak, Redmond, Wash. (US); Ryan Kim, Redmond, Wash. (US); Juha Niemisto, Mercer Island, Wash. (US); and Carl T. Hellings, Bellevue, Wash. (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US)
Filed on Nov. 01, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/978,557.
Application 10/978557 is a division of application No. 09/212898, filed on Dec. 16, 1998, granted, now 6,940,488.
Application 08/881712 is a division of application No. 08/467549, filed on Jun. 06, 1995, abandoned.
Application 09/212898 is a continuation in part of application No. 08/881712, filed on Jun. 24, 1997, granted, now 5,963,197.
Application 08/467549 is a continuation of application No. 08/178524, filed on Jan. 06, 1994, granted, now 5,473,344.
Prior Publication US 2005/0088413 A1, Apr. 28, 2005
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 715—800  [345/163] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
2. A method of displaying information on a display device, the method comprising:
storing in an information store displayable information;
selectively displaying the displayable information on the display device within a computer generated display window having a window size at one of a plurality of magnification levels;
receiving a movement signal, at a controller, indicative of movement of a movable member movably coupled to a housing of a user input device;
controlling the display device with the controller to change the magnification level at which the displayable information is displayed based on the movement signal, while maintaining the window size of the computer generated display window, regardless of movement of a pointer on the display device; and
wherein receiving the movement signal at the controller comprises receiving the movement signal as a rotation signal indicative of rotation of a wheel rotatably coupled to an upper portion of a housing of the user input device among a plurality of discrete positions.