| US 7,456,993 B2 | ||
| Electronic document location indication and navigation method, system and program | ||
| Kenneth A. Walker, Jr., Somerville, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to VistaPrint Technologies Limited, Hamilton (Bermuda) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 28, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/402,121. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0190011 A1, Sep. 30, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/033 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—1.18 [345/163] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A method for at least displaying an electronic document to a user of a computer system, the electronic document comprising
an electronic representation of a document to be printed, the method comprising
simultaneously providing a first area and a second area,
displaying in the first area a portion of the electronic document,
simultaneously displaying in the second area a representation of the outline of the printed product to be produced from the
electronic document,
a first indicator, the first indicator indicating the size and location in the printed product of the electronic document
portion currently displayed in the first area, and
a second indicator, the second indicator being positionable by the user to indicate a different portion of the printed product,
and
in response to a command from the user, displaying in the first area the portion of the electronic document corresponding
to the location of the second indicator.
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