IP Library Granted Patent US 9,280,254
Granted Patent B2
US 9,280,254 · App. 12/018,011 · Granted Mar 8, 2016

Method of synchronizing multiple views of multiple displayed documents

Inventor: Peter Noyes (Pasadena, CA)
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Patent No.
US 9,280,254
App. No.
12/018,011
Granted
Mar 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a method of synchronizing multiple views of multiple displayed documents. The method includes displaying a first document in a first viewing window. The method includes displaying a second document in a second viewing window. The method includes determining from the viewing windows an active window. The method includes determining for the active window a scale value and an offset value associated with the display of the associated one of the documents. The method includes redisplaying each document associated with the viewing window that is not the active window by using the determined scale and offset values.

Claims (21)

1. A method of synchronizing multiple views of multiple displayed documents on a computer display screen, the method comprising:

displaying a first document in a first viewing window;

displaying a second document in a second viewing window;

determining from the viewing windows an active window;

determining for the active window a scale value and an offset value associated with the display of the associated one of the documents as displayed within the active window based upon one or more features thereof; and

redisplaying each document associated with the viewing window that is not the active window by using the determined scale and offset values to display each document within the viewing window.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second viewing windows are within a single workspace window.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second viewing windows are within separate workspace windows.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the first and second workspace windows are displayed on separate computer monitors.

5. The method of claim 1 further includes determining for the active window a rotation value associated with the display of the associated one of the documents, redisplaying each document associated with the viewing window that is not the active window by using the determined rotation value.

6. The method of claim 1 further includes receiving from the user an updated scale value for the first viewing window, redisplaying the first document in a first viewing window with the updated scale value, redisplaying each document associated with the viewing window that is not the active window by using the updated scale value.

7. The method of claim 1 further includes receiving from the user an updated offset value for the first viewing window, redisplaying the first document in a first viewing window with the updated offset value, redisplaying each document associated with the viewing window that is not the active window by using the updated offset value.

8. The method of claim 1 includes determining for each viewing window a reference offset value and a reference zoom value, the displaying of the first and second documents includes displaying the first and second documents using the reference offset and scale values, the redisplaying of each document includes using the determined reference offset and scale values.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the first viewing window has a first window frame dimension, the second viewing window has a second window frame dimension, the first and second window frame dimensions are the same.

10. A method of synchronizing multiple views of multiple displayed documents, the method comprising:

displaying a first document in a first viewing window;

displaying a second document in a second viewing window, the first and second viewing windows are in separate workspace windows;

determining from the viewing windows an active window;

determining for the active window a scale value and an offset value associated with the display of the associated one of the documents as displayed within the active window based upon one or more features thereof; and

redisplaying each document associated with the viewing window that is not the active window by using the determined scale and offset values to display each document within the viewing window.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the first and second workspace windows are displayed on separate computer monitors.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 20, 2017
From: BLUEBEAM SOFTWARE, INC.
To: BLUEBEAM, INC.
Reel/Frame 042919/0827 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2009
From: NOYES, PETER
To: BLUEBEAM SOFTWARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 022176/0963 →
Continuity (1)
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