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US5790118A
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Mobile client programmed to hide empty table elements
Assignee: MediaTek Inc
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Filing: 1997-03-07
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Granted: 1998-08-04
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Expires: 2017-03-07
Abstract
Abstract A display system, particularly a computer such as a mobile client system, in which an empty element, cell or field of a displayed table is suppressed from being displayed until called for purposes of entry.
Inventors
- 👤 Randal Lee Bertram
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:47
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F15/00; G06F15/16; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1632; G06F1/1626; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S345/00; Y10S345/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A mobile client computer comprising: a housing sized to be held in and manipulated by the hand of a user; a processor mounted within said housing and processing digital data; memory mounted within said housing for storing digital data and coupled to said processor; a display mounted in said housing and coupled to said processor and said memory to display information derived from digital data processed by said processor; an input digitizer mounted in said housing and overlaying said display, said digitizer being coupled to said processor and enabling input of digital data by a user; and a control program stored in said memory and accessible by said processor to direct the processing of digital data by said processor; said control program and said processor cooperating, when said control program is executing on said processor, in (1) displaying tables having a plurality of cells organized in table elements, (2) displaying one empty table element, and (3) suppressing display of any remaining table elements which are empty.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A mobile client computer comprising: a housing sized to be held in and manipulated by the hand of a user; a processor mounted within said housing and processing digital data; memory mounted within said housing for storing digital data and coupled to said processor; a display mounted in said housing and coupled to said processor and said memory to display information derived from digital data processed by said processor; an input digitizer mounted in said housing and overlaying said display, said digitizer being coupled to said processor and enabling input of digital data by a user; and a control program stored in said memory and accessible by said processor to direct the processing of digital data by said processor; said control program and said processor cooperating, when said control program is executing on said processor, in (1) displaying tables having a plurality of cells organized in table elements, (2) displaying one empty table element, and (3) suppressing display of any remaining table elements which are empty.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A mobile client computer according to claim 1 wherein each of said table elements has a single cell.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A mobile client computer according to claim 1 wherein each of said table elements has a plurality of cells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A mobile client computer according to claim 1 wherein said control program and said processor cooperate, upon entry of data into a cell of a displayed empty table element, to add to the display a next adjacent empty table element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A mobile client computer according to claim 4 wherein said control program and said processor cooperate to add said next adjacent table element to the display upon user request.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A mobile client computer according to claim 4 wherein said control program and said processor cooperate to add said next adjacent table element to the display upon the next subsequent opening of the table display.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
119 words
A computer comprising: a housing; a processor mounted within said housing and processing digital data; memory mounted within said housing for storing digital data and coupled to said processor; a display coupled to said processor and said memory to display information derived from digital data processed by said processor; and a control program stored in said memory and accessible by said processor to direct the processing of digital data by said processor; said control program and said processor cooperating, when said control program is executing on said processor, in (1) displaying tables having a plurality of cells organized in table elements, (2) displaying one empty table element, and (3) suppressing display of any remaining table elements which are empty.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
119 words
A computer comprising: a housing; a processor mounted within said housing and processing digital data; memory mounted within said housing for storing digital data and coupled to said processor; a display coupled to said processor and said memory to display information derived from digital data processed by said processor; and a control program stored in said memory and accessible by said processor to direct the processing of digital data by said processor; said control program and said processor cooperating, when said control program is executing on said processor, in (1) displaying tables having a plurality of cells organized in table elements, (2) displaying one empty table element, and (3) suppressing display of any remaining table elements which are empty.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A computer according to claim 7 wherein each of said table elements has a single cell.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A computer according to claim 7 wherein each of said table elements has a plurality of cells.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A computer according to claim 7 wherein said control program and said processor cooperate, upon entry of data into a cell of a displayed empty table element, to add to the display a next adjacent empty table element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A computer according to claim 10 wherein said control program and said processor cooperate to add said next adjacent table element to the display upon user request.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A computer according to claim 10 wherein said control program and said processor cooperate to add said next adjacent table element to the display upon the next subsequent opening of the table display.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
117 words
A display generating system comprising: a housing; a processor mounted within said housing and processing digital data; memory mounted within said housing for storing digital data and coupled to said processor; said processor and said memory cooperating in supplying digital data driving a display of visual images; and a control program stored in said memory and accessible by said processor to direct the processing of digital data by said processor; said control program and said processor cooperating, when said control program is executing on said processor, in (1) displaying tables having a plurality of cells organized in table elements, (2) displaying one empty table element, and (3) suppressing display of any remaining table elements which are empty.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
117 words
A display generating system comprising: a housing; a processor mounted within said housing and processing digital data; memory mounted within said housing for storing digital data and coupled to said processor; said processor and said memory cooperating in supplying digital data driving a display of visual images; and a control program stored in said memory and accessible by said processor to direct the processing of digital data by said processor; said control program and said processor cooperating, when said control program is executing on said processor, in (1) displaying tables having a plurality of cells organized in table elements, (2) displaying one empty table element, and (3) suppressing display of any remaining table elements which are empty.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system according to claim 13 wherein each of said table elements has a single cell.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system according to claim 13 wherein each of said table elements has a plurality of cells.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system according to claim 13 wherein said control program and said processor cooperate, upon entry of data into a cell of a displayed empty table element, to add to the display a next adjacent empty table element.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system according to claim 16 wherein said control program and said processor cooperate to add said next adjacent table element to the display upon user request.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system according to claim 16 wherein said control program and said processor cooperate to add said next adjacent table element to the display upon the next subsequent opening of the table display.
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