Method and device for displaying information arranged in lists
First Claim
1. A method for displaying information arranged in lists on a display device of a vehicle, the display device having a display area, comprising:
- displaying a portion of a list in the display area that includes a plurality of list entries, multiple elements being associated at least in part with the list entries, wherein the list entries comprise music albums and the elements comprise songs, and wherein the number of displayed list entries or elements depends on a magnification factor at which the list entries or elements are displayed in the display area;
modifying the displayed portion of the list by a scrolling action such that previous and subsequent list entries are displayable in succession, wherein a magnitude of the modification increases as the magnification factor decreases; and
displaying, in a selection of a list entry, the list entry together with at least a portion of the elements associated with the list entry;
wherein, if a selected list entry is displayed together with at least a portion of the elements associated with the selected list entry and the scrolling action is performed, first one of (a) previous and (b) subsequent elements are displayed in succession and thereafter list entries one of (a) preceding and (b) following the selected list entry are displayed;
wherein the scrolling action and a reduction of the magnification factor are both initiated in response to an operator gesture;
wherein, during the scrolling action, the magnification factor is;
reduced if the gesture includes two simultaneous points of a touch-sensitive surface of the display area or a touch-sensitive surface of an operating device for the display area touched by the operators;
reduced according to the current speed of the vehicle, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent at higher vehicle speeds, and reduced to a lesser extent at lower vehicle speeds;
reduced according to the length of the gesture touching of the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent if the gesture includes longer touching, and reduced to a lesser extent if the gesture includes shorter touching;
reduced according to the frequency of the gesture touching of the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent if the gesture includes more frequent touching, and reduced to a lesser extent if the gesture includes less frequent touching; and
reduced if the gesture exerts a pressure on the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device in excess of a threshold value; and
wherein, upon termination of the scrolling action, the magnification factor is reset to an original value.
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Abstract
In a method for displaying information arranged in lists, a portion of a list is displayed in a display area, which includes a plurality of list entries, multiple elements being associated at least in part with the list entries, the displayed portion of the list being modifiable by a scrolling action such that previous and subsequent list entries are displayable in succession, and, when a list entry is selected, this list entry is displayed together with at least a portion of the elements that are associated with the list entry. If a selected list entry is displayed together with at least a portion of the elements associated with the selected list entry and the scrolling action is performed, first previous or subsequent elements are displayed in succession and thereupon list entries preceding or following the selected list entry are displayed. A device is configured for implementing the method.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for displaying information arranged in lists on a display device of a vehicle, the display device having a display area, comprising:
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displaying a portion of a list in the display area that includes a plurality of list entries, multiple elements being associated at least in part with the list entries, wherein the list entries comprise music albums and the elements comprise songs, and wherein the number of displayed list entries or elements depends on a magnification factor at which the list entries or elements are displayed in the display area; modifying the displayed portion of the list by a scrolling action such that previous and subsequent list entries are displayable in succession, wherein a magnitude of the modification increases as the magnification factor decreases; and displaying, in a selection of a list entry, the list entry together with at least a portion of the elements associated with the list entry; wherein, if a selected list entry is displayed together with at least a portion of the elements associated with the selected list entry and the scrolling action is performed, first one of (a) previous and (b) subsequent elements are displayed in succession and thereafter list entries one of (a) preceding and (b) following the selected list entry are displayed; wherein the scrolling action and a reduction of the magnification factor are both initiated in response to an operator gesture; wherein, during the scrolling action, the magnification factor is; reduced if the gesture includes two simultaneous points of a touch-sensitive surface of the display area or a touch-sensitive surface of an operating device for the display area touched by the operators; reduced according to the current speed of the vehicle, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent at higher vehicle speeds, and reduced to a lesser extent at lower vehicle speeds; reduced according to the length of the gesture touching of the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent if the gesture includes longer touching, and reduced to a lesser extent if the gesture includes shorter touching; reduced according to the frequency of the gesture touching of the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent if the gesture includes more frequent touching, and reduced to a lesser extent if the gesture includes less frequent touching; and reduced if the gesture exerts a pressure on the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device in excess of a threshold value; and wherein, upon termination of the scrolling action, the magnification factor is reset to an original value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for displaying information arranged in lists, comprising:
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a display device of a vehicle having a display area; a memory adapted to store a list that includes a plurality of list entries, of which a portion is displayable in the display area, and to store elements associated with the list entries, wherein the list entries comprise music albums and the elements comprise songs, and wherein the number of displayable list entries or elements depends on a magnification factor at which the list entries or elements are displayable in the display area; an operation device actuatable by an operator to change a displayed portion of the list by a scrolling action, the entries of the list being run through consecutively by the scrolling action, wherein a magnitude of the change increases as the magnification factor decreases; and a control unit coupled with the operation device and the display device, the control unit adapted to control the display shown in the display area; wherein a control device is adapted to control the display area such that, if a selected list entry is displayed together with at least a portion of the elements associated with the selected list entry and the scrolling action is performed using the operation device, first one of (a) previous and (b) subsequent elements are displayed in succession in the display area, and thereafter list entries one of (a) preceding and (b) following the selected list entry are displayable; wherein the control device is adapted to control the display such that the scrolling action and a reduction of the magnification factor are both initiated in response to an operator gesture; wherein the control unit is adapted to control the display area such that, during the scrolling action, the magnification factor is; reduced if the gesture includes two simultaneous points of a touch-sensitive surface of the display area or a touch-sensitive surface of an operating device for the display area touched by the operator; reduced according to the current speed of the vehicle, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent at higher vehicle speeds, and reduced to a lesser extent at lower vehicle speeds; reduced according to the length of the gesture touching of the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent if the gesture includes longer touching, and reduced to a lesser extent if the gesture includes shorter touching; reduced according to the frequency of the gesture touching of the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent if the gesture includes more frequent touching, and reduced to a lesser extent if the gesture includes less frequent touching; and reduced if the gesture exerts a pressure on the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device in excess of a threshold value; and wherein the control unit is adapted such that, upon termination of the scrolling action, the magnification factor is reset to an original value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for displaying information sorted in lists on a display device of a vehicle, the display device having a display area, the method comprising:
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displaying on a display surface a subset of a list having a plurality of list entries, each list entry being respectively assigned a plurality of elements, changing the displayed subset of the list by a scrolling operation so that successively preceding or following list entries are displayed, wherein a magnitude of the change increases as a magnification factor at which the list entries or elements are displayed decreases; and given a selection of a list entry, displaying said selected list entry together with at least a subset of the elements assigned to the list entry, wherein when a selected list entry is displayed together with at least a subset of the elements assigned to the selected list entry, and the scrolling operation is executed, successively preceding or following elements are displayed, and thereafter, list entries preceding or following in relation to the selected list entry are displayed; wherein the scrolling action and a reduction of the magnification factor are both initiated in response to an operator gesture; wherein, during the scrolling operation, the magnification factor is reduced if the gesture includes two simultaneous points of a touch-sensitive surface of the display area or a touch-sensitive surface of an operating device for the display area touched by the operator; reduced according to the current speed of the vehicle, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent at higher vehicle speeds, and reduced to a lesser extent at lower vehicle speeds; reduced according to the length of the gesture touching of the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent if the gesture includes longer touching, and reduced to a lesser extent if the gesture includes shorter touching; reduced according to the frequency of the gesture touching of the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device, in which the magnification factor is reduced to a greater extent if the gesture includes more frequent touching, and reduced to a lesser extent if the gesture includes less frequent touching; and reduced if the gesture exerts a pressure on the touch-sensitive surface of the display area or the touch sensitive surface of the operating device in excess of a threshold value; and wherein, upon termination of the scrolling action, the magnification factor is reset to an original value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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