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Method of retrieving information elements on an undisplayed portion of an axis of information elements

  • US 10,289,657 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2012
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations for retrieving information elements on a portion of an axis of information elements that is not displayed on a display, the operations comprising:

  • (a) providing a displayed portion of the axis of information elements on a viewing area of the display, and providing a non-displayed portion of the axis of information elements virtually extending outside the viewing area of the display, the information elements being disposed on the portions of the axis of information elements in accordance with a collating order associated with the axis of information elements, the information elements being disposed along the axis of information elements at respective collation positions, the axis of information elements comprising segments having no information elements disposed thereon;

    (b) displaying on the displayed portion of the axis of information elements, in the viewing area of the display, only one of the segments of the axis of information elements having no information elements thereon so that no information element is displayed on the displayed portion of the axis of information elements in the viewing area of the display;

    (c) determining whether an information element is located on the non-displayed portion of the axis of information elements that extends outside the viewing area of the display; and

    (d) in response to determining that there is an information element located on the non-displayed portion of the axis of information elements that extends outside of the viewing area of the display,wherein the information element is not directly adjacent to the viewing area of the display on the non-displayed portion of the axis of information elements;

    (i) determining a collation position of the information element located on the non-displayed portion of the axis of information elements that extends outside of the viewing area of the display;

    (ii) enabling a user-selectable indicator capable of displaying, in the viewing area, the information element located at the collation position on the nondisplayed portion of the axis of information elements that extends outside of the viewing area of the display; and

    (iii) in response to user selection of the user-selectable indicator, navigating the axis of information elements automatically to the information element disposed at the determined collation position.

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