Device and methods for control including presentation of a list of selectable display elements
First Claim
1. A method for device control including presentation of a selectable display element, the method comprising:
- determining, by a device, activity for each of a plurality of elements in a list, wherein the plurality of elements of the list includes at least one of contact, application, social media profile, media title, image data, and website of the device;
determining, by the device, a display format for a selectable display element based on activity determined for each of the plurality of elements of the list, wherein the selectable display element is configured for presentation associated with the plurality of elements of the list; and
presenting, on a screen of the device, a user interface including a plurality of elements of the list along with one or more portion of the selectable display element based on the display format determined on the activity for each of the plurality of elements of the list,wherein elements of the list are presented in association with at least a portion of the selectable display element, the portion of selectable display element includes a plurality of reference elements and each reference element is displayed with one or more visual elements,wherein the reference element is a reference character for categorizing and arranging elements of the list, the one or more visual elements associated with the reference element have a dimension to represent amount of activity determined with respect to all elements of the list associated with the reference element, and an amount of the one or more visual elements is determined based on elements for a particular listing or presentation format for at least one of a contact, application, social media profile, media title, image data, and website of the device; and
presenting, on the screen of the device, a magnified window on the user interface that includes elements of the list along with at least a portion of the selectable display element, wherein the magnified window includes an enlarged reference character and one or more visual elements based on a location associated with user input of the selectable display element for greater detail or control of a selected visual element that can result in a selection of an element associated with the selected visual element.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for device control. In one embodiment, a method for device control including presentation of a selectable display element includes determining activity for each of a plurality of list elements of the device and determining a display format for a selectable display element, wherein the selectable display element is configured for presentation associated with the plurality of display elements. The method may also include presenting at least a portion of the selectable display element on a display of the device, wherein at least one list element is presented in association with the portion of the selectable display element. Another embodiment is directed to a device configured to present a selectable display element for control.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for device control including presentation of a selectable display element, the method comprising:
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determining, by a device, activity for each of a plurality of elements in a list, wherein the plurality of elements of the list includes at least one of contact, application, social media profile, media title, image data, and website of the device; determining, by the device, a display format for a selectable display element based on activity determined for each of the plurality of elements of the list, wherein the selectable display element is configured for presentation associated with the plurality of elements of the list; and presenting, on a screen of the device, a user interface including a plurality of elements of the list along with one or more portion of the selectable display element based on the display format determined on the activity for each of the plurality of elements of the list, wherein elements of the list are presented in association with at least a portion of the selectable display element, the portion of selectable display element includes a plurality of reference elements and each reference element is displayed with one or more visual elements, wherein the reference element is a reference character for categorizing and arranging elements of the list, the one or more visual elements associated with the reference element have a dimension to represent amount of activity determined with respect to all elements of the list associated with the reference element, and an amount of the one or more visual elements is determined based on elements for a particular listing or presentation format for at least one of a contact, application, social media profile, media title, image data, and website of the device; and presenting, on the screen of the device, a magnified window on the user interface that includes elements of the list along with at least a portion of the selectable display element, wherein the magnified window includes an enlarged reference character and one or more visual elements based on a location associated with user input of the selectable display element for greater detail or control of a selected visual element that can result in a selection of an element associated with the selected visual element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device comprising:
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a display, a memory; and a controller coupled to the display and the memory, the controller configured to determine activity for each of a plurality of elements in a list, wherein the plurality of elements of the list includes at least one of contact, application, social media profile, media title, image data, and website of the device; determine a display format for a selectable display element based on activity determined for each of the plurality of elements of the list, wherein the selectable display element is configured for presentation associated with the plurality of display elements of the list; and present a user interface including a plurality of elements of the list along with one or more portions of the selectable display element based on the display format determined on the activity for each of the plurality of elements of the list, wherein elements of the list are presented in association with at least a portion of the selectable display element, the portion of selectable display element includes a plurality of reference elements and each reference elements is displayed with one or more visual elements, wherein the reference element is a reference character for categorizing and arranging elements of the list, the one or more visual elements associated with the reference element have a dimension to represent amount of activity determined with respect to all elements of the list associated with the reference element, and an amount of the one or more visual elements is determined based on elements for a particular listing or presentation format for at least one of a contact, application, social media profile, media title, image data, and website of the device; and present a magnified window on the user interface that includes elements of the list along with at least a portion of the selectable display element, wherein the magnified window includes an enlarged reference character and one or more visual elements based on a location associated with user input of the selectable display element for greater detail or control of a selected visual element that can result in a selection of an element associated with the selected visual element. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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