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Graphical user interface device and method

  • US 20030001898A1
  • Filed: 06/27/2001
  • Published: 01/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device to provide a graphical user interface for selecting content from a plurality of sources thereof, the user interface comprising:

  • a focus region, and first and second transversely extending scroll bars which each comprise a plurality of scroll bar elements that can be scrolled successively through the focus region, the scroll bar elements of the first scroll bar signifying groupings of content sources, such that when elements of the first scroll bar are scrolled individually into the focus region, the scroll bar elements of the second scroll bar signify content sources which are included within a grouping thereof associated with the individual element of the first scroll bar, whereby the scroll bar elements of the second scroll bar can be scrolled through the focus region to select a content source of the grouping, at least one of the scroll bar elements of the first scroll bar comprising a multiple depiction of more than one of said content source groupings, whereby an individual one of the groupings may be selected from the multiple depiction for the focus region.

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