User interface for electronic devices for controlling the displaying of long sorted lists
First Claim
1. A consumer electronics device comprising:
- an information-rendering device; and
a force-sensitive interface, operative to enable a user to scroll through an ordered list of a data array that is rendered on the information rendering device.
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Abstract
In a user-interface application, a computing apparatus has a user-interface to assist the user in searching for information from a data array. In an example embodiment according to the present invention, the data array is an ordered list of addresses. In a UI so equipped, the user experiences a particular sequence of events. The user begins at a point on a list of addresses. After the user rotates a jog/shuttle knob, the list rolls down a low rate. As the user rotates the jog/shuttle knob further the scroll accelerates. After a predetermined time or number of items, a helper character is displayed. This character may represent a first letter of a name or a first digit of a telephone number. The UI displays the helper character to the user. The user continues to hold the position of the jog/shuttle knob until a help character, corresponding to his/her desired selection, appears. The user releases the jog/shuttle knob and may step through among a smaller group of data to locate the particular selection by incrementally rotating the knob from the neutral position.
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10 Claims
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1. A consumer electronics device comprising:
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an information-rendering device; and
a force-sensitive interface, operative to enable a user to scroll through an ordered list of a data array that is rendered on the information rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a data processing environment, a method for enabling a user to scroll through an ordered list in a data array accessible through a data processing device, the method comprising:
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enabling the user to scroll through the list at a predetermined rate, in response to the user actuating the data processing device via a force-sensitive interface, the predetermined rate being controlled by the magnitude of force the user exerts on the force sensitive interface; and
generating a helper character representative of a portion of the list being scrolled. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A consumer electronics device comprising:
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a rendering device for rendering of an ordered list representing user-selectable items; and
a force-sensitive user-interface for control of a speed of scrolling through the list rendered on the rendering device.
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9. Software, stored on computer-readable media, for enabling a user to scroll through an ordered list in a data array accessible through a data processing device, the software comprising:
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instructions for enabling the user to scroll through the list at a predetermined rate, in response to the user actuating the data processing device via a force-sensitive interface, the predetermined rate being controlled by the magnitude of force the user exerts on the force sensitive interface; and
instructions for generating a helper character representative of a portion of the list being scrolled. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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