Method for the presentation and selection of document links in small screen electronic devices
First Claim
1. A method for document link presentation and selection in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- opening a first hypertext page comprising at least one separate link area in said electronic device;
displaying at least part of said first hypertext page in a view window movable in the area of said first hypertext page;
determining a link area nearest to a first point on said view window;
forming a link list comprising links associated with said link area;
allowing a user to select a first link in said link list; and
opening a second hypertext page indicated by said first link in said electronic device.
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Abstract
A method, an electronic device and a computer program, for document link presentation and selection in an electronic device. In the method a first hypertext page comprising at least one separate link area is opened in an electronic device. At least part of said first hypertext page is displayed in a view window movable in the area of said first hypertext page. A link area nearest to a first point on said view window is determined. A link list comprising links associated with said link area is formed. As a user selects a first link in the link list and a second hypertext page indicated by the first link is opened in the electronic device.
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1. A method for document link presentation and selection in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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opening a first hypertext page comprising at least one separate link area in said electronic device;
displaying at least part of said first hypertext page in a view window movable in the area of said first hypertext page;
determining a link area nearest to a first point on said view window;
forming a link list comprising links associated with said link area;
allowing a user to select a first link in said link list; and
opening a second hypertext page indicated by said first link in said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device for document link presentation and selection comprising:
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a memory to store at least a browser application;
a display to show a view window;
a pointer device;
a processor coupled to the memory, the display and the pointer device, wherein the processor is arranged to open a first hypertext page comprising at least one separate link area, to display at least part of said first hypertext page in said view window, to move said view window in the area of said first hypertext page in response to operation of said pointer device, to determine a link area nearest to a first point on said view window, to form a link list comprising links associated with said link area, to allow a user to select a first link in said link list, and to open a second hypertext page indicated by said first link. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program comprising code adapted to perform the following steps when executed on a data-processing system:
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opening a first hypertext page comprising at least one separate link area in an electronic device;
displaying in the display of said electronic device at least part of said first hypertext page in a view window movable in the area of said first hypertext page;
determining in said electronic device a link area nearest to a first point on said view window;
forming in said electronic device a link list comprising links associated with said link area;
allowing a user to select a first link in said link list; and
opening in said electronic device a second hypertext page indicated by said first link. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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