Display module, a device, a computer software product and a method for a user interface view

• US 20060064648A1
• Filed: 09/15/2005
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Makela, Mikko
• Application Number:
  US11/229,384
• Publication Number:
  US 20060064648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/808
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

This invention relates to browsing web pages with a mobile device and especially to a display module, which comprises a user interface view, which comprises at least one link to another user interface view as well as a pointer for selecting said link. The link is arranged to execute a pop-up view in said user interface view and that said same link is in addition arranged to execute one other user interface view in the display module. According to the invention, instead of executing said one other user interface view the link in question is transferred to the pop-up view being opened as a selectable function. Further, the invention relates to a device, a method and a computer software product.

Claims

1. A display module, which comprises a user interface view, which comprises at least one link to another user interface view as well as a pointer for selecting said link, which link is arranged to execute a pop-up view in said user interface view and that said same link is in addition arranged to execute said other user interface view in the display module, wherein said pop-up view is arranged to be executed instead of executing said other user interface view, in which pop-up view the link in question is as a selectable function.

2. The display module according to claim 1, wherein said link is arranged to execute said one other user interface view after the selection executed in the pop-up view.

3. The display module according to claim 1, wherein said pop-up view is arranged to be executed in said one other user interface view.

4. The display module according to claim 1, wherein said link is arranged to be clicked, in which case the pop-up view is executed.

5. The display module according to claim 1, wherein said pop-up view is a pop-up menu, which comprises said link.

6. The display module according to claim 5, wherein the selections of said pop-up menu are arranged to execute at least one other user interface view.

7. A device, which comprises a pointer controller and a display, which display comprises a user interface view, which comprises at least one link to another user interface view as well as a pointer for selecting said link by means of the pointer controller, which link is arranged to execute a pop-up view in said user interface view and that said same link is in addition arranged to execute said other user interface view in the display module, wherein said pop-up view is arranged to be executed instead of executing said other user interface view, in which pop-up view the link in question is as a selectable function.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the device is arranged to execute said other user interface view by selecting said link.

9. The device according to claim 7, wherein the device is arranged to execute said pop-up view in said one other user interface view.

10. The device according to claim 7, wherein said link is arranged to be clicked, as a result of which the device is arranged to perform said pop-up view.

11. The device according to claim 7, wherein said pop-up view is a pop-up menu, which comprises said link.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the selections of said pop-up menu are arranged to execute at least one other user interface view.

13. A computer software product, which comprises computer executable commands for displaying a user interface view, which user interface view comprises at least one link to another user interface view and for identifying a pointing towards said link, which link is arranged to execute a pop-up view in said user interface view and in addition to perform said other user interface view, wherein the commands executed by the computer are arranged to execute said pop-up view instead of displaying said other user interface view as well as to add to said pop-up view the link in question as a selectable function.

14. A method for displaying a user interface view, which user interface view comprises at least one link, in which method the pointing focused on the link is identified, which is arranged to execute a pop-up view in said user interface view and, in addition, execute said other user interface view, wherein in the method said pop-up view is executed instead of displaying said other user interface view and the link in question is added as a selectable function of said pop-up view.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the method is performed conditionally in such a manner that the need for opening a pop-up view is checked from the user or automatically, in which case the pop-up view is executed only if necessary.