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1. In a computing device having a graphical user interface including a display and a user input mechanism, a method of displaying a list of graphical elements comprising the steps of:
- receiving digital elements, where particular graphical elements are representative of particular digital elements;
applying heuristics that determine a degree of overlap of particular graphical elements over other graphical elements; and
highlighting a chosen graphical element representative of a digital element in displaying a list of graphical elements.
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Abstract
A list of digital elements is represented by a list of graphical elements where one of the graphical elements is highlighted. The non-highlighted graphical elements are overlapped over one another based on particular overlapping heuristics.
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1. In a computing device having a graphical user interface including a display and a user input mechanism, a method of displaying a list of graphical elements comprising the steps of:
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receiving digital elements, where particular graphical elements are representative of particular digital elements;
applying heuristics that determine a degree of overlap of particular graphical elements over other graphical elements; and
highlighting a chosen graphical element representative of a digital element in displaying a list of graphical elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. For use on a computing device, a storage medium having instructions that when executed on the computer, perform acts comprising:
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receiving an ordered list of digital elements, where each digital element is represented by a particular graphical element;
arranging graphical elements representing the digital elements in a graphical element list presented to a user;
highlighting a particular graphical element of the graphical elements of the graphical element list; and
overlapping non-highlighted graphical elements in the list. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving an ordered list of digital elements where each digital element is represented by graphical element;
presenting the graphical elements representing the digital elements in a list displayed to a user;
selecting one of the graphical elements in response to an input by a user; and
overlapping graphical elements that are not selected. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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