Mobile communication terminal

• US 20070006100A1
• Filed: 06/29/2005
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Popescu, Andrei, Vartiainen, Elina, Grassel, Guido, Roto, Virpi, Koivisto, Antti
• Application Number:
  US11/170,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20070006100A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/853
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

It is presented a method for controlling displaying of a plurality of pages in a browser application for execution in a mobile communication terminal comprising a display. Said method comprises the steps of: creating a first set of graphical representations of pages previously displayed in a first browser window, if a second browser window exists, creating a second set of graphical representations of pages previously displayed in a second browser window, displaying at least a subset of said first set in a first spatial sequence along a first direction of said display, and if a second browser window exists, displaying at least a subset of said second set in a second spatial sequence along said first direction and separated from said first spatial sequence a distance along a second direction perpendicular to said first direction.

Claims

1. A method for controlling displaying of a plurality of pages in a browser application for execution in a mobile communication terminal comprising a display, said method comprising the steps of:

creating a first set of graphical representations of pages previously displayed in a first browser window,

if a second browser window exists, creating a second set of graphical representations of pages previously displayed in a second browser window,

displaying at least a subset of said first set in a first spatial sequence along a first direction of said display, and

if a second browser window exists, displaying at least a subset of said second set in a second spatial sequence along said first direction and separated from said first spatial sequence a distance along a second direction perpendicular to said first direction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said first and second spatial sequences correspond to a respective time sequence in which said respective pages have been displayed.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said graphical representations comprise miniature representations of previously displayed pages.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said graphical representations comprise at least partial miniature representations of previously displayed pages.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said graphical representations comprise graphical symbols representing previously displayed pages.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said first direction is horizontal and said second direction is vertical.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said first direction is vertical and said second direction is horizontal.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

detecting a first user action indicating a desire to select a preferred representation, and

highlighting said preferred representation.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of:

detecting a second user action indicating a desire to display a page corresponding to said preferred representation, and

displaying said page.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of detecting a first user action comprises detection via an input device, said input device being a device selected from the group comprising a navigation key, a joystick, a key on a keypad, a key dedicated for this purpose and a voice command means.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein said step of detecting a second user action comprises detection via an input device, said input device being a device selected from the group comprising a navigation key, a joystick, a key on a keypad, a key dedicated for this purpose and a voice command means.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein said step of displaying said page comprises retrieving said page from a server via a digital network.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein said step of displaying said page comprises retrieving said page from a memory in said mobile communication terminal.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of highlighting said preferred representation comprises centering said preferred representation on said display.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of highlighting said preferred representation comprises increasing the size of said preferred representation.

16. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of highlighting said preferred representation comprises displaying a frame around said representation.

17. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of highlighting said preferred representation comprises enhancing a contrast of said preferred representation.

18. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of highlighting said preferred representation comprises color enhancing said preferred representation.

19. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of highlighting said preferred representation comprises displaying a text in a proximity to said preferred representation.

21. A computer program product comprising software instructions that, when executed in a mobile communication terminal, performs the method of claim 1.

20. A mobile communication terminal comprising a display, said mobile communication terminal being configured to display a plurality of pages in a browser application for execution in said mobile communication terminal comprising:

means for creating a first set of graphical representations of pages previously displayed in a first browser window,

means for, if a second browser window exists, creating a second set of graphical representations of pages previously displayed in a second browser window,

means for displaying at least a subset of said first set in a first spatial sequence along a first direction of said display, and

means for, if a second browser window exists, displaying at least a subset of said second set in a second spatial sequence along said first direction and separated from said first spatial sequence a distance along a second direction perpendicular to said first direction.