Sortable Collection Browser
First Claim
1. A method of browsing a collection of sortable items stored in a digital system, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of grouping hierarchies, each said grouping hierarchy comprising a sort order and zero or more grouping levels forming groups with which said items are associable, wherein at least one said grouping hierarchy comprises a sort order and at least one grouping level;
setting one item in the collection to be a focus item thereby establishing a current focus group of a current grouping hierarchy; and
maintaining the focus item upon selection of a new grouping hierarchy from one of the plurality.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of browsing a collection of sortable items (201) stored in a digital system. A plurality of grouping hierarchies (207, 217) are provided, each comprising a sort order and zero or more grouping levels (204-206, 214-216) forming groups with which the items are associable. At least one grouping hierarchy comprises a sort order and at least one grouping level. One item (203) in the collection is set to be a focus item (208, 218) thereby establishing a current focus group (209, 219) of a current grouping hierarchy. The focus item is then maintained upon selection of a new grouping hierarchy (210-220) from one of the plurality. A displaying of the collection of items may be performed by arranging the items in a list sorted according to one sort order of a plurality of sort orders associable with the items. The plurality of grouping hierarchies may then be used, each grouping hierarchy corresponding to one of the sort orders, wherein each level of each grouping hierarchy is associable with at least one level of each other grouping hierarchy. At least part of the collection is the displayed based upon the one sort order of items represented and the corresponding one grouping hierarchy.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of browsing a collection of sortable items stored in a digital system, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of grouping hierarchies, each said grouping hierarchy comprising a sort order and zero or more grouping levels forming groups with which said items are associable, wherein at least one said grouping hierarchy comprises a sort order and at least one grouping level;
setting one item in the collection to be a focus item thereby establishing a current focus group of a current grouping hierarchy; and
maintaining the focus item upon selection of a new grouping hierarchy from one of the plurality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 33, 34)
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14. A graphical menu for display via a computerised display comprising a vertically arranged ring and a horizontally arranged ring, where:
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each of the rings comprises a plurality of selectable menu items, one menu item in each said ring is selected at any one time, the selected menu items are visually dominant in the respective rings, and the horizontal ring is represented in a plane that is offset from a centre axis of the vertical ring such that the selected menu item of the vertical ring is not obscured by the horizontal ring. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of displaying a collection of items stored in a digital system, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) arranging the items in a list sorted according to one sort order of a plurality of sort orders associable with the items;
(b) providing a plurality of grouping hierarchies, each said grouping hierarchy corresponding to one of the sort orders, wherein each level of each said grouping hierarchy is associable with at least one level of each other said grouping hierarchy; and
(c) displaying at least part of the collection based upon the one sort order of items represented and the corresponding one grouping hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of traversing a hierarchical representation of data, said representation comprising a plurality of data items arranged as a sorted list and a plurality of data attributes associable with each of said items, said representation having intermediate nodes corresponding to said attributes and leaf nodes corresponding to said items, each of the intermediate nodes being associable with a grouping level in the hierarchy, said method comprising the step of:
traversing directly from one said node at one level to another adjacent node at said one level. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A displayable user interface for browsing a collection of data items, said interface comprising:
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a first display area in which a list associated with said items is displayable;
a second display area for displaying at least attributes of a focus one said data items;
at least one third display area for displaying selectable sort orders related to said attributes of said data items and groupings related to said sort orders; and
a user operable selection arrangement by which one of the sort orders or the groups is selectable to alter at least a representation of said list in said first display area. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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