Folded scrolling
First Claim
1. A method for displaying content on a computer display, comprising:
- displaying the content items within a display area on the computer display, wherein content items surrounding a current point of interest are displayed within a visible region of the display area;
if the visible region has insufficient space to display some of the content items,selecting a portion of the content items to be collapsed;
collapsing the selected content items into one or more folds within the display area, wherein a fold is a compact representation of a contiguous group of adjacent content items and is located in place of the contiguous group of adjacent content items; and
for each fold, displaying a summary of the collapsed content items in the fold.
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Abstract
A system that displays content on a computer display. During operation, the system displays the content items within a display area on the computer display, wherein content items surrounding a current point of interest are displayed within a visible region of the display area. If the visible region has insufficient space to display some of the content items, the system selects a portion of the content items to be collapsed. Next, the system collapses the selected content items into one or more folds within the display area, wherein a fold is a compact representation of a contiguous group of adjacent content items and is located in place of the contiguous group of adjacent content items. For each fold, the system then displays a summary of the collapsed content items in the fold.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for displaying content on a computer display, comprising:
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displaying the content items within a display area on the computer display, wherein content items surrounding a current point of interest are displayed within a visible region of the display area; if the visible region has insufficient space to display some of the content items, selecting a portion of the content items to be collapsed; collapsing the selected content items into one or more folds within the display area, wherein a fold is a compact representation of a contiguous group of adjacent content items and is located in place of the contiguous group of adjacent content items; and for each fold, displaying a summary of the collapsed content items in the fold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for displaying content on a computer display, the method comprising:
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displaying the content items within a display area on the computer display, wherein content items surrounding a current point of interest are displayed within a visible region of the display area; if the visible region has insufficient space to display some of the content items, selecting a portion of the content items to be collapsed; collapsing the selected content items into one or more folds within the display area, wherein a fold is a compact representation of a contiguous group of adjacent content items and is located in place of the contiguous group of adjacent content items; and for each fold, displaying a summary of the collapsed content items in the fold. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus that displays a content on a computer display, comprising:
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a displaying mechanism configured to display the content items within a display area on the computer display, wherein content items surrounding a current point of interest are displayed within a visible region of the display area;
;a folding mechanism, wherein if the visible region has insufficient space to display some content items, the folding mechanism is configured to; select a portion of the content items to be collapsed; collapse the selected content items into one or more folds within the display area, wherein a fold is a compact representation of a contiguous group of adjacent content items and is located in place of the contiguous group of adjacent content items; and for each fold, to display a summary of the collapsed content items in the fold. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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