Methods and arrangements for accessing information via a graphical user interface
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1. A terminal operative to access information elements, comprising:
- a display, a plurality of sub-areas defined within a two-dimensional area of the display, wherein each of the sub-areas is associated with one of the information elements in a first set of the information elements, and wherein the sub-areas are organized according to a pattern, and a content presentation area spanning over the plurality of sub-areas and operative to present content that overlaps the sub-areas.
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This application discloses, in one general aspect, a terminal, such as a mobile terminal, that accesses information elements, in which sub-areas are defined within a two-dimensional area of a display. Each of these sub-areas is associated with one of the information elements, and they can be organized according to a pattern. A content presentation area spans over the sub-areas and presents content that overlaps the sub-areas. The sub-areas can be organized in a manner that is substantially independent of a composition of the content.
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1. A terminal operative to access information elements, comprising:
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a display, a plurality of sub-areas defined within a two-dimensional area of the display, wherein each of the sub-areas is associated with one of the information elements in a first set of the information elements, and wherein the sub-areas are organized according to a pattern, and a content presentation area spanning over the plurality of sub-areas and operative to present content that overlaps the sub-areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A terminal operative to access information elements, comprising:
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a display, a plurality of sub-areas presented within a two-dimensional area of the display, wherein each of the sub-areas is associated with one of the information elements in a first set of the information elements, and a content presentation area spanning over the plurality of sub-areas and operative to present content that spans over the sub-areas, wherein the sub-areas are organized in a manner that is substantially independent of a composition of the content.
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18. A method for making information elements available through a graphical user interface, comprising:
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presenting content in a two-dimensional display area, defining a plurality of sub-areas in the same two-dimensional area occupied by the content presented in the step of presenting, wherein the sub-areas are organized according to a pattern, and maintaining an association between the sub-areas and the information elements. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for making information elements available through a graphical user interface, comprising:
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presenting content in a two-dimensional display area, defining a plurality of sub-areas in the same area occupied by the content presented in the step of presenting, wherein the sub-areas are organized independently of a composition of the content, and maintaining an association between the each of the sub-areas and one of the information elements.
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31. A memory for storing data for access by an application program being executed on a data processing system including a presentation area, comprising:
structured data stored in the memory and including;
a plurality of information resource identifiers each associated with one of a plurality of sub-areas of the presentation area that are organized according to a regular pattern, and at least one content reference designating content to be displayed spanning over the plurality of sub areas. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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