Scrolling interface
First Claim
1. A method of browsing a set of items on a display device, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) displaying the set of items as subsets of the items, the subsets being arranged in parallel, each subset comprising a corresponding number of a plurality of the items and each item having a corresponding individual position in the corresponding subset;
(b) selecting one item from one said subset as a focus item; and
(c) spatially separating the items preceding and the items following the focus item in the ordered set and displaying said focus item in a different relative spatial arrangement compared to the remaining displayed items.
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Abstract
A method of browsing an ordered set of items on a display device is disclosed. The method displays the ordered set of items as ordered subsets (301-308) of the items, the subsets being arranged in parallel, each subset comprising a corresponding number (310, 311, 312) of a plurality of the items. The method selects one item (310) from one subset (305) as a focus item. The method then spatially separates the items preceding and the items following the focus item in the ordered set and displays the focus item in a different relative spatial arrangement (702) compared to the remaining displayed items.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of browsing a set of items on a display device, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) displaying the set of items as subsets of the items, the subsets being arranged in parallel, each subset comprising a corresponding number of a plurality of the items and each item having a corresponding individual position in the corresponding subset; (b) selecting one item from one said subset as a focus item; and (c) spatially separating the items preceding and the items following the focus item in the ordered set and displaying said focus item in a different relative spatial arrangement compared to the remaining displayed items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of scrolling an ordered set of items on a display device, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) displaying the ordered set of items as ordered subsets of the items, the subsets of items being represented in a 2-dimensional arrangement, each subset comprising a corresponding number of a plurality of the items; (b) selecting one item from one said subset as a focus item; and (c) spatially separating the items preceding and the items following the focus item in the ordered set and displaying said focus item in a different relative spatial arrangement compared to the 2-dimensional arrangement of those items preceding and those items following the focus item. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A display interface for scrolling items of a collection, each said item having a corresponding individual position in said collection, said interface comprising:
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a focus display location at which a focus item is displayable, said focus item being one item of said collection; first and second 2-dimensional repeating arrangements of said items spatially separated by said focus display location, said first arrangement preceding said focus display location in a direction of scroll and said second arrangement following said focus display location in the direction of scroll, each said arrangement including a repeating plurality of standard display locations, each said standard display location having associated therewith a corresponding one of said items;
whereina first scroll of said collection causes a first said item to depart the corresponding standard display location in the first arrangement and to occupy the focus location as the focus item; and an immediately following scroll of said collection causes said first item to depart the focus location and to occupy, in the second arrangement, the standard display location corresponding to that occupied by the first item in the first arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium having a computer program recorded thereon and adapted to make a computer device execute a procedure to browse an ordered set of items on a display device, said program comprising:
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code for displaying the ordered set of items as ordered subsets of the items, the subsets being arranged in parallel, each subset comprising a corresponding number of a plurality of the items; code for selecting one item from one said subset as a focus item; and code for spatially separating the items preceding and the items following the focus item in the ordered set and displaying said focus item in a different relative spatial arrangement compared to the remaining displayed items. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. Computer apparatus for browsing an ordered set of items on a display device, said comprising:
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display means for displaying on said display device the ordered set of items as ordered subsets of the items, the subsets being perceptively identifiable, each subset comprising a corresponding number of a plurality of the items; means for selecting one item from one said subset as a focus item; and means for spatially separating the items preceding and the items following the focus item in the ordered set and displaying said focus item in a different relative spatial arrangement compared to the remaining displayed items. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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Specification