STREAMLINED NAVIGATION OF A HANDHELD ELECRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for progressively displaying sequential pages on a handheld electronic device for user viewing, said method comprising:
- displaying a first page of a plurality of sequentially linked pages on a display screen of a handheld electronic device;
displaying two navigation icons on the display screen of the handheld electronic device together with the first page, one of said two navigation icons signifying the previous page to the first page and acting as a user-actuable link thereto when a previous page exists and the other of said two navigation icons signifying the next page to the first page and acting as a user-actuable link thereto when a next page exists; and
scrolling toward a bottom of the first page until a lower boundary of the first page is reached and upon reaching said lower boundary, the navigation icon signifying the next page being automatically designated for user actuation.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed that provides for progressively displaying sequential pages on a handheld electronic device for user viewing. The system and method provides for displaying a first page of a plurality of sequentially linked pages on a display screen of a handheld electronic device, and displaying two navigation icons on the display screen of the handheld electronic device together with the first page, one of said two navigation icons signifying the previous page to the first page and acting as a user-actuable link thereto when a previous page exists and the other of said two navigation icons signifying the next page to the first page and acting as a user-actuable link thereto when a next page exists. The system and method further provide for scrolling toward a bottom of the first page until a lower boundary of the first page is reached and upon reaching said lower boundary, the navigation icon signifying the next page being automatically designated for user actuation.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for progressively displaying sequential pages on a handheld electronic device for user viewing, said method comprising:
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displaying a first page of a plurality of sequentially linked pages on a display screen of a handheld electronic device; displaying two navigation icons on the display screen of the handheld electronic device together with the first page, one of said two navigation icons signifying the previous page to the first page and acting as a user-actuable link thereto when a previous page exists and the other of said two navigation icons signifying the next page to the first page and acting as a user-actuable link thereto when a next page exists; and scrolling toward a bottom of the first page until a lower boundary of the first page is reached and upon reaching said lower boundary, the navigation icon signifying the next page being automatically designated for user actuation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A handheld electronic device programmed to progressively display sequential pages on a handheld electronic device for user viewing, said handheld electronic device comprising:
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an auxiliary user input device; a display screen displaying a first page of a plurality of sequentially linked pages together with two navigation icons, one of said two navigation icons signifying the previous page to the first page and acting as a user-actuable link thereto when a previous page exists and the other of said two navigation icons signifying the next page to the first page and acting as a user-actuable link thereto when a next page exists; and a microprocessor having a control program associated therewith for controlling operation of said handheld electronic device, said control program configured to process user input requests wherein said user input requests comprise scrolling toward a bottom of the first page, using said auxiliary user input device, until a lower boundary of the first page is reached and upon reaching said lower boundary, the navigation icon signifying the next page is automatically designated for user actuation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A processing subsystem configured to be installed in a handheld electronic device comprising a user interface including a display screen and an auxiliary user input device, said processing subsystem comprising:
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operating system software that controls the operation of an incorporating handheld electronic device and said operating software is programmed to control operation of said handheld electronic device, said operating system is configured to progressively display sequential pages on a handheld electronic device for user viewing, wherein said progressively displaying sequential pages on a handheld electronic device for user viewing comprises; displaying a first page of a plurality of sequentially linked pages on a display screen of a handheld electronic device; displaying two navigation icons on the display screen of the handheld electronic device together with the first page, one of said two navigation icons signifying the previous page to the first page and acting as a user-actuable link thereto when a previous page exists and the other of said two navigation icons signifying the next page to the first page and acting as a user-actuable link thereto when a next page exists; and scrolling toward a bottom of the first page until a lower boundary of the first page is reached and upon reaching said lower boundary, the navigation icon signifying the next page being automatically designated for user actuation.
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