Navigating through content
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1. A user interface implemented on a computing system, the user interface comprising:
- a display space for displaying a selected page associated with a selected category of a sequence of categories, the selected page filling a substantial portion of the display space, each of the categories being associated with at least one page, each of the pages being associated with one of the categories;
a category input configured to cycle through the categories to select a new category as the selected category when the category input is selected, wherein a default page associated with the selected category is selected as the selected page when the new category is selected; and
wherein the category input can be selected regardless of what page is the selected page; and
a page input configured to cycle through the pages associated with the selected category to select a new page to become the selected page when the page input is selected.
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Abstract
Navigating among content data via a navigation interface includes receiving navigational input including category input and/or page input. The category input and page input each can be selected regardless of what page is currently selected. The selected page fills a substantial portion of the display space. A navigation bar including display elements of available categories also can be displayed. Touch support can be implemented using at least two different systems: Tap and Gesture. Gesture navigation can be inverted to suit the style of a particular user.
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20 Claims
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1. A user interface implemented on a computing system, the user interface comprising:
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a display space for displaying a selected page associated with a selected category of a sequence of categories, the selected page filling a substantial portion of the display space, each of the categories being associated with at least one page, each of the pages being associated with one of the categories; a category input configured to cycle through the categories to select a new category as the selected category when the category input is selected, wherein a default page associated with the selected category is selected as the selected page when the new category is selected; and
wherein the category input can be selected regardless of what page is the selected page; anda page input configured to cycle through the pages associated with the selected category to select a new page to become the selected page when the page input is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for navigating among content data stored on an electronic device, the electronic device including a touch screen interface configured to display a selected page associated with a selected category of a sequence of categories, each of the categories being associated with at least one page, each of the pages being associated with one of the categories, the method comprising:
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receiving a first navigational input, the first navigational input indicating when a tapping motion is performed; determining a location at which the tapping motion is performed; receiving a second navigational input, the second navigational input indicating whether a subsequent dragging motion is performed from the location at which the tapping motion is performed; determining a navigation action associated with the tapping motion if a subsequent dragging motion is not performed; determining a navigation action associated with the dragging motion if a subsequent dragging motion is performed; and implementing the navigation action to navigate among the content data, wherein the navigation action includes one of cycling through the categories to select a new category as the selected category and cycling through the pages associated with the selected category to select a new page to become the selected page; and wherein the first and second navigational inputs can be received regardless of which page is the selected page. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing a method of scrolling through a plurality of display elements arranged on a navigation bar displayed to a user, each display element being associated with one of a plurality of categories, the method comprising:
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displaying a first content page and the navigation bar to the user, the first content page being associated with one of the categories; receiving a first navigational input indicating a tapping gesture is performed within the navigation bar with a tapping implement; determining a location within the navigation bar at which the tapping gesture is performed; dividing the navigation bar into a plurality of zones including a stall zone, an increment zone, and a decrement zone based on the location at which the tapping gesture is performed; receiving a second navigational input indicating the tapping implement is dragged from the location at which the tapping gesture is performed to one of the stall zone, the increment zone, and the decrement zone; continuously cycling through selection of the display elements incrementally when the tapping implement is dragged from the location at which the tapping gesture is performed to the increment zone, wherein selection of the display elements during the continuous incremental cycling does not present a content page associated with each display element to the user when the respective display element is selected; continuously cycling through selection the display elements decrementally when the tapping implement is dragged from the location at which the tapping gesture is performed to the decrement zone, wherein selection of the display elements during the continuous decremental cycling does not present a content page associated with each display element to the user when the respective display element is selected; and halting cycling of the display elements on a currently selected display element when the tapping implement is dragged only within the stall zone, wherein halting cycling of the display elements on a currently selected display element includes continuing to display the first content page to the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system comprising:
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a display configured to present content and to receive input; a system memory communicatively coupled to the display, the system memory being configured to store; a drag module configured to receive a signal indicating a dragging motion has been performed using the display, the drag module being further configured to determine a direction in which the dragging motion is performed; a processing module configured to ascertain a navigation instruction based on the direction in which the dragging motion is performed, the navigation instruction including one of at least two navigation types and one of at least two navigation directions associated with the direction in which the dragging motion is performed; an invert module configured to selectively invert which of the at least two navigation directions is associated with the direction in which the dragging motion is performed; and a processor communicatively coupled to the system memory, the processor being configured to process each of the modules stored in the system memory to implement the navigation instruction to modify the content presented on the display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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