Loop menu navigation apparatus and method
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1. A data processing device, comprising:
- a display having a screen;
stored computer files that are accessible; and
a graphical user interface displayed on the screen, comprising;
a curved listing of identifiers, wherein at least one identifier corresponds to one or more of the computer files, and wherein at least one other identifier is a heading under which additional identifiers are logically organized;
a selection indicator to select one or more of the identifiers; and
a preview window to display an image associated with a computer file related to one of the identifiers being selected when the selection indicator is at a position next to the identifier on the screen, wherein the image increases in detail the longer that the selection indicator is at a position next to the identifier on the screen, the preview window displayed concurrently with the curved listing.
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Abstract
A curved-listing file hierarchy and a preview window for more efficiently displaying file hierarchy information on a data processing device. Curved-listing file hierarchies may allow more elements of a file hierarchy to be displayed in a smaller space. This may be especially useful for the smaller screens of some data processing devices like Personal Digital Assistants and cellular phones. A preview screen may allow a user to view preview information on a file in the hierarchy without actually opening the file.
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1. A data processing device, comprising:
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a display having a screen; stored computer files that are accessible; and a graphical user interface displayed on the screen, comprising; a curved listing of identifiers, wherein at least one identifier corresponds to one or more of the computer files, and wherein at least one other identifier is a heading under which additional identifiers are logically organized; a selection indicator to select one or more of the identifiers; and a preview window to display an image associated with a computer file related to one of the identifiers being selected when the selection indicator is at a position next to the identifier on the screen, wherein the image increases in detail the longer that the selection indicator is at a position next to the identifier on the screen, the preview window displayed concurrently with the curved listing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
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10. A method, comprising:
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associating at least one identifier of a group of identifiers with at least one computer file, application or other data for use by a data processing device; associating at least one other identifier of the group of identifiers as a heading for use by the data processing device to organize an additional group of identifiers; generating a curved listing of the group of identifiers on a data processing device display; receiving a selection of one or more of the identifiers of the group of identifiers when a selection indicator is at a position next to one or more of the identifiers; and displaying within a preview window, concurrently with the curved listing, information associated with a file, application or other data related to the one or more selected identifiers, wherein a size of the preview window is configured to adjust based on the number of identifiers in the curved listing on the data processing device display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A data processing device, comprising:
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a display having a screen; stored computer files that are accessible; a graphical user interface displayed on the screen, comprising; a curved listing of identifiers and/or identifier pointers, wherein; at least one identifier corresponds to one or more of the computer files; at least one other identifier is a heading to organize additional identifiers; a width of the curved listing is configured to vary based on the number of identifiers; and a selection indicator to select one or more of the identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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