USER INTERFACE METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DISPLAY TABULAR SOURCE DATA IN A SMALL SCREEN DISPLAY AREA
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1. A method to display information on a display screen of an electronic device comprising:
- providing subject identifiers in computer readable storage media;
providing subject data items in multiple categories in the media;
providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective subject identifiers and respective subject data items from respective ones of the multiple categories;
producing a plurality of screen displays;
wherein different screen displays include the plurality of the subject identifiers and respective associated subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories.
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Abstract
A method is provided to display information on a display screen of an electronic device comprising: providing metadata in computer readable storage media that provide indicia of associations between respective subject identifiers and respective subject data items from different ones of multiple categories; and producing a plurality of screen displays that portray the subject identifiers and respective associated subject data items from respective ones of the multiple categories.
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1. A method to display information on a display screen of an electronic device comprising:
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providing subject identifiers in computer readable storage media; providing subject data items in multiple categories in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective subject identifiers and respective subject data items from respective ones of the multiple categories; producing a plurality of screen displays; wherein different screen displays include the plurality of the subject identifiers and respective associated subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method to display information on a display screen of an electronic device comprising:
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providing first subject identifiers in computer readable storage media; providing first subject data items in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between first subject identifiers and respective first subject data items; providing multiple sets of second subject identifiers in the media; providing second subject data items in multiple categories in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective second subject identifiers and respective second subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective first subject identifiers and respective sets of second subject identifiers; producing a first screen display; wherein the first screen display includes a plurality of the first subject identifiers and respective associated first subject data items; producing a plurality of sequences of second screen displays; wherein for each respective sequence of second screen displays, different second screen displays in such sequence of second screen displays include a respective set of second subject identifiers associated with a respective first subject identifier and include different respective associated second subject data items from different ones of the multiple categories. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method to display information on a display screen of an electronic device comprising:
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providing first subject identifiers in computer readable storage media; providing first subject data items in multiple categories in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective first subject identifiers and respective first subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; providing a multiple sets of second subject identifiers in the media; providing second subject data items in multiple categories in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective second subject identifiers and respective second subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective first subject identifiers and respective sets of second subject identifiers; producing a first plurality of first screen displays; wherein different first screen displays include the first subject identifiers and respective associated respective first subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; producing a plurality of second screen displays wherein respective different ones of the second plurality of second screen displays includes a respective set of second subject identifiers associated with different ones of the respective first subject identifiers and includes respective associated second subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method to display information on a display screen of an electronic device comprising:
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providing second subject identifiers in computer readable storage media; providing second subject data items in multiple categories in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective second subject identifiers and respective second subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; producing a second plurality of second screen displays; wherein different second screen displays include the second subject identifiers and respective associated respective second subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; while producing the second screen display that includes the second subject identifiers, receiving an input command to change screen display level; wherein the second input command to change screen display level includes a selection of a second subject identifier included in the second screen display produced while the second command to change screen display levels is received; in response to the second input command to change screen display levels, obtaining from the media multiple different second subject data items that are each associated with the selected second subject identifier and that are respectively associated with multiple different categories; and producing a third screen display that includes the selected second subject identifier and the multiple different second subject data items obtained from the media in response to the second input command to change screen display levels. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method to display information on a display screen of an electronic device comprising:
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providing first subject identifiers in computer readable storage media; providing first subject data items in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between first subject identifiers and respective first subject data items; providing multiple sets of second subject identifiers in the media; providing second subject data items in multiple categories in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective second subject identifiers and respective second subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective first subject identifiers and respective sets of second subject identifiers; producing a first screen display; wherein the first screen display includes a plurality of the first subject identifiers and respective associated first subject data items; producing a plurality of sequences of second screen displays; wherein for each respective sequence of second screen displays, different second screen displays in such sequence of second screen displays include a respective set of second subject identifiers associated with a respective first subject identifier and include respective associated second subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; while producing the second screen display that includes the second subject identifiers, receiving an input command to change screen display level;
.wherein the second input command to change screen display level includes a selection of a second subject identifier included in the second screen display produced while the second command to change screen display levels is received; in response to the second input command to change screen display levels, obtaining from the media multiple respective second subject data items that are each associated with the selected second subject identifier and that are respectively associated with multiple respective categories; and producing a third screen display that includes the selected second subject identifier and the multiple respective second subject data items obtained from the media in response to the second input command to change screen display levels. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method to display information on a display screen of an electronic device comprising:
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providing subject identifiers in computer readable storage media; providing subject data items in multiple categories in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective subject identifiers and respective subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; producing a screen display that includes a plurality of the subject identifiers and that includes respective associated subject data items from a given category; receiving a input command to change screen display; in response to the input command, obtaining from the media respective subject data items associated the same respective subject identifiers and from a different category; and producing a screen display that includes the same subject identifiers and that includes the respective associated subject data items from the different category obtained from the media in response to the input command.
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26. A method to display information on a display screen of an electronic device comprising:
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providing multiple respective subject identifiers in computer readable storage media; providing a plurality of respective subject data items in multiple categories in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective subject identifiers and respective subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; providing indicia in the media of respective group associations between different respective categories so as to define multiple groupings of categories; and producing a third screen display that includes a respective subject identifier and multiple subject data items that are associated with the respective subject identifier and that shows the displayed multiple subject data items grouped by category as defined in the multiple groupings. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method to display information on a display screen of an electronic device comprising:
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providing first through Nth sets of subject identifiers in computer readable storage media; providing first through Nth sets of subject data items in multiple categories in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective subject identifiers of the ith set of subject identifiers and respective subject data items of the ith set of subject data items for each i; wherein providing indicia in the media of respective associations between a respective i−
1 subject identifier and respective sets of ith second subject identifiers for each i;producing a plurality of sequences of ith screen displays for multiple values of i; wherein for each respective ith screen display sequence, different ith screen displays in such ith sequence of ith screen displays includes a respective set of ith subject identifiers associated with a respective i−
1 subject identifier and includes different respective associated ith subject data items from different ones of the multiple categories. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method to display information on a display screen of an electronic device comprising:
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providing subject identifiers in computer readable storage media; providing subject data items in multiple categories in the media; providing indicia in the media of respective associations between respective subject identifiers and respective subject data items from respective ones of the multiple categories; producing a plurality of screen displays; wherein different screen displays include respective subject data items that are associated with a respective subject identifier and that are from different respective ones of the multiple categories. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. An article of manufacture including computer readable storage media encoded with computer readable information comprising:
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a data structure, providing subject identifiers; providing subject data items in multiple categories; providing indicia of respective associations between respective subject identifiers and respective subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; computer program code to cause the device to perform a process comprising, producing a plurality of screen displays; wherein different screen displays include a plurality of the subject identifiers and respective associated subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. An electronic device comprising:
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a processor; storage media to store processor readable information; and a communication bus coupling the processor and the storage media; wherein the storage media is encoded with computer readable information comprising; a data structure, providing subject identifiers; providing subject data items in multiple categories; providing indicia of respective associations between respective subject identifiers and respective subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories; computer program code to cause the device to perform a process comprising, producing a plurality of screen displays; wherein different screen displays include a plurality of the subject identifiers and respective associated subject data items from different respective ones of the multiple categories. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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