GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR NON MOUSE-BASED ACTIVATION OF LINKS

• US 20110126087A1
• Filed: 06/27/2008
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Aust, Andreas Matthias
• Application Number:
  US12/737,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20110126087A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing

Abstract

A method for browsing electronic media with hyperlinks is provided. A media document including a plurality of hyperlinks organized into sub-regions is provided. At least one first control element is provided configured to at least activate each individual sub-region. A second control element can be provided configured to activate each individual hyperlink in an activated sub-region.

Claims

1. A method for selecting hyperlinks in a media document comprising:

in a media document having a plurality of hyperlinks, grouping said plurality of hyperlinks into a plurality of sub-regions of said media document, where each sub-region comprises at least one hyperlink from said plurality of hyperlinks;

enabling selection among said sub-regions response to a first control signal from a first source; and

enabling selecting among said at least one hyperlink in a selected sub-region responsive to a second control signal from a second source.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said second control element is further configured to select an activated hyperlink within an activated sub-region.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sub-regions comprise individual areas of a displayed grid superimposed on the media document.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sub-regions comprise visually distinguishable sub-regions.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sub-regions comprise groups of consecutive hyperlinks.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein a number of hyperlinks in each group is based on user input.

7. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional steps of:

determining whether said hyperlink occupies at least two sub-regions,

generating displayable information corresponding to said hyperlink in a first sub-region selected from said at least two-sub-regions and not displaying said hyperlink in said second sub-region from said at least two sub-regions, if said hyperlink does occupy said at least two sub-regions.

8. A method for browsing electronic media comprising the steps of:

organizing a media document including a plurality of hyperlinks into a plurality of sub-regions; and

providing at least one first control element configured to at least activate each individual sub-region.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of providing a second control element configured to at least activate each individual hyperlink in an activated sub-region, wherein the first control element is further configured to select an activated hyperlink within an activated sub-region.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the sub-regions comprise individual areas of a grid superimposed on the media document.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein grid intersects a link which is contained within a first and a second sub-region of said plurality of sub-regions, said method end up will displaying said link completely said first sub-region, and not display said link in said second sub-region.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the sub-regions comprise visually distinguishable sub-regions.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the sub-regions comprise groups of consecutive hyperlinks.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein a number of hyperlinks in each sub-region is based on user input.

15. A method for browsing electronic media by activating at least one hyperlink among a plurality of hyperlinks in a displayed media document comprising:

grouping said plurality of hyperlinks into at least two sub-regions of said media document, where each sub-region comprises at least one hyperlink from said plurality of hyperlinks;

enabling selection of each of said sub-regions through activation of a first control element;

enabling selection of at least one hyperlink in a selected sub-region through activation of a second control element, and

enabling access of a content in the electronic media through activation of said selected hyperlink.