Display Interface and Method for Displaying Multiple Items Arranged in a Sequence
First Claim
1. A display interface for presenting to a user of an electronic device multiple items from a group of items arranged in a sequence, the display interface comprising:
- a display adapted for visually presenting to the user the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence;
a user input adapted for receiving at least one of multiple different user gestures;
a controller adapted for comparing a received user gesture with one of a plurality of predefined gestures which are intended to signal a desire to scroll through the group of items arranged in the sequence, where as the group of items are scrolled through, a different subset of multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display;
wherein if a first one of the plurality of predefined gestures is received, the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display along a first path on the display, and if a second one of the plurality of predefined gestures is received, the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display along a second path on the display, which is different from the first path.
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Abstract
A display interface and method for displaying multiple items arranged in a sequence are provided for presenting to the user via the display the multiple items along one of multiple paths as the user scrolls through the items. The display interface includes a display, a user input and a controller. The display is adapted for visually presenting to the user the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence. The user input is adapted for receiving at least one of multiple different user gestures. The controller is adapted for comparing a received user gesture with one of a plurality of predefined gestures which are intended to signal a desire to scroll through the group of items arranged in the sequence, where as the group of items are scrolled through, a different subset of multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display. If a first one of the plurality of predefined gestures is received, the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display along a first path on the display. If a second one of the plurality of predefined gestures is received, the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display along a second path on the display, which is different from the first path.
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20 Claims
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1. A display interface for presenting to a user of an electronic device multiple items from a group of items arranged in a sequence, the display interface comprising:
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a display adapted for visually presenting to the user the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence; a user input adapted for receiving at least one of multiple different user gestures; a controller adapted for comparing a received user gesture with one of a plurality of predefined gestures which are intended to signal a desire to scroll through the group of items arranged in the sequence, where as the group of items are scrolled through, a different subset of multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display; wherein if a first one of the plurality of predefined gestures is received, the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display along a first path on the display, and if a second one of the plurality of predefined gestures is received, the multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display along a second path on the display, which is different from the first path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for presenting to a user of an electronic device via a display screen of the electronic device multiple items from a group of items arranged in a sequence, the method comprising:
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presenting to a user via a display multiple items from a group of items arranged in a sequence; receiving via a user input of the electronic device at least one of multiple different user gestures; comparing the received gestures with one of a plurality of predefined gestures which are intended to signal a desire to scroll through the group of items arranged in a sequence of which multiple items from the group are being presented to the user via the display, where as the group of items are scrolled through, a different subset of multiple items from the group of items arranged in the sequence are presented to the user via the display; where if a first one of the plurality of predefined gestures is received, the multiple items from the group of items arranged in a sequence are presented to the user via the display along a first path on the display; and where if a second one of the plurality of predefined gestures is received, the multiple items from the group of items arranged in a sequence are presented to the user via the display along a second path on the display, which is different from the first path. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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