METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for displaying information in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of members on a first portion of a display;
receiving a first input, wherein the first input selects a first member from the plurality of members;
enlarging the first member within the first portion of the display; and
displaying additional information associated with the first member on the first portion of the display.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus includes an electronic device that displays 110 a plurality of members on a first portion of a display and receives 115 a first input on the first portion of the display, wherein the input selects a first member from the plurality of members. Then, the electronic device enlarges 120 the first member and displays 130 additional information associated with the first member on the first portion of the display. After the selection, the device determines 135 if the received input is an entry input. If the input is determined to be an entry input, then detailed information associated with the first member is displayed 140 on a second portion of the display.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for displaying information in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of members on a first portion of a display; receiving a first input, wherein the first input selects a first member from the plurality of members; enlarging the first member within the first portion of the display; and displaying additional information associated with the first member on the first portion of the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device for displaying information, the electronic device comprising:
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a display including a first portion and a second portion; a user input component; and a processor, coupled to the display and the user input component, the processor including; a user input receiver, for receiving a user input that selects a first member from a plurality of members displayed on the first portion of the display and for determining if the user input is an entry input; an enlarge member element, for enlarging the first member on the display; an additional information retriever, for retrieving additional information associated with the first member from a memory and displaying the retrieved additional information on the first portion of the display; and a detailed information retriever, for retrieving detailed information associated with the first member from the memory and displaying the retrieved detailed information on the second portion of the display, if the user input is an entry input. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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