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NAVIGATING IN GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ON HANDHELD DEVICES

  • US 20110164057A1
  • Filed: 09/10/2009
  • Published: 07/07/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A handheld electronic device (1) for presenting and browsing in metadata, the display device comprising:

  • a display (2) for displaying a graphical user interface for browsing in metadata;

    a pointing device (3) for receiving user input for browsing and selecting in the graphical user interface;

    a sensor for detecting rotation of the display device;

    a graphical user interface controller configured to;

    determine a hierarchical ordering of metadata arranged in different categories;

    represent each category by a menu (5, 9, 13) of category entries (6, 10, 14) in the displayed graphical user interface and show each menu in a separate pane (4, 8, 12);

    determine rotation between different orientations of the display device by input from the sensor; and

    upon rotation of the display device;

    maintain a pane (4) in the displayed graphical user interface with a menu (5) being browsed before rotation;

    add or remove at least one pane (8) in the displayed graphical user interface with a menu (9) representing a hierarchical super- or sub-category of the category being browsed before rotation.

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