Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products Providing an Integrated User Interface for Reading Content
First Claim
1. A method performed by a portable, processor-based device with a display screen, the method comprising:
- rendering a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the display screen, the GUI including;
a first scrollable column with a plurality of graphical elements arranged sequentially within the first column, each graphical element of the plurality of graphical elements associated with at least one article of a plurality of articles; and
a second scrollable column with a plurality of independent text portions, each of the text portions corresponding to a respective article; and
coordinating the first and second scrollable columns so that when a first article is selected a first text portion associated with the first article is displayed on the display screen, and a first graphical element associated with the first article is displayed next to the first text portion.
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Abstract
A method performed by a portable, processor-based device with a display screen is disclosed. The method includes rendering a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the display screen. The GUI includes a first scrollable column with a plurality of graphical elements arranged sequentially within the first column, each graphical element of the plurality of graphical elements associated with at least one article of a plurality of articles. The GUI also includes a second scrollable column with a plurality of independent text portions, each of the text portions corresponding to a respective article. The method further includes coordinating the first and second scrollable columns so that when a first article is selected a first text portion associated with the first article is displayed on the display screen, and a first graphical element associated with the first article is displayed next to the first text portion.
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22 Claims
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1. A method performed by a portable, processor-based device with a display screen, the method comprising:
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rendering a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the display screen, the GUI including; a first scrollable column with a plurality of graphical elements arranged sequentially within the first column, each graphical element of the plurality of graphical elements associated with at least one article of a plurality of articles; and a second scrollable column with a plurality of independent text portions, each of the text portions corresponding to a respective article; and coordinating the first and second scrollable columns so that when a first article is selected a first text portion associated with the first article is displayed on the display screen, and a first graphical element associated with the first article is displayed next to the first text portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product having a computer readable medium tangibly recording computer program logic, the computer program product comprising:
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code to render upon a display screen a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that has first and second scrollable columns and a plurality of articles shown in the first and second scrollable columns, the first scrollable column including text from the plurality of articles, the second scrollable column including graphical elements from the plurality of articles; and code to automatically align the first and second scrollable columns so that a first text portion and a first graphical element from a selected article, of the plurality of articles, are displayed side-by-side in the GUI. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) rendered upon a display screen, the GUI including a first scrollable column that includes text from a plurality of articles and a second scrollable column that includes graphical elements corresponding to the text, the system including:
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a first functional unit receiving input through the GUI selecting at least one of text and a graphical element associated with a first article of the plurality of articles; and a second functional unit coordinating the first and second scrollable columns to align the text and the graphical element associated with the first article. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer program product having a computer readable medium tangibly recording computer program logic, the computer program product comprising:
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code to provide a Graphical User Interface (GUI) upon a display screen showing a plurality of articles, the GUI including a first column with text of the articles and a second column with graphical elements of the articles; code to select a first article of the plurality of articles; and code to scroll at least one of the first and second columns to align content of the first article responsive to selection of the first article. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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