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User-Friendly Process for Interacting with Informational Content on Touchscreen Devices

  • US 20130339851A1
  • Filed: 07/09/2013
  • Published: 12/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An electronic device comprising:

  • a touchscreen; and

    an electrical circuit that controls a display of the touchscreen and detects user contact with a surface of the touchscreen, wherein;

    the electrical circuit generates a user interface on said display and wherein the user interface supports two views, a mosaic view and a site navigation view, alternately selectable by the user in manipulating the touchscreen; and

    wherein the user interface has a display zone and a command zone that remain in substantially consistent size and position when selecting between the mosaic view and the site navigation view;

    wherein the display zone and command zone each enclose content and permit user interaction, some of which content and the manner of user interaction remains substantially consistent when switching between views, as follows;

    (a) the command zone encloses a player menu button that is present in both mosaic view and site navigation view;

    (b) the display zone encloses information content based at least in part on user selection in both mosaic view and site navigation view;

    wherein the display zone and command zone each enclose content and permit user interaction, some of which content and the manner of user interaction differs when switching between views, as follows;

    (c) in the mosaic view, the command zone encloses at least one additional button actuable by the user to control what information content is presented in the display zone;

    (d) in the site navigation view, the command zone encloses a command pad actuable by side-to-side sliding tactile motion by the user and further actuable by tapping motion by the user;

    (e) in the mosaic view, information content corresponds to items of information associated with different information sites;

    (f) in the site navigation view, information content is selected from the group consisting of objects having an associated function and passive content having no associated function;

    (g) in the mosaic view, content is selectable by the user through touching items of information content at a displayed location;

    (h) in the site navigation view, information content includes objects not activated by touch at the display location; and

    (i) in the site navigation view, objects not activated by touch at the display location are selected by sliding touch manipulation of the command pad to selectively identify one of the objects and then by tapping manipulation of the command pad to confirm selection.

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