ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A GESTURE

• US 20140304651A1
• Filed: 04/03/2013
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: JOHANSSON, Per ke Daniel, CARLSSON, Hkan, LARSSON, Anders
• Granted Patent: US 9,507,495 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method includes displaying a first item on an electronic device and detecting a gesture requesting display of a list. In response to detecting the gesture, a first plurality of representations of items in the list is displayed in a first area while displaying at least a part of the first item in a second area. A characteristic of the gesture that identifies a second item from the list is detected. In response to detecting the characteristic of the gesture, a representation of the second item is displayed as a focused item in the first area. In response to detecting discontinuation of the gesture, the second item is displayed and display of the list is discontinued.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a first item on an electronic device;

detecting a gesture requesting display of a list;

in response to detecting the gesture, displaying a first plurality of representations of items in the list in a first area while displaying at least a part of the first item in a second area;

detecting a characteristic of the gesture that identifies a second item from the list;

in response to detecting the characteristic of the gesture, displaying a representation of the second item as a focused item in the first area;

in response to detecting discontinuation of the gesture, displaying the second item and discontinuing display of the list.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to detecting the characteristic of the gesture, discontinuing display of the first item and displaying the second item in the second area.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the characteristic of the gesture comprises detecting a touch location associated with the second item after detecting a change in direction of the gesture.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the characteristic of the gesture comprises detecting a touch location associated with the second item after detecting the gesture at a touch location for a predetermined period of time.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the characteristic of the gesture comprises detecting the gesture at a touch location associated with the second item.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising scrolling the list to display at least one representation of an item other than the first plurality of representations.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, when the touch location of the gesture is associated with an edge of the second area, scrolling the list to display at least one representation of an item other than the first plurality of representations.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

when the gesture moves in a first direction, changing a size of the first area along with movement of the gesture;

when the gesture moves in a second direction different from the first direction, displaying a representation of one of the plurality of representations of items as the focused item in the first area based on a location of the gesture.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first item is from the list.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture controls a size of the first area and a size of the second area.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the list comprises an inbox and the first item comprises an electronic message.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first item comprises contact information and the list comprises a contact list or address book.

13. A computer-readable storage device having computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of the portable electronic device to perform the method of claim 1.

14. A method comprising:

displaying a first item on an electronic device;

detecting a gesture requesting display of a list;

in response to detecting the gesture, displaying a plurality of representations of items in the list in a first area while displaying at least a part of the first item in a second area;

in response to detecting when a location of the gesture identifies a second item from the list, displaying a focused representation of the second item in the first area and displaying at least a part of the second item in the second area;

in response to detecting when a location of the gesture identifies a third item from the list, displaying a focused representation of the third item in the first area and displaying at least a part of the third item in the second area.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising, in response to detecting discontinuation of the gesture while displaying the focused representation of the second item, displaying the second item and discontinuing display of the list.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising, in response to detecting discontinuation of the gesture while displaying the focused representation of the third item, displaying the third item and discontinuing display of the list.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising scrolling the list to display at least one representation of an item other than the plurality of representations.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising, when the touch location of the gesture is associated with an edge of the display, scrolling the list to display at least one representation of an item other than the plurality of representations.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein:

when the gesture moves in a first direction, changing a size of the first area along with movement of the gesture;

when the gesture moves in a second direction different from the first direction, displaying, as a focused representation, one of the plurality of representations of items in the first area based on a location of the gesture.

20. A method comprising:

displaying a first electronic message from an inbox on an electronic device;

detecting a gesture requesting display of the inbox;

in response to detecting the gesture, displaying the inbox in a first area while displaying at least a part of the first electronic message in a second area;

in response to detecting when a location of the gesture identifies a second electronic message from the inbox, displaying a focused representation of the second electronic message in the first area and displaying at least a part of the second electronic message in the second area;

in response to detecting when a location of the gesture identifies a third electronic message from the inbox, displaying a focused representation of the third electronic message in the first area and displaying at least a part of the third electronic message in the second area.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein:

when the gesture moves in a first direction, changing a size of the first area along with movement of the gesture;

when the gesture moves in a second direction different from the first direction, displaying, as a focused representation, one of the plurality of representations of items in the first area based on a location of the gesture.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising scrolling the list to display at least one representation of an item other than the plurality of representations.

23. The method of claim 20, further comprising displaying a first electronic message when the gesture is reversed.