METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATING INFORMATION RECORDS

• US 20160328458A1
• Filed: 05/16/2016
• Published: 11/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: ZHA, Wen
• Granted Patent: US 10,261,957 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

A method for navigating in a record list is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method is performed at a terminal device having one or more processors and memory for storing programs to be executed by the one or more processors. The method includes detecting operational information of a user when the user operates the terminal device to navigate in the record list that is displayed in a user interface of the terminal device. The method also includes estimating, based on the operational information of the user, location information of a target record in the record list. The method further includes updating the user interface of the terminal device by introducing, based on the location information of the target record, a record access tool in the user interface of the terminal device. As a result, the user can accelerate access of the target record using the record access tool.

Claims

1. A method of navigating in a record list, comprising:

at a terminal device having one or more processors and memory for storing programs to be executed by the one or more processors;

detecting operational information of a user in response to the user operating the terminal device to navigate in the record list displayed in a user interface of the terminal device;

estimating, based on the operational information of the user, location information of a target record in the record list; and

updating the user interface of the terminal device by introducing, based on the location information of the target record, a record access tool in the user interface of the terminal device such that the user can accelerate access of the target record using the record access tool.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the operational information indicates a speed of the user navigating through the record list.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the estimating location information of the target record includes estimating location information of the target record by comparing the speed of the user navigating through the record list with a predefined threshold.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the record access tool is a search bar such that the user can accelerate access of the target record by searching a key word associated with the target record using the search bar.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the record access tool is a navigation icon such that the user interface is updated to display a predetermined record from the record list in response to the user activating the navigation icon.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the operational information indicates a direction of the user navigating through the record list.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined record from the record list is one of the first record and the last record from the record list.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the record access tool is not introduced in the user interface of the terminal device in absence of the estimating the location information of the target record in the record list.

9. A terminal device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for;

detecting operational information of a user in response to the user operating the terminal device to navigate in the record list displayed in a user interface of the terminal device;

estimating, based on the operational information of the user, location information of a target record in the record list; and

updating the user interface of the terminal device by introducing, based on the location information of the target record, a record access tool in the user interface of the terminal device such that the user can accelerate access of the target record using the record access tool.

10. The terminal device of claim 9, wherein the operational information indicates a speed of the user navigating through the record list.

11. The terminal device of claim 10, wherein the estimating location information of the target record includes estimating location information of the target record by comparing the speed of the user navigating through the record list with a predefined threshold.

12. The terminal device of claim 9, wherein the record access tool is a search bar such that the user can accelerate access of the target record by searching a key word associated with the target record using the search bar.

13. The terminal device of claim 9, wherein the record access tool is a navigation icon such that the user interface is updated to display a predetermined record from the record list in response to the user activating the navigation icon.

14. The terminal device of claim 13, wherein the operational information indicates a direction of the user navigating through the record list.

15. The terminal device of claim 13, wherein the predetermined record from the record list is one of the first record and the last record from the record list.

16. The terminal device of claim 9, wherein the record access tool is not introduced in the user interface of the terminal device in absence of the estimating the location information of the target record in the record list.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:

at a terminal device;

detecting operational information of a user in response to the user operating the terminal device to navigate in the record list displayed in a user interface of the terminal device;

estimating, based on the operational information of the user, location information of a target record in the record list; and

updating the user interface of the terminal device by introducing, based on the location information of the target record, a record access tool in the user interface of the terminal device such that the user can accelerate access of the target record using the record access tool.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the record access tool is a search bar such that the user can accelerate access of the target record by searching a key word associated with the target record using the search bar.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the record access tool is a navigation icon such that the user interface is updated to display a predetermined record from the record list in response to the user activating the navigation icon.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the record access tool is not introduced in the user interface of the terminal device in absence of the estimating the location information of the target record in the record list.