Method and apparatus for tab access and tab cycling in a pen-based computer system
First Claim
1. A method implemented in a computer system for tab access to a desired portion of a list of items, the list of items having a predetermined order, the method comprising:
- displaying on a display screen of the computer system a first displayed portion of the list of items;
displaying on the display screen a plurality of tabs, each tab displaying a series of at least two associated reference characters, the reference characters on the plurality of tabs indexing items throughout the list;
receiving a selection input with a pointer on one of the plurality of tabs;
replacing the first displayed portion of the list with a second displayed portion of the list which second displayed portion has as a first displayed item an item with a first character that corresponds to one of the at least two associated reference characters displayed on the selected tab; and
cycling through the series of at least two associated reference characters when at least two successive selection inputs are received on the selected tab.
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Abstract
A method implemented on a hand-held computer system for tab access to a desired portion of a list of items includes displaying the list of items on a display screen of the hand-held computer system, displaying a plurality of tabs on the display screen, and receiving a selection input with a stylus on one of the plurality of tabs, wherein the list of items scrolls to the portion of the list having as a first item an item with a first character that corresponds to one of at least two reference characters on the selected tab. A method for cycling through a series of reference characters on a tab displayed on a touch-sensitive display screen of a pen-based computer system includes determining whether a first character of a first item corresponds with one of the series of reference characters on a selected tab, and if so, determining which position in the series the first character holds, and scrolling the displayed list to a portion having a first item with a first character corresponding to a reference character having a next position in the series. A hand-held computer system includes a CPU, a memory in communication with the CPU, a display device in communication with the CPU, and a stylus interacting with the display device. The display device displays a list of items, and further displays a plurality of tabs, the tabs indexing the list of items and having at least two associated reference characters per tab. The stylus interacts with the display device to select one of the plurality of tabs, wherein the selection initiates scrolling to a portion of the list having an item with a first character that corresponds to one of the at least two associated reference characters on the selected tab.
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29 Claims
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1. A method implemented in a computer system for tab access to a desired portion of a list of items, the list of items having a predetermined order, the method comprising:
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displaying on a display screen of the computer system a first displayed portion of the list of items; displaying on the display screen a plurality of tabs, each tab displaying a series of at least two associated reference characters, the reference characters on the plurality of tabs indexing items throughout the list; receiving a selection input with a pointer on one of the plurality of tabs; replacing the first displayed portion of the list with a second displayed portion of the list which second displayed portion has as a first displayed item an item with a first character that corresponds to one of the at least two associated reference characters displayed on the selected tab; and cycling through the series of at least two associated reference characters when at least two successive selection inputs are received on the selected tab. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer system comprising:
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a CPU; a memory in communication with the CPU; and a display device in communication with the CPU, the display device being capable of (i) displaying portions of a list of items in response to instructions from the CPU, the list having a predetermined order, and (ii) displaying a plurality of tabs in response to instructions from the CPU, the tabs having at least two associated reference characters per tab, with each reference character indexing a specified portion of the list of items, wherein each of the plurality of tabs can be selected with a pointer, and wherein when one of the plurality of tabs is selected, the selection causes a first displayed portion of the list of items to be replaced with a second displayed portion of the list on the display screen, such that the second displayed portion of the list has as a first displayed item an item with a first character corresponding to one of the at least two associated reference characters on the selected tab, and wherein when at least two successive selection inputs are received on the selected tab, the inputs cause a cycling through of the series of at least two associated reference characters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for tab access to a desired portion of a list of items stored in a computer system, the list of items having a predetermined order, the medium including instructions for performing the following steps:
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displaying on a display screen of the computer system a first displayed portion of the list of items; displaying on the display screen a plurality of tabs, each tab displaying a series of at least two associated reference characters, the reference characters on the plurality of tabs indexing items throughout the list; receiving a selection input with a pointer on one of the plurality of tabs; replacing the first displayed portion of the list with a second displayed portion of the list which second displayed portion has as a first displayed item an item with a first character that corresponds to one of the at least two associated reference characters displayed on the selected tab; and cycling through the series of at least two associated reference characters when at least two successive selection inputs are received on the selected tab. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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Specification