Displaying a table
First Claim
1. Apparatus for displaying data in a table that comprises a configuration of cells for containing the data, comprising:
- a display device operable to display at least some of the table data, and a scrolling device to scroll through the displayed table data, the arrangement being such that in use, the cells are displayed in a first arrayed configuration, the scrolling device permits a selection of the cells to be made, the selected cells are displayed in a second arrayed configuration, and the scrolling device permits scrolling through the cells in the second arrayed configuration to be carried out so as to select one of them.
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Abstract
A WAP telephone handset has a display (5) which displays a WML card that includes a table consisting of data cells (C) arrayed in rows and columns. A focus (22) can be scrolled through the rows of the display and a row selected. Not all the columns need be displayed. The selected row is then displayed as a column so that the focus can be scrolled through data items in the column. The column widths may be scaled downwardly to increase the number displayed when the table includes a larger number of columns. Navigation indicators may be provided to indicate the size of the array and the position of the focus within the array.
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28 Claims
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1. Apparatus for displaying data in a table that comprises a configuration of cells for containing the data, comprising:
- a display device operable to display at least some of the table data, and a scrolling device to scroll through the displayed table data, the arrangement being such that in use, the cells are displayed in a first arrayed configuration, the scrolling device permits a selection of the cells to be made, the selected cells are displayed in a second arrayed configuration, and the scrolling device permits scrolling through the cells in the second arrayed configuration to be carried out so as to select one of them.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of displaying a table that comprises cells for containing data, comprising:
- displaying at least some of the cells of the table in a first arrayed configuration, scrolling through the cells to select some of them, and displaying selected cells in a second different arrayed configuration and scrolling through the cells in the second arrayed configuration to select one of them.
- View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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