Browser navigation for devices with a limited input system
First Claim
1. In either a wireless telephone or personal digital assistant configured for browsing content received from a content source, a method of browsing content that includes one or more interactive elements, the method comprising:
- receiving a direction input;
in a situation in which no interactive element is displayed as being visually selected on the display area, and while the direction input is being received, if only a portion of content is displayed and no interactive element is at least partially visible in the direction of the direction input relative to a previously selected interactive element or, if no interactive element has been previously selected, based on the direction input relative to a beginning of the displayed portion of the content, automatically scrolling the display of the content in the direction of the direction input; and
selecting an interactive element, the selection being based on the direction input relative to a previously selected interactive element or, if no interactive element has been previously selected, based on the direction input relative to the beginning of the displayed portion of the content, wherein the interactive element is only partially visible when it is selected.
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Abstract
Methods, system, and computer program products for browsing content with a display area and input system that may be limited in comparison to more traditional browsing systems. Movement between and selection of interactive elements generally occurs in a navigation mode, whereas interaction with a single interactive element generally occurs in an edit mode. In navigation mode, a direction input selects the next interactive element in the direction indicated. If no interactive element is at least partially visible in the direction indicated or if a selected interactive element is only partially visible, the display scrolls. Switching between navigation mode and edit mode is based on the input received, in view of the input supported, by a particular interactive element. Interactive elements may be limited to the width of available display area.
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28 Claims
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1. In either a wireless telephone or personal digital assistant configured for browsing content received from a content source, a method of browsing content that includes one or more interactive elements, the method comprising:
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receiving a direction input; in a situation in which no interactive element is displayed as being visually selected on the display area, and while the direction input is being received, if only a portion of content is displayed and no interactive element is at least partially visible in the direction of the direction input relative to a previously selected interactive element or, if no interactive element has been previously selected, based on the direction input relative to a beginning of the displayed portion of the content, automatically scrolling the display of the content in the direction of the direction input; and selecting an interactive element, the selection being based on the direction input relative to a previously selected interactive element or, if no interactive element has been previously selected, based on the direction input relative to the beginning of the displayed portion of the content, wherein the interactive element is only partially visible when it is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for use in either a wireless telephone or personal digital assistant configured for browsing content received from a content source, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable media having computer-executable instructions for implementing a method of browsing content that includes one or more interactive elements, the method comprising:
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receiving a direction input; in a situation in which no interactive element is displayed as being visually selected on the display area, and while the direction input is being received, if only a portion of content is displayed and no interactive element is at least partially visible in the direction of the direction input relative to a previously selected interactive element or, if no interactive element has been previously selected, based on the direction input relative to a beginning of the displayed portion of the content, automatically scrolling the display of the content in the direction of the direction input; and selecting an interactive element, the selection being based on the direction input relative to a previously selected interactive element or, if no interactive element has been previously selected, based on the direction input relative to the beginning of the displayed portion of the content, wherein the interactive element is only partially visible when it is selected. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. In either a wireless telephone or personal digital assistant configured for browsing content received from a content source, a method of browsing content that includes one or more interactive elements, the method comprising:
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receiving a direction input; in a situation in which no interactive element is displayed as being visually selected on the display area, and while the direction input is being received, if only a portion of content is displayed and no interactive element is at least partially visible in the direction of the direction input relative to a previously selected interactive element or, if no interactive element has been previously selected, based on the direction input relative to a beginning of the displayed portion of the content, automatically scrolling the display of the content in the direction of the direction input; and selecting an interactive element based on the direction input relative to a previously selected interactive element or, if no interactive element has been previously selected, based on the direction input relative to the beginning of the displayed portion of the content, wherein the interactive element is entirely visible when it is selected. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for use in either a wireless telephone or personal digital assistant configured for browsing content received from a content source, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable media having computer-executable instructions for implementing a method of browsing content that includes one or more interactive elements, the method comprising:
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receiving a direction input; in a situation in which no interactive element is displayed as being visually selected on the display area, and while the direction input is being received, if only a portion of content is displayed and no interactive element is at least partially visible in the direction of the direction input relative to a previously selected interactive element or, if no interactive element has been previously selected, based on the direction input relative to a beginning of the displayed portion of the content, automatically scrolling the display of the content in the direction of the direction input; and selecting an interactive element based on the direction input relative to a previously selected interactive element or, if no interactive element has been previously selected, based on the direction input relative to the beginning of the displayed portion of the content, wherein the interactive element is entirely visible when it is selected. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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