Page bar control
First Claim
1. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
- rendering a content display including at least a portion of a current page of a document that includes multiple pages; and
rendering a page bar control element that provides a visual representation of a plurality of documents including the document rendered on the content display, wherein each of the plurality of documents comprises a plurality of pages,wherein the visual representation includes a plurality of markers, each document in the plurality of documents is represented by at least one marker and each marker represents one or more pages of at least one document of the plurality of documents,and wherein a background of a marker corresponding to the current page on the content display corresponds to a background of the current page on the content display,and wherein the background of a respective marker corresponding to a non-current page on the content display differs from the background of the marker corresponding to the current page on the content display,and wherein the background of the respective marker corresponding to the non-current page is the same as the background of at least one other respective marker corresponding to another non-current page of the document rendered on the content display such that markers corresponding to non-current pages are associated with the same background,wherein upon receipt of a preview request on the page bar control element, at least a portion of a non-current page can be instantly previewed on the display device,and wherein a background of a respective marker corresponding to a non-current page that is currently previewed differs from both the background of the marker corresponding to the current page on the content display and the background of the marker corresponding to the non-current page and is the same as a background of at least one other marker corresponding to another non-current page that has been previously previewed.
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Abstract
Graphical user interfaces for computer display devices include a page bar control element that allows a user to easily and quickly navigate among the pages of a multiple page electronic document and/or among the pages of a plurality of electronic documents. In some examples, the page bar control element displayed on the computer system provides a visual representation of a multiple pages of the document(s), wherein the visual representation includes several tabs or markers, each marker representing one or more pages of the document(s). In some examples, the markers are rendered in colors that enable quick identification of the current page and/or the page being viewed as well as pages viewed in a riffling action. The page bar control element also may include a visual “flag” that helps users quickly locate text that they have previously flagged or that the system has automatically flagged for them.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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rendering a content display including at least a portion of a current page of a document that includes multiple pages; and rendering a page bar control element that provides a visual representation of a plurality of documents including the document rendered on the content display, wherein each of the plurality of documents comprises a plurality of pages, wherein the visual representation includes a plurality of markers, each document in the plurality of documents is represented by at least one marker and each marker represents one or more pages of at least one document of the plurality of documents, and wherein a background of a marker corresponding to the current page on the content display corresponds to a background of the current page on the content display, and wherein the background of a respective marker corresponding to a non-current page on the content display differs from the background of the marker corresponding to the current page on the content display, and wherein the background of the respective marker corresponding to the non-current page is the same as the background of at least one other respective marker corresponding to another non-current page of the document rendered on the content display such that markers corresponding to non-current pages are associated with the same background, wherein upon receipt of a preview request on the page bar control element, at least a portion of a non-current page can be instantly previewed on the display device, and wherein a background of a respective marker corresponding to a non-current page that is currently previewed differs from both the background of the marker corresponding to the current page on the content display and the background of the marker corresponding to the non-current page and is the same as a background of at least one other marker corresponding to another non-current page that has been previously previewed. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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rendering a content display including at least a portion of a current page of a document that includes multiple pages; rendering a page bar control element that provides a visual representation of a plurality of pages of the document, wherein the visual representation includes a plurality of markers, each marker representing one or more pages of the document, wherein the marker corresponding to the current page is rendered larger than at least some of the other markers on the page bar control element; receiving input on the page bar control element indicating a desire to preview a non-current page disparate from the current page or information relating to the non-current page; rendering the page bar control element to provide a visual representation that a marker corresponding to a non-current page is rendered larger than at least some of the other markers and is as large as the marker corresponding to the current page on the page bar control element; rendering a preview of at least a portion of the non-current page of the document on the content display; and rendering the page bar control element such that a background of the marker corresponding to the current page differs from a background of the marker corresponding to the non-current page, wherein the background of the marker corresponding to the non-current page is the same as a background of at least one other marker corresponding to another page that has been previewed; and
returning the content display to the current page of the document. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 12, 13)
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6. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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opening at least one electronic document including a plurality of pages; rendering at least a portion of a current page of the at least one electronic document on a content display; rendering a page bar control element that provides a visual representation of at least some of the plurality of pages of the at least one electronic document, wherein the visual representation includes a plurality of markers, each marker representing one or more pages of the at least one electronic document; receiving input on the page bar control element indicating a desire to preview a new page disparate from the current page or information relating to the new page; rendering the marker corresponding to the new page, a marker immediately preceding the marker corresponding to the new page, and a marker immediately following the marker corresponding to the new page larger than at least some of the other markers on the page bar control element and as large as a marker corresponding to the current page, a marker immediately preceding the marker corresponding to the current page, and a marker immediately following the marker corresponding to the current page; rendering a preview of at least a portion of the new page on the content display; rendering the page bar control element such that a background of the marker corresponding to the current page differs from a background of the marker corresponding to the new page, wherein the background of the marker corresponding to the new page is the same as a background of at least one other marker corresponding to another page that has been previewed; and upon determining that the input device has been moved away from the marker in the page bar control element representing the new page, returning the content display to the current page of the at least one electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification