Dynamic sizing user interface method and system for data display

• US 7,802,206 B1
• Filed: 09/19/2003
• Issued: 09/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Bernoulli, Carlo, Davis, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Theriault; Steven B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran; Tuyetlien T
• Application Number:
  US10/665,892
• Time in Patent Office: 2,559 Days
• Field of Search: 715/864, 715/788, 715/794, 715/781, 715/800, 345/854, 345/123, 345/156
• US Class Current: 715/864
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2749 Automatic dialling or redialling systems, e.g. on off-hook or redial on busy
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72513 On hold, intercom or transfer communication modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/62 user interface aspects of conference calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/963 Calendar or scheduling

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and devices for displaying information in a handheld device, comprising displaying information in a dynamically sizable cell in the display of the handheld device, wherein the cell comprises a portion of the display and the size of the cell is adjusted in response to the amount of information it contains. Embodiments of the present invention are enabled to display the information in a plurality of dynamically sizable cells which display different categories of information. Embodiments are also enabled to adjust cell size in response to the size of the other cells in the display.

Claims

1. A computer user interface comprising:

a display to present a plurality of dynamically sizable active on-screen displayable cells for presenting categories of daily information therein, wherein said plurality of active cells comprise a first cell and a second cell, said first cell is automatically dynamically sized based on changes in its amount of content and also based on changes in an amount of content of said second cell, said second cell is automatically dynamically sized based on its amount of content and also based on said amount of content of said first cell, and said first cell is increased in size provided its content requires more size than its minimum size definition and provided further that said second cell is decreased in size below its minimum size definition.

2. A computer user interface as described in claim 1 wherein said first cell displays daily event information.

3. A computer user interface as described in claim 1 wherein said second cell displays daily to-do information.

4. A computer user interface as described in claim 1 further comprising a third cell of fixed size for on-screen displaying of daily message information.

5. A computer user interface as described in claim 1 wherein display of cells of said plurality of cells is capable of being suppressed and wherein said first cell is enlarged in response to display of said second cell being suppressed.

6. A computer user interface as described in claim 1 wherein display of cells of said plurality of cells is capable of being suppressed and wherein said second cell is enlarged in response to said first cell being suppressed.

7. A computer user interface as described in claim 1 wherein display of cells of said plurality of cells is capable of being suppressed.

8. A computer user interface as described in claim 1 wherein display of cells of said plurality of cells is capable of being suppressed and wherein said first cell is enlarged in response to display of said second cell being suppressed.

9. A computer user interface as described in claim 1 wherein said first cell comprises a minimum size definition and wherein further said first cell is decreased in size if its content requires less size than its minimum size definition.

10. A computer user interface as described in claim 1 wherein said first cell displays daily event information, wherein said second cell displays daily to-do information and further comprising a third cell of fixed size for on-screen displaying of daily message information.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

presenting on a display a plurality of dynamically sizable active on-screen displayable cells with categories of daily information therein, said plurality of active cells comprising a first cell and a second cell, said first cell automatically dynamically sizable based on changes in its amount of content and also based on changes in an amount of content of said second cell, said second cell automatically dynamically sizable based on its amount of content and also based on said amount of content of said first cell; and

increasing a size for said first cell provided its content needs more size than its minimum size definition and provided further that said second cell needs less size than its minimum size definition.