Speed dependent displaying of information items in a graphical user interface
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1. An apparatus with a graphical user interface, said apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
a display screen coupled to said processor;
a navigational input device coupled to said processor;
wherein the processor is configured to;
display a plurality of information items on the display screen;
position the information items on the display screen as a string of information items along a path;
move the string of information items along said path in response to input from said navigational input device; and
change a shape of said path in relation to a speed at which the string of information items moves along the path by including only straight sections at zero speed of movement of the string of information items and including one or more curves at increased speeds of movement of the string of information items.
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Abstract
Electronic device with a display screen and a navigational input device places information items in a string along a path on the display screen. The user can move the string of information items along the path at a variable speed by using the navigational input means. The shape of the path is changed in relation to the speed at which the string of information items is moved along the path. At low speeds the path is substantially rectangular and follows the outline of the rectangular display screen. At higher speeds the path becomes more and more curved.
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1. An apparatus with a graphical user interface, said apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a display screen coupled to said processor; a navigational input device coupled to said processor; wherein the processor is configured to; display a plurality of information items on the display screen; position the information items on the display screen as a string of information items along a path; move the string of information items along said path in response to input from said navigational input device; and change a shape of said path in relation to a speed at which the string of information items moves along the path by including only straight sections at zero speed of movement of the string of information items and including one or more curves at increased speeds of movement of the string of information items. - 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 method for operating a graphical user interface of an apparatus that is provided with a display screen and a navigational input device, said method comprising:
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displaying a string of information items on the display screen along a path; moving said string of information items along said path in response to input from said navigational input device; and changing a shape of said path in relation to a speed at which the string of information items moves along the path by including only straight sections at zero speed of movement of the string of information items and including one or more curves at increased speeds of movement of the string of information items. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A software product embodied in a computer readable storage medium for use in an apparatus that is provided with a processor, a display screen and a navigational input device, said software code configured to cause said processor to:
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display a string of information items on the display screen along a path, move said string of information items along said path in response to input from said navigational input device, and change a shape of said path in relation to a speed at which the string of information items moves along the path by including only straight sections at zero speed of movement of the string of information items and including one or more curves at increased speeds of movement of the string of information items.
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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means for displaying a string of information items on a display screen of the apparatus along a path, means for moving said string of information items along said path in response to input from a navigational input device of the apparatus, and means for changing a shape of said path in relation to a speed at which the string of information items moves along the path by including only straight sections at zero speed of movement of the string of information items and including one or more curves at increased speeds of movement of the string of information items.
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