Single action selection of data elements
First Claim
1. A method of data navigation and item selection using a single-click user interface, comprising:
- displaying a user interface window on a display screen, the user interface window comprising a selection pane for displaying a plurality of selectable items including at least one storage location item and at least one discrete item, and further comprising a list pane for displaying discrete items included within a list;
receiving a user-initiated, single-selection touch action on a discrete item or on a storage location item, wherein a result of performing the single-selection action differs according to a type and a status of an item receiving the single-selection touch action;
when the single-selection touch action consists of a touch directed to the discrete item that is presently excluded from the list, changing the status of the discrete item to inclusion in the list, highlighting the discrete item within the selection pane, and adding a representation of the discrete item to the list pane;
when the single-selection touch action consists of a touch directed to the discrete item that is presently included in the list, changing the status of the discrete item to exclusion from the list, removing the highlighting on the discrete item within the selection pane, and removing a representation of the discrete item from the list pane;
when the single-selection touch action consists of a touch directed to the storage location item, navigating the selection pane to a storage location corresponding to the storage location item, wherein the discrete item and the storage location item are selectable within, at least, the selection pane;
prior to the single-selection touch action, identifying a hover over the item in the selection pane; and
indicating the resulting effect on the item of a user applying the single-selection touch action in response to the hover.
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Abstract
Various aspects and attributes of a single-click list selection user interface are described herein. A user can toggle the list inclusion status of any item by single clicking on the item in a selection pane of the user interface. When the user single-clicks a storage container item, the selection pane navigates to and displays items in the selected storage container. In order to prevent inadvertent selections, the user interface may provide graphical feedback indicating the inclusion status of an item prior to the user single clicking that item, e.g., responsive to mouse hover over that item. The user interface may further include a list pane which displays all items presently included in the list, regardless of each item'"'"'s original storage container.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of data navigation and item selection using a single-click user interface, comprising:
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displaying a user interface window on a display screen, the user interface window comprising a selection pane for displaying a plurality of selectable items including at least one storage location item and at least one discrete item, and further comprising a list pane for displaying discrete items included within a list; receiving a user-initiated, single-selection touch action on a discrete item or on a storage location item, wherein a result of performing the single-selection action differs according to a type and a status of an item receiving the single-selection touch action; when the single-selection touch action consists of a touch directed to the discrete item that is presently excluded from the list, changing the status of the discrete item to inclusion in the list, highlighting the discrete item within the selection pane, and adding a representation of the discrete item to the list pane; when the single-selection touch action consists of a touch directed to the discrete item that is presently included in the list, changing the status of the discrete item to exclusion from the list, removing the highlighting on the discrete item within the selection pane, and removing a representation of the discrete item from the list pane; when the single-selection touch action consists of a touch directed to the storage location item, navigating the selection pane to a storage location corresponding to the storage location item, wherein the discrete item and the storage location item are selectable within, at least, the selection pane; prior to the single-selection touch action, identifying a hover over the item in the selection pane; and indicating the resulting effect on the item of a user applying the single-selection touch action in response to the hover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for providing a user interface allowing a user to select contents of a list, the user interface comprising:
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an item selection pane displaying a plurality of items, the plurality of items comprising at least one container item and at least one discrete item capable of being included in the list; a list pane displaying contents of a list; and a pointer controlled by a user-input device, the pointer for pointing to, hovering, and selecting any of the plurality of items by way of a single-click selection action, wherein a pre-selection indicator is provided on a specific item of the plurality of items in response to hovering over the specific item indicative of the resulting effect on the item of performing the selection action, and a result of performing the selection action differs according to a type and a status of an item receiving the selection action, when the single-click selection action consists of a single click directed to a discrete item that is presently excluded from the list, changing the status of the discrete item to inclusion in the list, highlighting the discrete item within the selection pane, and adding a representation of the discrete item to the list pane, when the single-click selection action consists of a single click directed to the discrete item that is presently included in the list, changing the status of the discrete item to exclusion from the list, removing the highlighting on the discrete item within the selection pane, and removing a representation of the discrete item from the list pane, and when the single-click selection action consists of a single click directed to a container item, navigating the selection pane to a container corresponding to the container item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer implemented system for item selection and navigation in a user interface, the system comprising:
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means for rendering a user interface on a computer implemented display, the user interface comprising a selection pane and a list pane, the selection pane comprising one or more of a selectable container and one or more of a selectable individual item, the list pane comprising a list of selected items; means for rendering an input focus for a selectable container or a selectable individual item on the display; means for modifying the rendering of the input focus after the input focus remains with the selectable container or the selectable individual item for a preconfigured amount of time, the modification of the rendering of the input focus provides a visual representation the next action of a selection via a single-click, selection action; means for rendering a tooltip near the input focus on the display when the rendering of the input focus has been modified, the tooltip is an explanation of the modified input focus; means for selecting the selectable container having an input focus via single-click, the selection of the selectable container navigates within the selectable container, the selectable container includes one or more of;
a folder, a virtual folder, an autolists, a previously created list, a directory, a storage volume, or a query;means for selecting the selectable individual item or the selectable container having an input focus via the single-click, selection action, wherein a result of performing the selection action differs according to whether an individual item or container is selected and a status of the individual item receiving the selection action; when the selection action consists of a single click directed to the individual item that is presently excluded from the list, changing the status of the individual item to inclusion in the list, highlighting the individual item within the selection pane, and adding a representation of the individual item to the list pane; when the selection action consists of a single click directed to the individual item that is presently included in the list, changing the status of the individual item to exclusion from the list, removing the highlighting on the selectable individual item within the selection pane, and removing a representation of the selectable individual item from the list pane; and
when the selection action consists of a single click directed to a container, navigating the selection pane to a folder corresponding to the container;means for rendering the result of the selection action of the container or the individual item, the result corresponds to the modification of the display of the input focus, and means for generating a pre-selection indicator on the selectable container or the selectable individual item in response to hovering over the selectable container or the selectable individual item, wherein the pre-selection indicator is indicative of the effects on individual item or container of performing the selection action. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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