Computing device with user interface for navigating a contacts list
First Claim
1. A computing device comprising a display screen, the computing device being able to display on the screen a contact list of several names or words, in which the step of scrolling through the contact list automatically causes the relative prominence of one or more letters in one or more names or words to alter, wherein scrolling through the list of names automatically causes the relative prominence of one or more letters in one or more names in the contacts list to alter only where the scrolling speed exceeds a pre-defined threshold.
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Abstract
A computing device comprises a display screen, the computing device is able to display on the screen a contact list automatically causes the relative prominence of one or more letters in one or more names to alter. For example, only the first letter of each name may be displayed; this facilitates fast scrolling through the contact list to the desired target.
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9 Claims
- 1. A computing device comprising a display screen, the computing device being able to display on the screen a contact list of several names or words, in which the step of scrolling through the contact list automatically causes the relative prominence of one or more letters in one or more names or words to alter, wherein scrolling through the list of names automatically causes the relative prominence of one or more letters in one or more names in the contacts list to alter only where the scrolling speed exceeds a pre-defined threshold.
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6. A computer program which, when running on a computing device, causes the computing device to display on a screen a contact list of several names or words, and further automatically causes, when a user scrolls through the contact list, the relative prominence of one or more letters in one or more names or words to alter;
wherein the program automatically causes, when the user scrolls through the list of names, the relative prominence of one or more letters in one or more names in the contacts list to alter only where the scrolling speed exceeds a pre-defined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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