Method and a device for browsing information feeds

• US 20070078857A1
• Filed: 09/30/2005
• Published: 04/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Galal, Sameh, Malu, Chand, Punaganti, Murali
• Time in patent office: 0 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1612 Flat panel monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72561 for supporting an internet browser application

Abstract

A method and a mobile terminal executing the method for browsing available information feeds on a limited display area via sequential views. Items of a certain feed are first listed by utilizing representative identifiers. The user of the terminal device may through swift, 1-click type actions then inspect the descriptions of preferred items one at a time before selecting the item to be fully accessed.

Claims

1. A method for browsing items of an information feed to be performed by a terminal device operable in a mobile communications network, wherein a number of subscribed information feeds are received by said terminal device via said mobile communications network, said method having the steps of:

selecting a certain information feed,

constructing a list view to be visualized on a predetermined area of the display of the terminal device, said list view comprising a plurality of identifiers each of which relating to one item of the selected feed, and wherein one identifier is highlighted, so that in response to a predetermined control input the highlighted identifier is changed,

obtaining a 1-click control input defining a selection of the currently highlighted identifier,

responsive to the 1-click control input constructing an abstract view to be visualized on said predetermined area of the display of the terminal device, said abstract view comprising a description of the item relating to the selected identifier, so that in response to a further predetermined control input the abstract view is updated to comprise a description of an item having an identifier adjacent to the selected identifier in the list view, said further predetermined control input also being a 1-click input,

obtaining a 1-click control input defining a selection of the current abstract view, and

performing an action in order to access the item relating to the current abstract view.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the highlighted identifier comprises text that is scrolled on the display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein previously accessed and unaccessed item identifiers are visualized in a separate fashion.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a personalized feed is created by filtering data of at least one existing feed based on user preferences.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said action is selected from the group consisting of:

launching an application, opening the item in the current application, and connecting the network for receiving further data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said control input is selected from the group consisting of:

a button press, directional controller data, voice command.

16. A computer program product comprising code means stored on a readable medium, the code means adapted, when the program is run on a computer device, to carry out the method steps as defined by claim 1.

17. A carrier medium having a computer executable program recorded thereon as defined by claim 16.

18. The carrier medium of claim 17 that is a memory card, a magnetic disk, or a cd-rom.

7. A mobile terminal operable in a communications network and capable of receiving and browsing a number of subscribed information feeds, said terminal comprising a processing unit for processing instructions and data, a memory unit for storing said instructions and data, a display for visualizing data, and user input means for gathering control input, said mobile terminal being arranged to

select a certain information feed,

construct a list view to be visualized on a predetermined area of the display, said list view comprising a plurality of identifiers each of which relating to one item of the selected feed, and wherein one identifier is highlighted, so that in response to a predetermined control input to change the highlighted identifier,

obtain a 1-click control input defining a selection of the currently highlighted identifier,

responsive to the 1-click control input construct an abstract view to be visualized on said predetermined area of the display of the terminal device, said abstract view comprising a description of the item relating to the selected identifier, so that in response to a further predetermined control input to update the abstract view to comprise a description of an item having an identifier adjacent to the selected identifier in the list view, said further predetermined control input also being a 1-click input,

obtain a 1-click control input defining a selection of the current abstract view, and

perform an action in order to access the item relating to the current abstract view.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, further arranged to scroll the text of the highlighted identifier on the display.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7, further arranged to visualize previously accessed and unaccessed item identifiers in a separate fashion.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 7, further arranged to create a personalized feed by filtering data of at least one existing feed based on user preferences.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein said action is selected from the group consisting of:

launching an application, opening the item in the current application, and connecting the network for receiving further data.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein said control input is selected from the group consisting of:

a button press, directional controller data, voice command.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the type of the selected feed is one of the following:

RSS (Really Simple Syndication), and Atom.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 7 that is operable in the GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) or UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) network.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 7 that is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).