MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL

• US 20080059908A1
• Filed: 09/01/2006
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Arvilommi, Jaakko
• Granted Patent: US 7,805,684 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/841
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A mobile communication apparatus including a display and means for navigating among items displayed on the display, arranged to display a first list of items belonging to a higher hierarchical level on the display and being capable of enabling selection of a first item among the higher hierarchical level items by the means for navigation is disclosed. Upon selection of the first item, being arranged to insert and display a second list including at least one item belonging to a lower hierarchical level between the first item and subsequent higher hierarchical level items for enabling selection of a second item from the second list, wherein the second list is hierarchically associated with the first item. A corresponding application, apparatus and computer program is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for a portable apparatus, comprising:

displaying a first list of items belonging to a higher hierarchical level in a display view;

enabling selection of a first item among said higher hierarchical level items; and

upon selection of said first item, inserting a second list in said display view, comprising at least one item belonging to a lower hierarchical level between said first item and subsequent higher hierarchical level items for enabling selection of a second item from said second list, wherein said second list is hierarchically associated with said first item.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a further list in said display view, upon selection of a previous item in a previous inserted list, the further list comprising at least one item belonging to a lower hierarchical level between said previous item and previous subsequent items, for enabling selection of a item from said further list, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said previous item.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a further list in a display view other than said display view, upon selection of said previous item, the further list comprising at least one item, belonging to the lowest hierarchical level between said previous item and subsequent previous items, for enabling rendering of a further item from said further list belonging to the lowest hierarchical level, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said previous item.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a first list of artist items belonging to a higher hierarchical level in a display view, upon selection of said artist item, a list comprising at least one album item, belonging to a lower hierarchical level, is inserted in the same display view between said artist item and subsequent artist items, and upon selection of said artist item, a list comprising at least one renderable song item, belonging to the lowest hierarchical level, is displayed in a further display view, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said artist item.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a first list of genre items belonging to a higher hierarchical level in a display view, upon selection of said genere item, a list comprising at least one artist item, belonging to a lower hierarchical level, is inserted in the same display view between said genre item and subsequent genre items, and upon selection of said genre item, a list comprising at least one album item, belonging to a lower hierarchical level, is inserted in the same display view between said artist item and subsequent artist items, and upon selection of said artist item, a list comprising at least one renderable song item, belonging to the lowest hierarchical level, is displayed in a further display view, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said artist item.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising indenting said inserted second list compared to said first list.

7. The method according to claim 2, further comprising indenting said inserted further list compared to said previous list.

8. The method according to claim 3, further comprising rendering a media item belonging to the lowest hierarchical level, associated with said previous item, upon selection of said media item belonging to the lowest hierarchical level.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising scrolling items such that said first item is displayed uppermost of the displayed items.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing symbols as visual cues to differentiate between said lists.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing symbols, at the top of said display view, as visual cues to indicate active level in the hierarchical structure.

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing arrows as visual cues to indicate the existence of selectable sub levels containing hierarchical connected items.

13. The method according to claim 5, wherein said items are items of the group comprising:

a media library item, a playlist item, and a tracklist item.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising selection from any list in the hierarchical structure.

15. A method for a portable apparatus, comprising:

displaying a first list of items belonging to a higher hierarchical level in a display view;

enabling selection of a first item among said higher hierarchical level items; and

upon selection of said first item, inserting a second list in said display view, comprising at least one item belonging to a lower hierarchical level between said first item and subsequent higher hierarchical level items for enabling selection of a second item from said second list, wherein said second list is hierarchically associated with said first item, upon selection of said second item from said second list, a further list is displayed in said display view, where the further list comprising at least one item belonging to a lower hierarchical level between said previous item and previous subsequent items for enabling selection of a item from said further list, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said previous item, a further list, in a display view other than said display view, is displayed upon selection of said previous item, the further list comprising at least one item, belonging to the lowest hierarchical level between said previous item and subsequent previous items, for enabling rendering of a further item from said further list belonging to the lowest hierarchical level, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said previous item.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein said first list comprises of artist items belonging to a higher hierarchical level in a display view, upon selection of said artist item, a list comprising at least one album item, belonging to a lower hierarchical level, is inserted in the same display view between said artist item and subsequent artist items, and upon selection of said artist item, a list comprising at least one renderable song item, belonging to the lowest hierarchical level, is displayed in a further display view, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said artist item.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein said first list comprises genre items belonging to a higher hierarchical level in a display view, upon selection of said genre item, a list comprising at least one artist item, belonging to a lower hierarchical level, is inserted in the same display view between said genre item and subsequent genre items, and upon selection of said genre item, a list comprising at least one album item, belonging to a lower hierarchical level, is inserted in the same display view between said artist item and subsequent artist items, and upon selection of said artist item, a list comprising at least one renderable song item, belonging to the lowest hierarchical level, is displayed in a further display view, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said artist item.

18. A media rendering application for a portable apparatus comprising a display and a navigation means, said application causing a first list of items belonging to a higher hierarchical level to be displayed in a display view and being capable of enabling selection of a first item among said higher hierarchical level items by said navigation means, wherein, upon selection of said first item, being arranged to cause insertion in said display view of a second list comprising at least one item belonging to a lower hierarchical level between said first item and subsequent higher hierarchical level items for enabling selection of a second item from said second list, wherein said second list is hierarchically associated with said first item.

19. The application according to claim 18, being arranged to display a further list in said display view, upon selection of said previous item in a previous inserted list, the further list comprising at least one item belonging to a lower hierarchical level between said previous item and previous subsequent items for enabling selection of a item from said further list, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said previous item.

20. The application according to claim 18, being arranged to display a further list in a display view other than said display view, upon selection of said previous item, the further list comprising at least one item, belonging to the lowest hierarchical level between said previous item and subsequent previous items, for enabling rendering of a further item from said further list belonging to the lowest hierarchical level, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said previous item.

21. The application according to claim 18, being arranged to, upon displaying the first list and the second list of items, enable selection of a further item from said first list, wherein upon selection of said further item, the application being arranged to conceal said second list on the display.

22. The application according to claim 18, further being arranged to indent said inserted second list compared to said first list.

23. The application according to claim 18, further being arranged to scroll items such that said first item is displayed uppermost of the displayed items on the display.

24. The application according to claim 18, further arranged to provide symbols as visual cues to differentiate between said lists.

25. The application according to claim 18, further arranged to provide symbols as visual cues to indicate active level in the hierarchical structure.

26. The application according to claim 18, further arranged to provide arrows as visual cues to indicate the existence of selectable sub levels containing hierarchical connected items.

27. An apparatus comprising a display and a navigation device arranged to navigate among items displayed on said media player display, arranged to display a view comprising a first list of items belonging to a higher hierarchical level on said display and being capable of enabling selection of a first item among said higher hierarchical level items by said navigation device, wherein upon selection of said first item, being arranged to insert into said view a second list on said display comprising at least one item belonging to a lower hierarchical level between said first item and subsequent higher hierarchical level items for enabling selection of a second item from said second list, wherein said second list is hierarchically associated with said first item.

28. The apparatus according to claim 27, being arranged to display a further list in said display view, upon selection of said previous item in a previous inserted list, the further list comprising at least one item belonging to a lower hierarchical level between said previous item and previous subsequent items for enabling selection of a item from said further list, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said previous item.

29. The apparatus according to claim 27, being arranged to display a further list in another display view, upon selection of said previous item, the further list comprising at least one item, belonging to the lowest hierarchical level between said previous item and subsequent previous items, for enabling rendering of a further item from said further list belonging to the lowest hierarchical level, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said previous item.

30. The apparatus according to claim 27, further being arranged to scroll items such that said first item is displayed uppermost of the displayed items on the display.

31. The apparatus according to claim 27, further comprising a media library, wherein said items are items in the media library.

32. The apparatus according to claim 27, further comprising a media library item, a playlist item, and a tracklist item.

33. The apparatus according to claim 27, belonging to a group comprising:

PDA, mobile communication apparatus, portable media player.

34. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components comprising instructions for displaying a first list of items in a display view belonging to a higher hierarchical level in a display view;

enabling selection of a first item among said higher hierarchical level items; and

upon selection of said first item, inserting in said display view, a second list comprising at least one item belonging to a lower hierarchical level, between said first item and subsequent higher hierarchical level items for enabling selection of a second item from said second list, wherein said second list is hierarchically associated with said first item.

35. The computer-readable medium according to claim 34, further comprising instructions for displaying a further list in said display view, upon selection of said previous item in a previous inserted list, the further list comprising at least one item belonging to a lower hierarchical level between said previous item and previous subsequent items for enabling selection of a item from said further list, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said previous item.

36. The computer-readable medium according to claim 34, further comprising instructions for displaying a further list in a display view other than said display view, upon selection of said previous item, the further list comprising at least one item, belonging to the lowest hierarchical level between said previous item and subsequent previous items, for enabling rendering of a further item from said further list belonging to the lowest hierarchical level, wherein said further list is hierarchically associated with said previous item.

37. The computer-readable medium according to claim 34, further comprising instructions for rendering a media item associated with said second item upon selection of said second item.

38. The computer-readable medium according to claim 34, comprising instructions for indenting said inserted second list compared to said first list.