User Interface for Accessing Lists
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1. A display and selection interface apparatus comprising:
- a display surface;
a data display box, rendered on said display surface, for viewing a first portion of data selected from a data body;
a relative position marker, rendered on said display surface, for indicating the position of said first portion of data relative to the entirety of said data body;
a selection device for moving said relative position marker from a first position to a second position, and in coordination therewith, causing the replacement of said first portion of data with a second portion of data located relative to the entirety of said data body at the second position indicated by said relative position marker; and
said data body and said first and second portions of data of a type selected from;
text, graphics, files, or internet search results,said interface comprising the same elements regardless of the type of said data body and said first and second portions of data.
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Abstract
A consistent method of navigating across large data sets, particularly search results from search engines and play lists from media player devices is disclosed. Persistent navigation position markers provide the user with indication of current position in the data set. By using a click wheel which is provided on many mobile communication platforms, personal digital assistants and the like, simple operation is provided. Alternatively, a touch pad, touch screen and stylus, or thumb mouse may be used.
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1. A display and selection interface apparatus comprising:
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a display surface; a data display box, rendered on said display surface, for viewing a first portion of data selected from a data body; a relative position marker, rendered on said display surface, for indicating the position of said first portion of data relative to the entirety of said data body; a selection device for moving said relative position marker from a first position to a second position, and in coordination therewith, causing the replacement of said first portion of data with a second portion of data located relative to the entirety of said data body at the second position indicated by said relative position marker; and said data body and said first and second portions of data of a type selected from; text, graphics, files, or internet search results, said interface comprising the same elements regardless of the type of said data body and said first and second portions of data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. The apparatus of claim wherein said apparatus forms a portion of a web browser application.
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11. A portable, hand-held apparatus having a display and selection interface comprising:
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a display surface; a data display box, rendered on said display surface, for viewing a first portion of data selected from a data body; a relative position marker, in the form of a pie chart, rendered on said display surface, for indicating the position of said first portion of data relative to the entirety of said data body based on a position of a highlighted wedge of said pie chart; a click wheel selection device for moving said relative position marker from a first position to a second position, and in coordination therewith, causing the replacement of said first portion of data with a second portion of data located relative to the entirety of said data body at the second position indicated by said relative position marker; and said data body and said first and second portions of data of a type selected from; text, graphics, files, or internet search results, said interface comprising the same elements regardless of the type of said data body and said first and second portions of data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing an indication of the position of a displayed data item relative to a body of such data items, comprising:
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inputting a search string into a web browser interface of a web browser program operating on a portable display device; wirelessly transmitting said search string to a web server; wirelessly receiving search results from said web server, said result including at least two data items; parsing said search results; determining the total number of data items received from said web server in response to said search; displaying a relative position marker in the form of a chart having a number of discrete elements representing the total number of data items received from said web server in response to said search; receiving a selection of a data item to be displayed on said portable display device; determining the position of said selected data item relative to the body of such data items; and indicating on said relative position marker the determined position of said selected data item relative to the body of such data items by highlighting a corresponding one of said elements. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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