DYNAMIC SIZING USER INTERFACE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A method for displaying information in a handheld device, comprising:
- displaying information in a plurality of dynamically sizable active cells in a display screen of said handheld device;
presenting categories of daily information in the plurality of cells;
dynamically and automatically sizing cells of said plurality of active cells in response to changes in the amount of said information to be displayed in said active cells, wherein said dynamically and automatically sizing comprises adjusting a size of a first dynamically sizable active cell in response to a change in an amount of content displayed in the said first dynamically sizable active cell and on changes in an amount of content of a second dynamically sizable active cell, said second cell is automatically dynamically sized based on its amount of content and also based on said amount of content of said first cell; and
increasing said first cell in size provided its content requires more size than its minimum size definition and provided further that said second cell is decreased in size below its minimum size definition.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and devices for displaying information in a handheld device, comprising displaying information in a dynamically sizable cell in the display of the handheld device, wherein the cell comprises a portion of the display and the size of the cell is adjusted in response to the amount of information it contains. Embodiments of the present invention are enabled to display the information in plurality of dynamically sizable cells which display different categories of information. Embodiments are also enabled to adjust cell size in response to the size of other cells in the display.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for displaying information in a handheld device, comprising:
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displaying information in a plurality of dynamically sizable active cells in a display screen of said handheld device; presenting categories of daily information in the plurality of cells; dynamically and automatically sizing cells of said plurality of active cells in response to changes in the amount of said information to be displayed in said active cells, wherein said dynamically and automatically sizing comprises adjusting a size of a first dynamically sizable active cell in response to a change in an amount of content displayed in the said first dynamically sizable active cell and on changes in an amount of content of a second dynamically sizable active cell, said second cell is automatically dynamically sized based on its amount of content and also based on said amount of content of said first cell; and increasing said first cell in size provided its content requires more size than its minimum size definition and provided further that said second cell is decreased in size below its minimum size definition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer system comprising:
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memory coupled to a bus; a processor coupled to said bus; and a display screen coupled to said bus, wherein said memory comprises instructions for implementing a method of displaying calendar information, said method comprising; displaying daily information in a plurality of dynamically sizable active cells in a display screen of said computer system; and dynamically and automatically sizing cells of said plurality of active cells in response to changes in the amount of said information to be displayed in said active cells, wherein said dynamically and automatically sizing comprises adjusting a size of a first dynamically sizable active cell in response to a change in an amount of content displayed in the said first dynamically sizable active cell and on changes in an amount of content of a second dynamically sizable active cell, said second cell is automatically dynamically sized based on its amount of content and also based on said amount of content of said first cell; and increasing said first cell in size provided its content requires more size than its minimum size definition and provided further that said second cell is decreased in size below its minimum size definition - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An article comprising a storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a system to display information in a handheld device, comprising:
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displaying information in a plurality of dynamically sizable active cells in a display screen of said handheld device; presenting categories of daily information in the plurality of cells; dynamically and automatically sizing cells of said plurality of active cells in response to changes in the amount of said information to be displayed in said active cells, wherein said dynamically and automatically sizing comprises adjusting a size of a first dynamically sizable active cell in response to a change in an amount of information displayed in the said first dynamically sizable active cell and on changes in an amount of content of a second dynamically sizable active cell, said second cell is automatically dynamically sized based on its amount of content and also based on said amount of content of said first cell; and increasing said first cell in size provided its content requires more size than its minimum size definition and provided further that said second cell is decreased in size below its minimum size definition. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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