System and method for scrolling among categories in a list of documents
First Claim
1. A display device comprising a processor for displaying a for presenting categories of related items to a user via a display, the display having a plurality of display lines and the graphical user interface comprising:
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a plurality of related items separated into different categories, the related items for each of the different categories being consecutively grouped together; and
a plurality of category separators, each category separator (i) pertaining to and positioned in the list adjacent to one of the categories of consecutively-grouped related items and (ii) having a separate displayed area when presented;
a separate scroll mechanism positioned inside the displayed area of each corresponding presented category separator that is configured for automatically scrolling directly, via a single user-action, to another category separator that pertains to another category of consecutively-grouped related items; and
wherein, in response to user-selection of a presented scroll mechanism, the display is configured to automatically scroll directly to another category separator such that the another category separator is displayed on the same display line where the presented category separator associated with the user-selected scroll mechanism was previously displayed.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided to assist a user in selecting, identifying, and handling email messages. A selection color module may provide for the display of color coding and selection highlighting. The selection color module may provide a secondary highlighting color to indicate messages related to a selected message. A category navigation module may provide one or more of the following: an indicator that provides the user with a number of items that are off the screen for a particular category, a command that causes the first entry for a category to be scrolled into view, a label to indicate the number of items in a particular category matching a particular criteria, and/or a control for scrolling between next or previous categories.
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19 Claims
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1. A display device comprising a processor for displaying a for presenting categories of related items to a user via a display, the display having a plurality of display lines and the graphical user interface comprising:
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a list comprising; a plurality of related items separated into different categories, the related items for each of the different categories being consecutively grouped together; and a plurality of category separators, each category separator (i) pertaining to and positioned in the list adjacent to one of the categories of consecutively-grouped related items and (ii) having a separate displayed area when presented; a separate scroll mechanism positioned inside the displayed area of each corresponding presented category separator that is configured for automatically scrolling directly, via a single user-action, to another category separator that pertains to another category of consecutively-grouped related items; and wherein, in response to user-selection of a presented scroll mechanism, the display is configured to automatically scroll directly to another category separator such that the another category separator is displayed on the same display line where the presented category separator associated with the user-selected scroll mechanism was previously displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for presenting categories of related items to a user via a display, the display presented using a display device and having a plurality of display lines, the system comprising:
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a processor configured to; present at least a portion of a list, the list comprising; a plurality of related items separated into different categories, the related items for each of the different categories being consecutively grouped together; and a plurality of category separators, each category separator (i) pertaining to and positioned in the list adjacent to one of the categories of consecutively-grouped related items and (ii) having a separate displayed area when presented; provide a separate scroll mechanism positioned inside the displayed area of each corresponding presented category separator that is configured for automatically scrolling directly, via a single user-action, to another category separator that pertains to another category of consecutively-grouped related items; and in response to user-selection of a presented scroll mechanism, automatically scroll directly to another category separator such that the another category separator is displayed on the same display line where the presented category separator associated with the user-selected scroll mechanism was previously displayed.
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions that when executed by a processor are configured to execute a method for presenting categories of related items to a user via a display having a plurality of display lines, the method being executed by the instructions comprising:
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presenting at least a portion of a list, the list comprising; a plurality of related items separated into different categories, the related items for each of the different categories being consecutively grouped together; and a plurality of category separators, each category separator (i) pertaining to and positioned in the list adjacent to one of the categories of consecutively-grouped related items and (ii) having a separate displayed area when presented; providing a separate scroll mechanism positioned inside the displayed area of each corresponding presented category separator that is configured for automatically scrolling directly, via a single user-action, to another category separator that pertains to another category of consecutively-grouped related items; and in response to user-selection of a presented scroll mechanism, automatically scrolling directly to another category separator such that the another category separator is displayed on the same display line where the presented category separator associated with the user-selected scroll mechanism was previously displayed.
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Specification