Method for browsing within a content displayable by browsing commands, browsing device and associated program

• US 9,099,058 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2013
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Original Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Inventors: Alvarado, Cuihtlauac
• Primary Examiner(s): Singh, Satwant
• Application Number:
  US13/781,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20130226592A1
• Time in Patent Office: 887 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/38 with means for controlling the display position

Abstract

A method for browsing in a visual content such as a document or a list. The content is available on a terminal having a browsing command. Part of the content is displayed on a display of the terminal. The browsing commands enable the contents displayed on the screen to be made to scroll in the direction specified by the command introduced. The displayed part is duplicated into two identical images when one end of the content situated in the direction of movement specified by the browsing command is displayed on the means for displaying. A first image remains still and a second image moves in the direction of movement specified by the browsing command so long as the command is active. In this way, the user sees that the command has indeed been taken into account and notes visually that the end of the visual content has been reached.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

browsing in a visual content, the content being available at a terminal;

activating a browsing command by the terminal, enabling selection of a part of the content in order to display it on a display of the terminal;

duplicating said displayed part into two identical images on the display when one end of said content situated in a direction of movement specified by the browsing command is displayed on the display, a first image remaining still and a second image moving in the direction of movement specified by the browsing command so long as said command is active.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display comprises a touch screen and activating the browsing command comprises moving an object on said screen, and wherein the movement of the second image of a viewing window of the display is controlled by the movement of the object on the screen.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the browsing command has an active state and an idle state, wherein an amplitude of the movement of the second image of the viewing window depends on the time during which the command is active.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein a speed of movement of the second image of the viewing window is variable during the time in which the command is active.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein activating the browsing command is performed through a keyboard comprising browsing keys, these keys specifying a direction of movement.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein activating the browsing command is performed with the terminal by voice recognition.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises a step of returning to a displayed content with a single image, said step of returning being activated when the browsing command is no longer active.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein a speed of movement of the second image varies during the step of returning.

9. The method according to claim 7 wherein a duration of movement of the second image during the step of returning is smaller than a duration of movement of the second image when the browsing command is active.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising:

display configured to display a visual content;

means for introducing a browsing command, said browsing command enabling selection of a part of the content in order to display it on the display;

means for duplicating said displayed part into two identical images on the display when one end of said content situated in a direction of movement specified by the browsing command is displayed on the display, a first image remaining still, and a second image moving in the direction of movement specified by the browsing command so long as said browsing command is active.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable memory comprising a computer program stored thereon and comprising program code instructions for implementing a method for duplicating a content displayed when this program is executed by a processor, wherein the instructions comprise:

instructions configured to enable browsing in the visual content, the content being available at a terminal;

instructions configured to select of a part of the content in order to display it on a display of the terminal in response to activation of a browsing command on the terminal; and

instructions configured to duplicate said displayed part into two identical images on the display when one end of said content situated in a direction of movement specified by the browsing command is displayed on the display, a first image remaining still and a second image moving in the direction of movement specified by the browsing command so long as said command is active.