Displaying information in an interactive computing device

Abstract

An interactive computing device comprises a display (2) includes fish-eye areas (4) and (6) for displaying information concerning a plurality of function items in the form of a list or table. The selection of an item results in an increase in the area of the display used to display the selected item, while leaving the area of the display used by non-selected items unchanged. The selection also results in the presentation within the increased area of the information provided in the list before the item was selected together with additional information pertaining to the selected item; and also results in the presentation within the increased fish-eye area of additional command options and related screen controls applicable only to selected items, rather than to the whole list or the non-selected items, the selection and activation of which causes the device to carry out the appropriate action.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to listing summary information on an interactive computing device, and more particularly to an improved method of listing summary information that better provides detailed information and functional options to a user. Background technique [0002] Techniques for managing lists of information on screens of interactive computing devices that enable the display of More information on this particular item. [0003] The term "interactive computing device" should be construed to include any device that includes both a screen or other method for displaying information and a keyboard, keypad, button array, touch screen, or or some other method; today, this includes personal devices such as desktop computers, laptop computers, PDAs, mobile phones, smart phones, digital video cameras, digital music players, and many other industrial and household devices, ranging from From ATMs to household appliances such as washing machines and ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0007] Various implementations of the fisheye technique are used only for viewing tabular data, and prior art descriptions of the technique do not address the issue of when a list is displayed with and without selected items, The actions that may be taken by the user of the device are different

[0020] Keeping the display of possible actions static is inefficient because displaying not always the appropriate option wastes space on the screen; it is inefficient because additional menus and menus may need to be invoked for any additional options possible multiple key presses to display; and this user interface is considered poor because it cannot adjust itself to whatever the user wishes

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