Electronic device and method for displaying contents

An electronic device, comprising:

• a display configured to:
• display contents in which a second area for displaying a second content is nested in a first area for displaying a first content;
• and
• display contents in which a third area for displaying a third content is nested in the second area for displaying the second content, and
• a processor including a focus setting module and a scrolling module,
• the focus setting module configured to:
• set, in accordance with a predetermined gesture operation, a focus on the first content in the first area or the second content in the second area;
• and
• set the focus on the first content, the second content, or the third content according to the predetermined gesture operation;
• and
• the scrolling module configured to:
• in response to a predetermined scrolling operation performed in a scrolling operation target area, scroll the first content in the first area if the focus is set on the first content or the second content in the second area if the focus is set on the second content, regardless of whether the scrolling operation target area where the predetermined scrolling operation is performed is the first area or the second area;
• and
• scroll the first content, the second content, or the third content on which the focus is set according to the predetermined scrolling operation regardless of whether the scrolling operation target area is the first area, the second area, or the third area, wherein
• in a state in which the focus is set on the first content, the focus setting module is configured to set the focus on the third content when a first gesture operation is detected, and the focus setting module is configured to set the focus on the first content when a second gesture operation is detected, and
• in a state in which the focus is set on the third content, the focus setting module is configured to set the focus on the first content when the second gesture operation is detected, and the focus setting module is configured to set the focus on the third content when the first gesture operation is detected.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a display configured to:
• display contents in which a second area for displaying a second content is nested in a first area for displaying a first content;
• and
• display contents in which a third area for displaying a third content is nested in the second area for displaying the second content, and
• a processor including a focus setting module and a scrolling module,
• the focus setting module configured to:
• set, in accordance with a predetermined gesture operation, a focus on the first content in the first area or the second content in the second area;
• and
• set the focus on the first content, the second content, or the third content according to the predetermined gesture operation;
• and
• the scrolling module configured to:
• in response to a predetermined scrolling operation performed in a scrolling operation target area, scroll the first content in the first area if the focus is set on the first content or the second content in the second area if the focus is set on the second content, regardless of whether the scrolling operation target area where the predetermined scrolling operation is performed is the first area or the second area;
• and
• scroll the first content, the second content, or the third content on which the focus is set according to the predetermined scrolling operation regardless of whether the scrolling operation target area is the first area, the second area, or the third area, wherein
• in a state in which the focus is set on the first content, the focus setting module is configured to set the focus on the second content when a first gesture operation is detected, and
• in a state in which the focus is set on the second content, the focus setting module is configured to set the focus on the third content when the first gesture operation is detected.

A method for displaying contents, including:

• displaying contents in which a second area for displaying a second content is nested in a first area for displaying a first content;
• display contents in which a third area for displaying a third content is nested in the first area for displaying the first content;
• setting a focus on the first content in the first area or the second content in the second area according to a predetermined gesture operation;
• setting a focus on the first content, the second content, or the third content according to the predetermined gesture operation;
• scrolling, in response to a predetermined scrolling operation performed in a scrolling operation target area, the first content in the first area if the focus is set on the first content or the second content in the second area if the focus is set on the second content regardless of whether the scrolling operation target area where the predetermined scrolling operation is performed is the first area or the second area;
• scrolling the first content, the second content, or the third content on which the focus is set according to the predetermined scrolling operation regardless of whether the scrolling operation target area is the first area, the second area, or the third area;
• and
• setting the focus to the third area, when the gesture operation indicates that the focus is to be set on the second area, and the second content is displayed beyond a display range.