Method and apparatus for selection control
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsMarcus Davidsson, Charlotta Wilstedt
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for selection control using a touch screen, wherein first and second intersecting bars (1, 2) are displayed, preferably near the edge, on the screen (3), and the first bar (1) displays containers (4) and the second bar (2) displays objects (5) contained in one of said containers (4); and an object in the second bar (2) is activated by one touch on said object, or objects displayed in the second bar (2) are replaced by objects contained in a selected container by one touch on said selected container in the first bar (1).
Claims26
A method for selection control using a touch screen, characterized by
- displaying (61) first and second intersecting bars (1, 2), wherein the first bar (1) displays containers (4) and the second bar (2) displays objects (5) contained in one selected of said containers (4);
- and
- activating (65) a selected object (5) in the second bar (2) by one touch on said object, and
- replacing (67) objects (5) displayed in the second bar (2) by objects contained in a selected container by one touch on said selected container in the first bar (1).
The method as claimed in any previous claim, wherein each object is shown as preview of the respective event the object corresponds to.
The method as claimed in any previous claim, wherein the bars are semi transparent.
The method as claimed in any previous claim, further displaying markers (20, 21) for scrolling the bars (1, 2).
The method as claimed in any previous claim, wherein activation (65) of a selected object (5, 6) changes TV channel, or downloads an Internet homepage.
An apparatus for selection control by means of a touch screen, characterized in that
- the apparatus displays first and second intersecting bars (1, 2) on the screen (3), the first bar (1) displays
- containers (4) and the second bar (2) displays objects (5) contained in one of said containers (4);
- and
- the apparatus is arranged to upon detection of a touch on an object (5) in the second bar (2) activate that object, or upon detection of a touch on a container in the first bar (1) display objects (5) contained in that container in the second bar (2).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.