User Interface Component
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsJussi Kapanen, Sami Tyni, Juhani Vaattanen, Juha Kukkonen, Jari Kettunen
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Abstract
A sliding tab tabbed pane user interface component implementable in an electronic device is presented. The user interface component provides a user interface of the electronic device with items belonging to a plurality of different categories, each category being associated with a different sliding tab. The sliding tabs are arranged such that at least a portion of the items of at least two sliding tabs is visible.
Claims27
A data processing method in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- providing a user interface of the electronic device with items belonging to a plurality of different categories
- associating each category with a different sliding tab of a tabbed pane user interface component, and
- arranging the sliding tabs such that at least a portion of the items of at least two sliding tabs are visible.
An electronic device comprising:
- a user interface for input and output of information;
- a control unit configured to:
- provide the user interface of the electronic device with items belonging to a plurality of different categories.
- associate each category with a different sliding tab of a tabbed pane user interface component, and
- arrange the sliding tabs such that at least a portion of the items of at least two sliding tabs are visible.
An electronic device comprising:
- display means for displaying information;
- means for providing in the display means items belonging to a plurality of different categories,
- means for associating each category with a different sliding tab of a tabbed pane user interface component, and
- means for arranging the sliding tabs such that at least a portion of the items of at least two sliding tabs are visible in the display means.
(canceled)
The computer program product of claim 26, wherein the process further comprises:
- receiving an input to move or copy an item from a source sliding tab to a target sliding tab;
- receiving an input to move the item which is to be moved or copied over the visible part of the target sliding tab,
- moving the target sliding tab over at least one other sliding tab such that at least a portion of the items of the target sliding tab becomes visible.
A computer program distribution medium readable by a computer and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process for processing data, the process comprising:
- providing a user interface of the electronic device with items belonging to a plurality of different categories,
- associating each category with a different sliding tab of a tabbed pane user interface component, and
- arranging the sliding tabs such that at least a portion of the items of at least two sliding tabs are visible.
(canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.