Browsing or Searching User Interfaces and Other Aspects
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJulien Robert, Cedric Bray, Thomas Goossens
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Abstract
User interfaces for browsing and/or searching are described. In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a first display area for display representations of documents matching a search query, the first display area configured to display content of the documents which can have a plurality of different types of content including at least one of text-based content and a folder, and displaying a second display area for selecting a selected document to be displayed in the first display area. Other embodiments are also described, and computer readable media and apparatuses are also described.
Claims31
A computer readable storage medium storing executable program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause the data processing system to perform a method comprising:
- displaying a set of items of a list of items using a first display area having a center section for displaying a selected item containing a plurality of documents, a first side section for displaying a first item adjacent to the selected item, and a second side section for displaying a second item adjacent to the selected item;
- selecting either the first item or second item to designate the selected item;
- displaying the plurality of documents in the center section in response to the selecting;
- and
- displaying a different first top item in the first side section or a different second top item in the second side section in response to the selecting.
The medium as in claim herein the first side section or the second side section displays only one item.
A machine implemented method comprising:
- displaying a set of items of a list of items using a first display area having a center section for displaying a selected item containing multiple documents, a first side section for displaying a first item adjacent to the selected item, and a second side section for displaying a second item adjacent to the selected item;
- selecting either the first item or second item to designate the selected item;
- displaying the multiple documents in the center section in response to the selecting;
- and
- displaying a different first top item in the first side section or a different second top item in the second side section in response to the selecting.
A data processing system comprising:
- means for displaying a set of items of a list of items using a first display area having a center section for displaying a selected item containing a plurality of documents, a first side section for displaying a first item adjacent to the selected item, and a second side section for displaying a second item adjacent to the selected item;
- means for selecting either the first item or second item to designate the selected item;
- means for displaying the plurality of documents in the center section in response to the selecting;
- and
- means for displaying a different first top item in the first side section or a different second top item in the second side section in response to the selecting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.