Method and Device for Displaying Information Arranged in Lists

A device for displaying information arranged in lists, comprising:

• a display device having a display area;
• a memory adapted to store a list that includes a plurality of list entries, of which a portion is displayable in the display area, and to store elements associated with the list entries;
• an operation device actuatable by a user to change a displayed portion of the list by a scrolling action, the entries of the list being run through consecutively by the scrolling action;
• and
• a control unit coupled with the operation device and the display device, the control unit adapted to control the display shown in the display area;
• wherein the control device is adapted to control the display area such that, if a selected list entry is displayed together with at least a portion of the elements associated with the selected list entry and the scrolling action is performed using the operation device, first one of (a) previous and (b) subsequent elements are displayed in succession in the display area, and thereafter list entries one of (a) preceding and (b) following the selected list entry are displayable.