Devices and methods for fast navigation in a multi-attributed search space of electronic devices

A method performed by an electronic device having a touchscreen display including a viewing area, comprising:

• the viewing area having an attribute activation view comprising a plurality of attribute activation elements, rendered along an edge of the touchscreen display;
• activating a first attribute associated with at least one element of a list of elements having a visible list portion rendered on the viewing area, in response to receiving a first activation input for the first attribute, the first activation input comprising touching an attribute activation element corresponding to the first attribute then swiping away from attribute activation view;
• displaying a first plurality of attribute field controls associated with the first attribute, on the viewing area, in response to activating the first attribute;
• receiving a first manipulation action of at least one attribute field control of the first plurality of attribute field controls;
• updating a first attribute value in response to the first manipulation action;
• and
• updating the visible list portion based on the first attribute value.

A method performed by an electronic device having an augmented reality display including a viewing area, comprising:

• a scrubber rendered on the viewing area;
• activating a first attribute associated with at least one element of a list of elements having a visible list portion rendered on the viewing area, in response to receiving a first activation input for the first attribute, the first activation input comprising:
• a pinch and grab air gesture of the scrubber to expand the scrubber into an attribute activation view comprising a plurality of attribute activation elements;
• and
• swiping in mid-air towards an attribute activation element of the plurality of attribute activation elements;
• displaying a first plurality of attribute field controls associated with the first attribute, on the viewing area, in response to activating the first attribute;
• receiving a first manipulation action of at least one attribute field control of the first plurality of attribute field controls;
• updating a first attribute value in response to the first manipulation action;
• and
• updating the visible list portion based on the first attribute value.

An electronic device comprising:

• a touchscreen display including a viewing area on which there is rendered a visible list portion of a list of elements, the viewing area having a scrubber and an around scrubber area (ASA) rendered thereon near a one edge of the touchscreen display;
• and
• the viewing area having an attribute selection view, comprising a plurality of attribute selection elements, rendered along an opposite edge of the touchscreen display;
• a processing device operatively coupled to the touchscreen display;
• and
• a non-transitory memory coupled to the processing device and storing software instructions that when executed by the processing device configure the processing device to:
• activate a first attribute associated with a least one element of the list of elements in response to receiving a first activation input comprising a swipe from the around scrubber area towards an attribute selection element;
• display a first plurality of attribute field controls associated with the first attribute, on the viewing area, in response to activating the first attribute;
• receive a first manipulation action of at least one attribute field control of the first plurality of attribute field controls;
• update a first attribute value in response to the first manipulation action;
• and
• update the visible list portion based on the first attribute value.

An electronic device comprising:

• a touchscreen display including a viewing area on which there is rendered a visible list portion of a list of elements, the viewing area having an attribute activation view comprising a plurality of attribute activation elements, rendered thereon near a one edge of the touchscreen display;
• a processing device operatively coupled to the touchscreen display;
• and
• a non-transitory memory coupled to the processing device and storing software instructions that when executed by the processing device configure the processing device to:
• activate a first attribute associated with a least one element of the list of elements in response to receiving a first activation input comprising touching an attribute activation element corresponding to the first attribute then swiping away from attribute activation view.