Automatically centered scrolling in a tab-based user interface

A handheld device with a memory storing therein computer code executed by said handheld device to perform the steps comprising:

• a) displaying as many tabs on a touch sensitive display of a handheld device as can fit across a length of said screen side as on-screen tabs, said on-screen tabs arranged in a sequence on the screen side wherein said on-screen tabs are adapted to be selected by a user for displaying information related to a selected tab;
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• b) in response to the selection of a first on-screen tab by contact said touch sensitive display with a stylus, automatically scrolling said sequence of tabs such that said first on-screen tab is positioned in a designated position of said screen side, and wherein off-screen and said on-screen tabs form an array, and wherein said designated position is one of a right most position of said screen side, a left most position of said screen side and a center of said screen side;
• c) displaying information related to said first on-screen tab;
• d) transforming the on-screen tab to a different shape when said on-screen tab is selected;
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• e) scrolling the tabs by repeatedly selecting one of the right-most tab and the left most tab on the screen.

For a handheld device, a computer readable medium having stored therein computer readable code for causing said handheld device to perform the steps of:

• a) displaying as many tabs on a touch screen sensitive display of a handheld device as can fit across a length of said screen side as on-screen tabs, said on-screen tabs arranged in a sequence on the screen side wherein each of said on-screen tabs are adapted to be selected by a user for displaying information related to a selected tab;
• b) in response to the selection of a first on-screen tab by contacting said touch sensitive display with a stylus, automatically scrolling said sequence of tabs such that said first on-screen tab is positioned in a designated position of said screen side and wherein off-screen and said on-screen tabs form an array, and wherein said designated position is one of a right most position of said screen side, a left most position of said screen side and a center of said screen side;
• c) displaying information related to said first on-screen tab;
• d) transforming the on-screen tab to a different shape when said on-screen tab is selected;
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• e) scrolling the tabs by repeatedly selecting one of the right-most tab and the left most tab on the screen.