Selective viewing of information
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsMatthew Richard Lee, Keizo Marui
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed that provides for the displaying, on display screen of an electronic device, a list of contact names, and further provides for the designating, by sequentially scrolling through the list of contact names, individual contact names in the list of contact names and wherein designation of an individual contact name reveals available information about the contact.
Claims20
A method for selectively displaying contact information on a display screen of a handheld electronic device, said method comprising:
- displaying a list of contact names on the display screen of the handheld electronic device;
- detecting output from a navigation tool;
- scrolling sequentially through said list of contact names in response to the detected output from the navigation tool;
- designating a first contact name in the list of contact names in response to sequentially scrolling through said list of contact names;
- revealing available information about the first contact name in response to the designation of the first contact name for a predetermined time;
- detecting further output from the navigation tool;
- scrolling sequentially through the revealed available information in response to the detected further output from the navigation tool;
- detecting additional further output from the navigation tool;
- only designating an adjacent contact name after all of the revealed available information about the first contact name has been sequentially scrolled through without requiring revealing available information about the adjacent contact name in response to the detected additional further output from the navigation tool.
A handheld electronic device programmed for selectively displaying contact information thereon, said handheld electronic device comprising:
- a navigation tool;
- a display screen for displaying a list of contact names;
- and
- a microprocessor having a control program associated therewith for controlling operation of said handheld electronic device, said control program being configured to:
- display a list of contact names on the display screen of the handheld electronic device;
- detect output from the navigation tool;
- scroll sequentially through said list of contact names in response to the detected output from the navigation tool;
- designate an individual contact name in the list of contact names in response to sequentially scrolling through said list of contact names;
- reveal available information about the first individual contact name in response to the designation of the individual contact name for a predetermined time;
- detect further output from the navigation tool;
- scroll sequentially through the revealed available information in response to the detected further output from the navigation tool;
- detect additional further output from the navigation tool;
- and
- only designating an adjacent contact name after all of the revealed available information about the first contact name has been sequentially scrolled through without requiring revealing available information about the adjacent contact name in response to the detected additional further output from the navigation tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.