Method for selecting files on a portable electronic device
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorThanh Vinh Vuong
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Abstract
A method of selecting files and a portable electronic device configured to perform the method are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of selecting one or more files on a portable electronic device, comprising: displaying a file selection user interface screen on a display of the portable electronic device, the file selection user interface screen comprising a slider comprising a reference bar and an indicator moveable within the reference bar; selecting one or more files in accordance with a position of the indicator; and attaching the selected files to an electronic message.
Claims25
A method of selecting one or more files from displayed files on a portable electronic device, comprising:
- displaying a file selection user interface screen on a display of the portable electronic device, the file selection user interface screen comprising a slider comprising a reference bar and an indicator moveable within the reference bar, the position of the indicator within the reference bar defining a value of a file selection criterion;
- automatically selecting all files that comply with the value of the file selection criterion in accordance with a position of the indicator while maintaining display of all the displayed files;
- and
- attaching the selected files to an electronic message.
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a display for displaying displayed files;
- a processor coupled to the display, the processor configured for:
- causing a file selection user interface screen to be displayed on the display, the file selection user interface screen comprising a slider comprising a reference bar and an indicator moveable within the reference bar, the position of the indicator within the reference bar defining a value of a file selection criterion;
- automatically selecting all files that comply with the value of the file selection criterion in accordance with a position of the indicator while maintaining display of all the displayed files;
- and
- causing the selected files to be attached to an electronic message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.