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Method and apparatus for providing a user interface

US9875003B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9875003-B2
Application numberUS-201214124392-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 11, 2012
Priority dateJun 10, 2011
Publication dateJan 23, 2018
Grant dateJan 23, 2018

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Abstract

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A method for providing a user interface in which a set of objects stored in the form of data is displayed as a sequential list. The method involves each of the objects being allocated a position in a graphical presentation displayed in addition to the sequential list, the position being taken as a basis for displaying the objects in the graphical presentation. A first user action selects a position in the graphical presentation, and the selected position is taken as a basis for selecting a subset from the displayed set of objects in the sequential list. The positions in the graphical presentation are allocated a metric, wherein it is possible to ascertain a measure of distance between two positions, and an object is included in the subset on the basis of the measure of distance between the position associated with the respective object and the selected position.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for providing a user interface, the method comprising: receiving an input a search term via the user interface; displaying a set of objects, as data, in a first sequential list and all of the objects in the set of objects in a first graphical presentation in response to the receipt of the input search term into the user interface; selecting a position in the first graphical presentation in response to receipt of a first operating action re…

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What does patent US9875003B2 cover?
A method for providing a user interface in which a set of objects stored in the form of data is displayed as a sequential list. The method involves each of the objects being allocated a position in a graphical presentation displayed in addition to the sequential list, the position being taken as a basis for displaying the objects in the graphical presentation. A first user action selects a posi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Struhs Stefan, Pleschka Mark, Meyer Oliver, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/04842. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 23 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).