Patent ID: 9507495
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: displaying a first item on an electronic device; detecting a gesture, requesting display of a list associated with the first item, in a first direction, wherein the list includes a plurality of representations of items, the plurality of representations of items including a representation of the first item; in response to detecting the gesture performed in the first direction, displaying the list in a first area while displaying a part of the first item in a second area; while displaying a part of the first item in the second area, displaying the representation of the first item as a focused representation in the list shown in the first area; detecting that the gesture continues in the second area in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; detecting a characteristic of the gesture in the second direction that identifies a representation of a second item from the list; in response to detecting the characteristic of the gesture, displaying the representation of the second item as a focused representation in the list shown in the first area; and in response to detecting discontinuation of the gesture, displaying the second item in the first and second areas and discontinuing display of the list.