Patent ID: 8049715
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing data stored in an electronic device, the data being stored in a data structure, the data structure comprising a plurality of sets, each of the plurality of sets comprising at least one entry, each of the at least one entry having an identical first character as another entry in its respective set if another entry exists in the respective set, the method comprising: providing a variable speed input device to navigate through a data structure; displaying a pre-defined entry from each of the plurality of sets based on a pre-defined actuation of the input device, wherein the pre-defined actuation comprises a speed of rotation of the variable speed input device and wherein the pre-defined entry is displayed when the speed of rotation is at least equal to a threshold value; and displaying each of the at least one entry associated with each of the plurality of sets when the speed of rotation of the variable speed input device is less than the threshold value.