Patent ID: 7681141
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of scrolling in a graphical user interface, comprising: receiving a command to scroll a plurality of contents icons displayed in the graphical user interface; retrieving an appropriate number of additional contents icons from a contents icon database to provide a scrolled display in the graphical user interface, wherein retrieving the additional contents icons includes: updating the display on the graphical user interface with the retrieved appropriate number of additional contents icons retrieved from the contents icon database, wherein the contents icon database is divided into a plurality of entries, each entry including at least a respective contents icon data entry for a contents icon and a link to a contents file, each entry of the database is a fixed size in bytes, and the contents icon are scrolled in the graphical user interface without pausing to accommodate loading icon images, wherein the fixed size of each entry is the same fixed size as every other entry, and wherein the contents icon data entry in every entry is the same fixed size in bytes.