Patent ID: 6593949
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of generating a Contacts database user interface on a stylus-based computing device having a display and a stylus for providing input to the display, the method comprising:displaying a list of entries with each entry representing a record in the Contacts database, wherein each entry in the list of entries includes a record identifier for a corresponding record, primary information for the corresponding record, and an indicator which identifies a type for the primary information for the corresponding record; receiving a first input from the user in the form of a tap on a first entry in the displayed list of entries corresponding to a first record; determining whether the first input is a tap on a first portion of the first entry or a tap on a second portion of the first entry; opening the first record if the first input is determined to be a tap on the first portion of the first entry; and displaying a sub-list of primary information candidates for the first record if the first input is determined to be a tap on the second portion of the first entry.