Patent ID: 6317144
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of navigating one or more displayed elements, comprising:generating a first list comprising one or more displayed elements;generating a reference anchor, wherein said reference anchor comprises coordinates of a geometric shape;accepting user-entered navigation input; anddetermining a displayed element to be selected from said first list of said one or more displayed elements based upon the position of said one or more displayed elements to said reference anchor and the direction of said user-entered navigation input, wherein said direction of said user-entered navigation input is in the horizontal direction;adjusting said reference anchor depending on the existence of overlapping condition, said overlapping condition existing when said one or more displayed elements fall within a projection of said reference anchor in said horizontal direction, said adjusting said reference anchor comprising:adjusting said reference anchor to the geometry of said selected displayed element when no overlapping condition exist;adjusting said reference anchor when overlapping condition exist comprising:changing the right and left values of said reference anchor to that of said selected displayed element;adjusting top value of said reference anchor to the lowest of said selected displayed element top value and said reference anchor top value; andadjusting bottom value of said reference anchor to the largest of said selected displayed element bottom value and said reference anchor bottom value.