Patent ID: 7735102

Claim:
A method for navigating a plurality of options within a user interface, the method comprising: displaying a first sequence of cards along a first axis of the user interface, each card graphically representing a single respective option from a first set of options; scrolling only the first sequence of cards along the first axis through a focus area of the user interface without scrolling any cards not in the first sequence; in response to a first card being scrolled into the focus area without being otherwise selected by a user, displaying a second sequence of cards along a second axis of the user interface, each card of the second sequence graphically representing a single respective option from a second set of options, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis; obtaining supplemental information related to at least two cards in the second sequence; displaying the supplemental information adjacent to but outside of the respective at least two cards; and scrolling only the second sequence of cards along the second axis through the focus area without scrolling any cards not in the second sequence, wherein the supplemental information for the at least two cards is scrolled substantially parallel to the second axis to maintain a relative position of the supplemental information to the respective at least two cards, wherein the focus area is fixed relative to the first axis and to the second axis such that the focus area does not move as cards are scrolled along the first axis or the second axis, and wherein a representation of only one option at a time is scrolled through the focus area.