Smart column for contact information on palm-sized computing devices and method and apparatus for displaying the same
US6593949B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0481
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The UI of the present invention increases the number of contacts initially shown to the user of a hand-held device to aid the user in finding information in a Contacts database. While displaying a list of Contacts database entries, the UI displays a column which contains single letters indicating the type of information displayed for the names represented in the list of entries. A tap on a letter in that column causes a sub-list of other most commonly needed information to be deployed for the corresponding entry, potentially eliminating the need for the user to open the entire record for that entry.
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