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Jeff Tycz, Palo Alto, CA US
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20120151331 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORGANIZING USER INTERFACE FOR CATEGORIES OF RECENTLY USED DIGITAL MATERIAL - A system and method provides a user interface on an electronic device with a listing of the most recently used or viewed items that is organized by the category of item. A menu containing the most recently read items is separated into separate categories such as books and periodicals. The menu displays the most recently opened item in each of the categories. In this manner, one category will not dominate over the other categories on the menu. | 06-14-2012 |
20120151337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORGANIZING USER INTERFACE FOR PERIODICALS - A system and method for displaying periodical digital content. A device sorts and organizes the periodical content stored on the device according to the title of the periodical and further according the dates of the periodicals. Each periodical, e.g., newspapers and magazines, after sorting, are displayed on the device's user interface on its own virtual shelf according to the periodical, and then preferably in chronological order within the shelf that is dedicated to the periodical. Alternatively, the periodicals are sorted by issue date, and virtual shelves are dedicated specific date ranges, e.g., “Today,” “This Week,” “This Month.” | 06-14-2012 |
Jeff E. Tycz, Palo Alto, CA US
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20120147055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORGANIZING AND PRESENTING CONTENT ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method for organizing new content on the user interface of an electronic device. Graphical representations (e.g., book or album covers or icons) representing the content that the user is most likely going to want to open next are presented on a virtual shelf on the user interface of the device. The graphical representations are preferably organized in receding order of likelihood of opening from left to right. As new items appear on the virtual shelf, older items are shifted to the right. A limited number of items (graphical representations) can be depicted at one time on the virtual shelf on the display of the device. The shelf can be scrolled left and right to view all of the items on the shelf. | 06-14-2012 |
Jeffrey E. Tycz, Palo Alto, CA US
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20140282739 | NON-LINEAR NAVIGATION OF DATA REPRESENTATION - A method for scrolling through a representation of data that is too large to be presented legibly in its entirety within confines of a display is disclosed. The method includes presenting a section of the representation on the display. A portion of the representation is selected, using the section presented on the display, for scrolling on. The presentation of the section presented on the display is modified to include additional representation based on the portion selected. The additional content is to be presented in a non-linear fashion. Input from a user interface associated with movement through the additional content is received. The movement is to provide non-linear scrolling through the additional content. Apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |