Method and system for accessing data stored in an electronic device
View Patent ↗A method and a system for accessing data stored in an electronic device ( 102 ) are disclosed. The data is stored in a data structure. The data structure includes a plurality of sets. Each of the plurality of sets includes at least one entry with an identical first character. The method includes varying ( 302 ) the speed of navigation through the data structure by using the input device ( 204 ). The method also includes displaying ( 304 ) a pre-defined entry from each of the plurality of sets, based on a pre-defined actuation of the input device.
1. A method for accessing data stored in an electronic device, the data being stored in a data structure, the data structure comprising a plurality of sets, each of the plurality of sets comprising at least one entry, each of the at least one entry having an identical first character as another entry in its respective set if another entry exists in the respective set, the method comprising:
providing a variable speed input device to navigate through a data structure;
displaying a pre-defined entry from each of the plurality of sets based on a pre-defined actuation of the input device, wherein the pre-defined actuation comprises a speed of rotation of the variable speed input device and wherein the pre-defined entry is displayed when the speed of rotation is at least equal to a threshold value; and
displaying each of the at least one entry associated with each of the plurality of sets when the speed of rotation of the variable speed input device is less than the threshold value.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pre-defined entry is selected from a group comprising a first entry associated with each of the plurality of sets, a last entry associated with each of the plurality of sets, and a most frequently accessed entry associated with each of the plurality of sets.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein varying the speed of navigation through the data structure using the variable speed input device comprises changing the speed of rotation of the variable speed input device.
4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising rotating the variable speed input device in clockwise direction in order to scroll in a first direction in the data structure.
5. The method according to claim 1 further comprising rotating the variable speed input device in anti-clockwise direction in order to scroll in a second direction in the data structure.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein displaying each of the at least one entry further comprises selecting the at least one entry.
7. The method according to claim 1 further comprising selecting an entry from each of the plurality of sets for display.
8. The method according to claim 1 further comprising displaying each of the at least one entry associated with each of the plurality of sets when the key is pressed for less than the threshold period.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pre-defined entry is displayed at the top of a display screen.