SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ITEMS ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES
A method, computer readable storage medium, and electronic device are provided which display items on such an electronic device by displaying a first set of items, receiving a first gesture on a touch-sensitive panel of the electronic device, and displaying a second set of items, the second set of items being a subset of the first set of items.
1 . A method of displaying items on an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying a first set of items;
receiving a first gesture on a touch-sensitive panel of the electronic device; and
displaying a second set of items, the second set of items being a subset of the first set of items.
2 . The method of claim 1 , the first set of items comprising at least one item having an associated visual indicator, and at least one item not having the visual indicator.
3 . The method of claim 2 , the second set of items comprising the at least one item having the visual indicator.
4 . The method of claim 3 , the visual indicator representing a property of the corresponding item, the property corresponding to an item status.
5 . The method of claim 1 , the items comprising a plurality of properties, each of the plurality of properties being represented by a corresponding visual indicator.
6 . The method of claim 5 , the first gesture for selecting one of the plurality of properties, the second set of items comprising the selected property.
7 . The method of claim 6 , the selecting comprising a sustained touch on the visual indicator corresponding to the selected property.
8 . The method of claim 1 , the items corresponding to messages.
9 . The method of claim 8 , the messages corresponding to a plurality of message types.
10 . The method of claim 9 , the plurality of message types including any two or more of email messages, instant messages, social networking messages, text messages, multimedia messages, and calendar messages.
11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a second gesture; and
displaying the first set of items.
12 . The method of claim 1 , the first gesture comprising complementary directions, wherein receiving the first gesture in a first direction generates a second set of items having a visual indicator, and receiving the first gesture in a second direction generates a second set of items not having the visual indicator.
13 . An electronic device comprising a display, a processor, and a memory, the memory storing computer executable instructions for:
displaying a first set of items;
receiving a first gesture on a touch-sensitive panel of the electronic device; and
displaying a second set of items, the second set of items being a subset of the first set of items.
14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , the first set of items comprising at least one item having an associated visual indicator, and at least one item not having the visual indicator.
15 . The electronic device of claim 14 , the second set of items comprising the at least one item having the visual indicator.
16 . The electronic device of claim 13 , the visual indicator representing a property of the corresponding item, the property corresponding to an item status.
17 . The electronic device of claim 13 , the items comprising a plurality of properties, each of the plurality of properties being represented by a corresponding visual indicator.
18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , the first gesture for selecting one of the plurality of properties, the second set of items comprising the selected property.
19 . The electronic device of claim 18 , the selecting comprising a sustained touch on the visual indicator corresponding to the selected property.
20 . The electronic device of claim 13 , the items corresponding to messages.
21 . The electronic device of claim 20 , the messages corresponding to a plurality of message types.
22 . The electronic device of claim 21 , the plurality of message types including any two or more of email messages, instant messages, social networking messages, text messages, multimedia messages, and calendar messages.
23 . The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving a second gesture; and
displaying the first set of items.
24 . The electronic device of claim 13 , the first gesture comprising complementary directions, wherein receiving the first gesture in a first direction generates a second set of items having a visual indicator, and receiving the first gesture in a second direction generates a second set of items not having the visual indicator.
25 . A computer readable storage medium for displaying items on an electronic device, the computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for:
displaying a first set of items;
receiving a first gesture on a touch-sensitive panel of the electronic device; and
displaying a second set of items, the second set of items being a subset of the first set of items.
26 . A method on a personal electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying in a message store, a plurality of messages;
receiving a gesture input on a touch-sensitive panel of the personal electronic device; and
displaying within the message store a subset of the plurality of messages.
27 . The method of claim 26 , the plurality of messages comprising at least one read message and at least one unread message, the subset of the plurality of messages comprising the unread messages.
28 . A personal electronic device comprising a display, a processor, and a memory, the memory storing computer executable instructions for:
displaying in a message store, a plurality of messages;
receiving a gesture input on a touch-sensitive panel of the personal electronic device; and
displaying within the message store a subset of the plurality of messages.
29 . The personal electronic device of claim 28 , the plurality of messages comprising at least one read message and at least one unread message, the subset of the plurality of messages comprising the unread messages.
30 . A computer readable storage medium for displaying items on an electronic device, the computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for:
displaying in a message store, a plurality of messages;
receiving a gesture input on a touch-sensitive panel of the personal electronic device; and
displaying within the message store a subset of the plurality of messages.