Inventors:
Ronald A. Morris - San Francisco CA, US
Jonathan L. Conradt - San Jose CA, US
Yi Linda Chan - San Jose CA, US
David H. Sloo - Menlo Park CA, US
Keith K. Okabe - San Mateo CA, US
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:
G06F 15/177
G06F 3/00
Abstract:
A list navigation module (LNM) is described that allows a user to navigate among a filtered list of items, yet, in addition, also discover items within an original list items. In operation, a user inputs a search selection, which prompts the LNM to cull a filtered list of items from the original set of items. When the user enters navigation selections of a first kind, the LNM advances to only items in the filtered list. When the user enters navigation selections of a second kind, the LNM advances to items in the unfiltered original list. Further, when the user attempts to navigate past an end of the presented filtered list, the LNM advances to items in the unfiltered original list. The LNM can provide a visual indicator which conveys that one or more items in the original list of items do not appear in the filtered list of items.