Graphical Display For Sorting And Filtering A List In A Space-Constrained View

摘要

Techniques for sorting and filtering a list in a space-constrained viewing area are described. A filter widget and a list of items are displayed in a view of an electronic display screen. In response to user input selecting the filter widget, and without changing to a different view, a filter category overlay is displayed in the view to provide various selectable filter categories. In response to selection of a filter category, a visual depiction of the selected filter category is displayed in the view. The list of items is filtered according to the selected filter category and displayed in the view without changing to any other view. Subsequently added visual depictions are linearly stacked in the view. Further, a filter modification overlay, which provides selectable filtering attributes, is displayed upon selection of a visual depiction.

主权项

1. A method for enhancing capabilities of a graphical display to automatically sort and filter a list of items in a space-constrained view, the method comprising:
causing displaying, using graphical display enhancing logic, in a display page of an electronic display screen, a first filtered list of items; the graphical display enhancing logic causing displaying, in the display page as an overlay over the first filtered list of items and without changing to any other display page, a first visual depiction of a first filter; the graphical display enhancing logic receiving a first user input that indicates selection of the first visual depiction of the first filter; the graphical display enhancing logic, in response to the first user input, causing displaying, in the display page and without changing to any other display page, a filter modification overlay that depicts one or more attributes of the first filter; the graphical display enhancing logic receiving a second user input that indicates selection of a first attribute from the one or more attributes of the first filter; the graphical display enhancing logic in response to the second user input, generating a second filtered list of items by excluding from the first filtered list of items those items that do not include the first attribute.