Computing Device with User Interface for Navigating a Contacts List

Abstract

A computing device comprises a display screen, the computing device is able to display on the screen a contact list of several names or words, in which the step of scrolling through the contact list automatically causes the relative prominence of one or more letters in one or more names to alter. For example, only the first letter of each name may be displayed; this facilitates fast scrolling through the contact list to the desired target.

1 . A computing device comprising a display screen, and a memory storing a list of several names or words, the computing device displaying on the screen a list including some of these names or words, 
 in which the device is operable to scroll through the list at a speed that automatically increases as a scrolling action continues, and automatically decreases as a predetermined parameter within the list is approached.    
     
     
         2 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein said predetermined parameter comprises a name or word that begins with a letter different from the beginning letter of am immediately preceding name or word.  
     
     
         3 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein said predetermined parameter comprises a specified target name or target word.  
     
     
         4 . A computer program product for displaying, on a display screen, a list of several names or words stored in a memory, the computer program product displaying on the screen a list including some of these names or words, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising: 
 computer-readable program code that scrolls through the list at a speed that automatically increases as a scrolling action continues, and automatically decreases as a predetermined parameter within the list is approached.    
     
     
         5 . The computer program product of  claim 4 , wherein said predetermined parameter comprises a name or word that begins with a letter different from the beginning letter of am immediately preceding name or word.  
     
     
         6 . The computer program product of  claim 4 , wherein said predetermined parameter comprises a specified target name or target word.