System and method for home screen navigation

Abstract

A system and method for rendering a graphical user interface. The method includes displaying, on a mobile device, a first subset of a plurality of objects of a multimedia container on a home screen and receiving an input. The multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, and pieces of content. In one embodiment, the plurality of objects of said multimedia container extends beyond a display of said mobile device. In response to said input, a second subset of said plurality objects of said multimedia container and a portion of said first subset of plurality of objects of said multimedia container on said home screen is displayed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for rendering a graphical user interface, said method comprising:
 displaying, on a mobile device, a first subset of a plurality of objects of a multimedia container on a home screen, wherein said multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, and pieces of content, wherein said plurality of objects of said multimedia container extends beyond a display region of said mobile device;   receiving an input; and   in response to said input, displaying a second subset of said plurality objects of said multimedia container and a portion of said first subset of plurality of objects of said multimedia container on said home screen.   
     
     
         2 . The method as described in  claim 1 , wherein said home screen comprises an image corresponding to a piece of content. 
     
     
         3 . The method as described in  claim 1 , wherein second subset of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container and said portion of said first subset of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container are simultaneously displayed on said home screen. 
     
     
         4 . The method as described in  claim 1 , wherein said first subset of said plurality of objects and said second subset of said plurality of objects are displayed in a contiguous scrolling area of said home screen. 
     
     
         5 . The method as described in  claim 1 , wherein an image corresponding to a first object of said first subset of said plurality of objects extends beyond an edge of said display region of said mobile device during said displaying of said first subset of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container. 
     
     
         6 . The method as described in  claim 1 , wherein said displaying of said first subset of objects of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container and said second subset of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container comprises displaying images corresponding to each of said first and second subsets of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container on said home screen. 
     
     
         7 . The method as described in  claim 1 , wherein said mobile device is a tablet computing device. 
     
     
         8 . The method as described in  claim 1 , wherein said input comprises a navigation command received via a touch screen of said mobile device. 
     
     
         9 . A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, computer executable instructions that, if executed by a computer system cause the computer system to perform a method for rendering a graphical user interface, said method comprising:
 displaying, on a mobile device, a first subset of a plurality of objects of a multimedia container on a home screen, wherein said first subset of said plurality of objects of said multimedia is located on a visible portion of said home screen and a second subset of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container is located on a non-visible portion of said home screen, wherein said multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, and pieces of content;   receiving an input; and   in response to said input, displaying said second subset of said plurality objects of said multimedia container on said visible portion of said home screen and a portion of said first subset of plurality of objects of said multimedia container on said visible portion of said home screen.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable storage medium as described in  claim 9 , wherein said second subset of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container and said portion of said first subset of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container are simultaneously displayed on said home screen. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable storage medium as described in  claim 9 , wherein said first subset of said plurality of objects and said second subset of said plurality of objects are displayed in a contiguous scrolling area of said home screen. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable storage medium as described in  claim 9 , wherein an image corresponding to a first object of said first subset of said plurality of objects extends beyond an edge of said display of said mobile device during said displaying of said first subset of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container on said home screen. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable storage medium as described in  claim 9 , wherein said displaying of said first subset of objects of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container and said second subset of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container comprises displaying images corresponding to each object of said first subset and said second subset of said plurality of objects of said multimedia container on said home screen. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable storage medium as described in  claim 9 , wherein said mobile device is a tablet computing device. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-readable storage medium as described in  claim 9 , wherein said input comprises a navigation command received via a touch screen of said mobile device. 
     
     
         16 . A system for displaying a graphical user interface, said system comprising:
 a data store access module operable to access a data store, within a mobile device, corresponding to a multimedia container, wherein said multimedia container is operable to comprise one or more applications, widgets, and pieces of content;   an input module operable to receive input for adding an object to said multimedia container; and   a size module operable to adjust a size corresponding to said home screen based on an object to be added to said multimedia container; and   a display module operable to display a respective image for each object of a subset of a plurality of objects of said multimedia container on a home screen and operable for scroll navigation of said home screen.   
     
     
         17 . The system as described in  claim 16 , wherein said display module is operable for navigation of said home screen as a contiguous area. 
     
     
         18 . The system as described in  claim 16 , wherein said size module is operable to adjust said size corresponding to said home screen to be greater than at least one of a height or a width of a display of said mobile device. 
     
     
         19 . The system as described in  claim 16 , wherein said size module is operable to dynamically increase and decrease said size corresponding to said home screen based on a plurality of objects of said multimedia container. 
     
     
         20 . The system as described in  claim 16 , wherein said size corresponding to said home screen is a horizontal size and said input module is operable to receive input for resizing an image corresponding to said object to be added to said home screen.