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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Petri Luomala, Oulu, FI;
Janne V. Kyllonen, Haukipudas, FI;
Jari Lahdenpera, Kempele, FI;
Markku Rytivaara, Oulo, FI;
Petri Luomala, Oulu, FI;
Janne V. Kyllonen, Haukipudas, FI;
Jari Lahdenpera, Kempele, FI;
Markku Rytivaara, Oulo, FI;
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided that facilitate an overview of a plurality of home screens in order to increase the efficiency with which users interact with the home screens. In this regard, a method is provided that includes causing a display of a first home screen and then causing the display to zoom out from the first home screen to a canvas overview representing a plurality of home screens including the first home screen. The canvas overview is configured to present the plurality of home screens in a continuous arrangement and to group items accessible via a respective home screen in proximity to one another. The method also receives a selection of a second home screen from the canvas overview and causes the display to be zoomed in from the canvas overview to the second home screen.