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Scrollable user interface control

US10474342B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Jeremy B. Gup · Seattle, US
Matt Coill · Duvall, US
Dean Rowe · Redmond, US
Richard A. Sauer · Hinsdale, US
Paul Vincent Byrne · Los Altos, US
Emily Zu-ping Yan · Mercer Island, US
Joe Chauvin · Sammamish, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2012
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/017
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One example method for navigating a scrollable user interface includes outputting to a display device the scrollable user interface, the scrollable user interface including a scroll-control target. The method further includes receiving a pointer input, and moving a position of a virtual pointer on the scrollable user interface responsive to the pointer input. Responsive to the virtual pointer being within a first region of the scroll-control target, the scrollable user interface is scrolled at a first speed. Responsive to the virtual pointer being within a second region of the scroll-control target, the scrollable user interface is scrolled at a second speed, faster than the first speed.

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