Patent · US Expired

Scroll bar with jump tags

US5506951A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 1994
Grant dateApr 9, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 1, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/04855
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a scroll bar with jump tags representing preferred set of scroll positions. Jump tags are displayed so that user can select a scroll position in the preferred set. When it is selected, the current scroll position changes immediately, or jumps, to the selected scroll position. User can also create a new jump tag and record current scroll position for jumping back to later.

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