Method and apparatus for accelerated scrolling
US7312785B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/72469
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Improved approaches for users to with graphical user interfaces of computing devices are disclosed. A rotational user action supplied by a user via a user input device can provide accelerated scrolling. The accelerated nature of the scrolling enables users to scroll or traverse a lengthy data set (e.g., list of items) faster and with greater ease. The amount of acceleration provided can be performed in successive stages, and/or performed based on the speed of the rotational user action. In one embodiment, the rotational user action is transformed into linear action with respect to a graphical user interface. The resulting acceleration effect causes the linear action to be enhanced such that a lengthy data set is able to be rapidly traversed.
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