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Data Processing: Presentation Processing Of Document, Operator Interface Processing, And Screen Saver Display Processing > Operator Interface (e.g., Graphical User Interface) > On-screen Workspace Or Object > Window Or Viewpoint > Window Scrolling > Scroll Tool (e.g., Scroll Bar)

Scroll Tool (e.g., Scroll Bar)

Scroll Tool (e.g., Scroll Bar) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

09/20/07 - 20070220443 - User interface for scrolling
A user interface can include a directional navigation interface and a scrolling strip at least partially circumscribing said navigation device. The scrolling strip can include a proportional scrolling zone and a multi-mode scrolling zone. ...

09/20/07 - 20070220442 - User interface and method therefor
A scrolling user interface comprises proportional scrolling responsive to contact in a proportional zone of a scrolling strip and multi-mode scrolling in response to contact in a multi-mode zone of the scrolling strip. Multi-mode scrolling can include proportional scrolling, continuous scrolling, or stepped scrolling. ...

08/23/07 - 20070198947 - Sliding tabs
A method to control presentation of multiple tabs and associated content on a display may include distinguishing a selected tab from the multiple tabs and displaying the content associated with the selected tab on the display. The method may also include performing one of a group of functions that may ...

08/16/07 - 20070192729 - Document overview scrollbar
A document overview scrollbar renders a miniaturized replica of an entire document. The document overview scrollbar provides an efficient and expeditious tool for searching, navigating, and/or editing documents. A visual pattern in the document is easily identifiable in the replica in the scrollbar. This is particularly advantageous when the document ...

08/02/07 - 20070180399 - Method and system for scrolling information across a display device
A display device for displaying text comprises an information display area and an information scrawl area. The information display area is configured to display a display page of information selected from a set of display pages of information. The information scrawl area is configured to display a message whose message ...

07/05/07 - 20070157113 - Sidebar email
Email functions, such as, for example, reply, reply to all, forward, delete, mark as unread, and mark as spam are made accessible to a user through a browser independent sidebar. In one embodiment, email messages stored by an email service provider comprise a first identifier used by a first email ...

07/05/07 - 20070157112 - On-demand scrollbar
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an on-demand scrollbar for electronic documents. The scrollbar may comprise a plurality of indicators respectively corresponding to portions of an electronic document. In response to selection of an indicator, a download of a corresponding document portion may be initiated. Thus, a user is ...

06/28/07 - 20070150831 - Audio user-interface
Methods and systems for scrolling through content of media. An example method performed on a cell phone receives an index of segments from a server over a cellular network and a public data network. The received segment is presented based on the received index of segments. A request for a ...

06/21/07 - 20070143706 - Variable-speed scrollbar
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a variable-speed scrollbar that enables a user to speed up or slow down scrolling by manipulating an accelerator/decelerator field. For example, by changing the position of a speed selector within the accelerator/decelerator field, the user can speed up or slow down scrolling as ...

06/21/07 - 20070143705 - Indexed scrollbar
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an indexed scrollbar for document navigation. The scrollbar may comprise a plurality of indicators corresponding to a document structure. By selecting an indicator with an input device, a document viewer may jump to a corresponding portion of the document immediately without having to ...

04/19/07 - 20070089067 - Dynamically displaying current status of tasks
The current status of a list of tasks to be performed is dynamically displayed. The tasks may be performed by a user (e.g., data entered by the user, words spoken by the user, actions taken by the user, and so forth) or alternatively by a computer (e.g., the steps it ...

04/12/07 - 20070083822 - Method and apparatus for use of rotational user inputs
Improved approaches for users of computing devices to interact with graphical user interfaces are described. According to one aspect, a rotational user action supplied by a user at a user input device is transformed into linear action with respect to a graphical user interface. According to another aspect, a portion ...

12/07/06 - 20060277489 - Scroll control according to input of cursor movement
In a main area of a display device, buttons and a map display area where a map is scrolled are provided. A cursor can be moved to an arbitrary position of the main area according to directional input received from an input device. When a decision input is performed with ...

11/09/06 - 20060253795 - System and method and application program interface for scrolling
System, method and API for scrolling in a GUI. Scroll-able content to be displayed in a viewport can include information to control parameters used in scrolling. These parameters can include one or more of the following: the size of the viewport that can be scrolled; whether the content can be ...

10/26/06 - 20060242596 - Updatable menu items
A menu is displayed within a graphical user interface. The menu of one exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of selectable menu items within the menu. One of the menu items includes a first region and a second region. The first region presents a static title for the menu item, and ...

10/26/06 - 20060242595 - Scroll display control
A scroll display control device is provided, which is capable of scroll-displaying a text corresponding to a picture in such manner that the text can be easily understood. The scroll display control device scroll-displays, in synchronism with reproduction of the picture correlated to text information (TI), the corresponding text information ...

10/19/06 - 20060236263 - Tactile device for scrolling
A tactile touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for navigating an electronic document on a display device is described. The tactile aspect of the device provides a document location indicator, such as a protrusion or a depression, which may be perceived through the sense of touch. The ...

10/19/06 - 20060236262 - Tactile scroll bar with illuminated document position indicator
A tactile touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for indicating a position of an electronic document on a display device is described. The illuminable document position indicator aspect of the device provides a relative location of the electronic document on the display. The device may be included ...

10/12/06 - 20060230361 - User interface with visual tracking feature
A user interface having a persistent graphical interface element is disclosed. The element may have an appearance of a mechanical structure that traverses one or more displayed tracks. Movement along the tracks may be animated in response to navigation commands. Selectable menu panels may be included in the interface, and ...

08/03/06 - 20060174212 - Information presentation on wide-screen displays
A graphic user interface optimized for the presentation of information from a file on a wide-screen display comprising: a) a windowed display having at least first and second information presentation sections for concurrently displaying portions of sequential information from the file; and b) a common scrolling mechanism for changing the ...

07/27/06 - 20060168540 - Preserving and accessing active components in web pages
Systems, methods, and computer program products, implementing techniques for preserving and accessing active components in web pages. In one aspect, active components running in a web browser are not terminated when the surrounding web page is unloaded by the web browser. In another aspect, active components running in a web ...

06/22/06 - 20060136839 - Indicating related content outside a display area
This invention relates to a method, a computer program, a computer program product, a device and a system for displaying portions of an object, wherein at least a first portion of an object is displayed, wherein it is decided if a second portion of said object, which second portion is ...

06/22/06 - 20060136838 - Mobile communications terminal and method
A method for controlling display of graphical information in a display window is presented. A scroll region, i.e. a scroll bar, is provided with a “memory” that indicates to the user where to return after scrolling away from a current position within, e.g., a large document. This is advantageous in ...

06/08/06 - 20060123357 - Display apparatus and display method
A display apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an item list component including at least one scroll indicator for scroll indication on a screen; and a display-position setting unit configured to set the display position of the scroll indicator such that the scroll indicator is displayed in a ...

05/25/06 - 20060112351 - Page scrolling control device and method for window
A page scrolling control device and method for window, using a device having a control module operative to switch and scroll window pages expressly, such that the user can perform real-time switch under whole-page mode, single-line mode or scaling display mode for an activated data display window. Thereby, the users ...

05/18/06 - 20060107230 - Application of paging to a dataset, graphical display window and graphical scrollbar grip
A dataset is divided into overlapping logical pages, each associated with a different page index. A graphical display window is then filled with data corresponding to a current page offset which is mapped into a subset of data in a logical page corresponding to a current page index. Events associated ...

03/16/06 - 20060059436 - Handling and scrolling of content on screen
The invention relates to a software application adapted for scrolling content on a screen in an application window. The software application includes at least two logically distinct scroll bars in one application window, each of the scroll bars providing scrolling functionality relative to the same orientation of the content and ...

03/16/06 - 20060059435 - Node scrollers
Techniques employed in displays of graphs with large numbers of nodes for viewing details of an area of interest while preserving context. The techniques take advantage of parent-child and sibling relationships. Sibling nodes and children of sibling nodes are displayed in rows. The center of interest is at the center ...

01/05/06 - 20060005145 - Scrolling facility with fixing mechanism
The invention relates to a scrolling facility for moving information (I) shown in a display area (3), with recognition means for identifying higher-ranking elements (1) from the displayed information (T) and fixing means for fixing the position (Fix) of at least one higher-ranking element within the display area, with the ...

09/22/05 - 20050210404 - Method and apparatus for two-dimensional scrolling in a graphical display window
A method and system for two-dimensional scrolling in a graphical display window (102) in a user interface are provided. A first scroll bar (110, 120) associated with a display window (102) is enabled to move data displayed in the window (102) relative to a first direction in the direction of ...

09/22/05 - 20050210403 - Scrollbar enhancement for browsing data
A graphical user interface for browsing information displayed to a user. The information displayed includes zero or more elements and may be displayed in a display window. The display window has a perimeter and a scrollbar is positioned along the perimeter. The scrollbar may have a first end and a ...



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