Scrollable computing device display

• US 10,234,981 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2016
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Brinda, David R., Pengelly, Robert C. J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tuan H
• Application Number:
  US15/160,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20160266711A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,033 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/34 for rolling or scrolling

Abstract

The display of a scrollable list of items is described. In one disclosed embodiment, a list of items may be displayed on a scrollable computing device display in such a manner that, upon receiving an input requesting movement of a select indicator to a different list item, the select indicator is moved on the display toward the different list item and the list is scrolled on the display in an opposing direction.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

a display;

a touch screen input;

a processor; and

instructions stored on the computing device, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to

display a portion of scrollable content on the display;

display an indicator on the display to a side of the portion of the scrollable content at a location on the display based upon a ratio of a current content position to a total content size, and not display a scroll bar with the indicator;

receive a touch input via the touch screen input requesting scrolling of the scrollable content; and

in response to receiving the touch input, move the indicator on the display and scroll the scrollable content on the display in opposing directions, and displaying the indicator at a relative location on the display based upon a ratio of a content position after scrolling compared to the total content size.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein moving the indicator and scrolling the scrollable content in opposing directions comprises moving the indicator and scrolling the scrollable content in opposing directions at relative amounts representative of an overall size of the scrollable content.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the current position of the scrollable content comprises a position of a currently selectable item within a list.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein moving the indicator and scrolling the scrollable content in opposing directions comprises changing a list item associated with the indicator.

5. The computing device of claim 1, wherein displaying the portion of the scrollable content on the display comprises displaying the portion of the scrollable content on a vertically scrollable portion of the display.

6. The computing device of claim 1, further comprising changing a rate of scrolling as a function of one or more of a length of time a scroll touch input is activated and a position of the indicator within the scrollable content.

7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the computing device comprises one or more of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a server, a phone, a personal digital assistant, and a portable media player.

8. A computing device, comprising:

a display;

a touch screen input;

a processor; and

instructions stored on the computing device, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to;

display a portion of scrollable content on the display;

display an indicator on the display at a position to a side of the scrollable content at a relative location representative of a ratio of a position of the portion of the scrollable content displayed relative to a total scrollable content size, and not display a scroll bar with the indicator;

receive a touch input requesting scrolling of the scrollable content; and

move the indicator and scroll the scrollable content in opposing directions.

9. The computing device of claim 8, wherein moving the indicator and scrolling the scrollable content in opposite directions comprises moving a different portion of the scrollable content into the display, and wherein the instructions are further executable to determine a ratio of a position of the different portion of the scrollable content to the total scrollable content size, and move the indicator to a location on the display spaced from a beginning of the display by a relative amount proportional to the ratio of the position of the different portion of the scrollable content to the total scrollable content size.

10. The computing device of claim 8, wherein displaying the portion of the scrollable content on the display comprises displaying the portion of the scrollable content on a vertically scrollable portion of the display.

11. The computing device of claim 8, wherein moving the indicator and scrolling the scrollable content in opposing directions further comprises scrolling the scrollable content to a position that associates a currently selectable scrollable content item with the indicator.

12. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the computing device comprises one or more of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a server, a phone, a personal digital assistant, and a portable media player.

13. A computing device, comprising:

a display;

a touch screen input;

a processor; and

instructions stored on the computing device, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to

display a portion of scrollable content on the display;

display an indicator on the display to a side of the portion of the scrollable content at a location on the display based upon a ratio of a current scrollable content position to a total scrollable content size, and not display a scroll bar with the indicator;

receive a touch input via the touch screen input requesting scrolling of the scrollable content; and

in response to receiving the touch input, move the indicator on the display and scroll the scrollable content on the display in opposing directions, and displaying the indicator at a relative location on the display based upon a ratio of a scrollable content position after scrolling compared to the total scrollable content size.

14. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the instructions are further executable to scroll the scrollable content to a position that associates a currently selectable scrollable content item with the indicator.

15. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the computing device comprises one or more of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a server, a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, and a portable media player.

16. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the instructions executable to display the portion of the scrollable content on the display are executable to display the portion of the scrollable content on a vertically scrollable portion of the display.

17. The computing device of claim 13, further comprising instructions executable to change a rate of scrolling as a function of one or more of a length of time a scroll touch input is activated and a position of the indicator within the scrollable content.