Scroll notification system and method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- displaying information in a display window of a computing device; and
indicating whether the information is scrollable by activating a human perceivable stimulus.
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Abstract
If information in a display window is scrollable by a user-controllable element, a notification is generated to the device user. The scrollability notification function can be implemented in many different ways and in a variety of equipment, including an Internet appliance or a personal computer. In one embodiment, when a scrollable object is detected in a window on which the device user is focusing, a vertical and/or horizontal scroll wheel is illuminated to indicate that the window is scrollable in the corresponding direction(s). The scrollability notification function can be implemented in different ways, such as through the particular software application, through the operating system, or through a custom software module. A computer, a computer network, and methods for providing a scrollability notification to a computer user are also described.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying information in a display window of a computing device; and
indicating whether the information is scrollable by activating a human perceivable stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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displaying information in a plurality of display windows of a computing device;
detecting a control signal from a user interface element from the group comprising a cursor position, a pointing device, a key, a button, a touch-sensitive screen, or a combination thereof, the control signal representing the selection of a specific display window; and
indicating whether the information in the specific display window is scrollable by activating a human perceivable stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computing device including a memory to store information and a computer program, and a user interface including a display, the computing device executing the computer program comprising the operations of:
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displaying information in a window of the display; and
indicating whether the information is scrollable by activating a human perceivable stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer network including a computing device having a user interface including a display, and a remote computing device, the computer network executing a computer program residing on the remote computing device comprising the operations of:
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displaying information in a display window of the computing device; and
indicating whether the information is scrollable by activating a human perceivable stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An article comprising a machine-accessible medium having associated instructions, wherein the instructions, when accessed, result in a machine performing:
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displaying information in a display window of a computing device; and
indicating whether the information is scrollable by activating a human perceivable stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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