User interface for scrolling

• US 20070220443A1
• Filed: 03/17/2006
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Young, Hoi, Cranfill, David, Bohan, Michael, Tuttle, Susan
• Application Number:
  US11/378,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20070220443A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/786
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• 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: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

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.

Claims

7. A user interface, comprising:

a scrolling strip having a first end and a second end;

a first portion of the scrolling strip associated with proportional scrolling; and

a second portion of the scrolling strip adjacent the first end, the second portion associated with multi-mode scrolling.

8. The user interface as defined in claim 7, further including a third portion of the scrolling strip adjacent the second end, the third portion of the scrolling strip associated with multi-mode scrolling.

9. The user interface as defined in claim 7, wherein the scrolling strip is arcuate in shape.

10. The user interface as defined in claim 9, wherein the scrolling strip partially circumscribes a navigation interface.

11. The user interface as defined in claim 7, wherein the scrolling strip is straight in shape.

12. The user interface as defined in claim 7, wherein the scrolling strip includes two crossing strips.

13. A communication device comprising:

a housing

a display positioned on the housing;

a menu system to control the displaying of a menu on the display

a touch sensitive scrolling strip positioned on the housing, the scrolling strip for controlling scrolling through the menu, the scrolling strip including at least one proportional scrolling zone and at least one multi-mode scrolling zone.

1. A user interface, comprising:

a directional navigation interface for moving at least a cursor on a display; and

scrolling strip at least partially circumscribing said directional navigation interface.

2. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein said directional navigation interface comprises a joystick.

3. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein said directional navigation interface includes a plurality of directional keys.

4. The user interface according to claim 3, wherein further including a center select key.

5. The user interface according to claim 1, wherein the scrolling strip includes at a least a proportional scrolling zone and a multi-mode zone.

6. The user interface according to claim 1, further including at least one touch zone, the touch zone positioned along the scrolling strip, such that the scrolling strip and the touch zone together circumscribe said directional navigation interface.

14. The user interface as defined in claim 12, further including navigation keys between arms of the crossing strips.

15. The communication device as defined in claim 13, wherein the scrolling strip is arcuate in shape.

16. The communication device as defined in claim 15, wherein the scrolling strip partially circumscribes a navigation interface.

17. The communication device as defined in claim 13, wherein the scrolling strip is straight in shape.

18. The communication device as defined in claim 13, wherein the scrolling strip includes two crossing strips.

19. The communication device as defined in claim 18, further including navigation keys between arms of the crossing strips.

14-1. The communication device according to claim 13, wherein the scrolling strip includes a first multi-mode zone for continuous scrolling at one end of the proportional scrolling zone and a second multi-mode zone for continuous scrolling at another end of the proportional zone.