Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing a Scrolling Mechanism for Touch Screen Devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a detection of a touch event at a touch screen display generating a content view of at least a portion of a content page;
generating a scroll cursor at a touch position corresponding to movement of an object associated with the touch event; and
scrolling over the content page in response to the scroll cursor contacting a predefined portion of the content view.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing a scrolling mechanism for touch screen devices may include a detector, a scroll cursor generator and a scrolling device. The detector may be configured to receive an indication of a detection of a touch event at a touch screen display generating a content view of at least a portion of a content page. The scroll cursor generator may be in communication with the detector and may be configured to generate a scroll cursor at a touch position corresponding to movement of an object associated with the touch event. The scrolling device may be in communication with the scroll cursor generator and may be configured to provide scrolling over the content page in response to the scroll cursor contacting a predefined portion of the content view.
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32 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a detection of a touch event at a touch screen display generating a content view of at least a portion of a content page; generating a scroll cursor at a touch position corresponding to movement of an object associated with the touch event; and scrolling over the content page in response to the scroll cursor contacting a predefined portion of the content view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for receiving an indication of a detection of a touch event at a touch screen display generating a content view of at least a portion of a content page; a second executable portion for generating a scroll cursor at a touch position corresponding to movement of an object associated with the touch event; and a third executable portion for scrolling over the content page in response to the scroll cursor contacting a predefined portion of the content view. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a detector configured to receive an indication of a detection of a touch event at a touch screen display generating a content view of at least a portion of a content page; a scroll cursor generator in communication with the detector and configured to generate a scroll cursor at a touch position corresponding to movement of an object associated with the touch event; and a scrolling device in communication with the scroll cursor generator and configured to provide scrolling over the content page in response to the scroll cursor contacting a predefined portion of the content view. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving an indication of a detection of a touch event at a touch screen display generating a content view of at least a portion of a content page; means for generating a scroll cursor at a touch position corresponding to movement of an object associated with the touch event; and means for scrolling over the content page in response to the scroll cursor contacting a predefined portion of the content view. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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