Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for List Scrolling on a Touch-Screen Display

• US 20090073194A1
• Filed: 11/13/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bas Ording
• Original Assignee: Bas Ording
• Inventors: Ording, Bas
• Granted Patent: US 8,209,606 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/672
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• 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 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with a device with a touch screen display is disclosed. In the method, a movement of an object on or near the touch screen display is detected. In response to detecting the movement, a list of items displayed on the touch screen display is scrolled in a first direction. If a terminus of the list is reached while scrolling the list in the first direction while the object is still detected on or near the touch screen display, an area beyond the terminus of the list is displayed. In response to detecting that the object is no longer on or near the touch screen display, the list is scrolled in a second direction until the area beyond the terminus of the list is no longer displayed.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the programs including instructions for;

detecting a movement of an object on or near the touch screen display;

scrolling a list of items displayed on the touch screen display in a first direction in response to detecting the movement;

displaying an area beyond a terminus of the list if the terminus of the list is reached while scrolling the list in the first direction while the object is still detected on or near the touch screen display; and

scrolling the list in a second direction opposite the first direction until the area beyond the terminus of the list is no longer displayed, in response to detecting that the object is no longer on or near the touch screen display.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a portable multifunction device.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the movement of the object is on the touch screen display.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the object is a finger.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the first direction is a vertical direction or a horizontal direction.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein scrolling in the first direction prior to reaching the terminus of the list has a first associated scrolling distance that corresponds to a distance of movement of the object prior to reaching the terminus of the list;

and wherein displaying an area beyond the terminus of the list comprises scrolling the list in the first direction for a second associated scrolling distance, wherein the second associated scrolling distance is less than a distance of movement of the object after reaching the terminus of the list.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein scrolling in the first direction prior to reaching the terminus of the list has a first associated scrolling speed that corresponds to a speed of movement of the object, and wherein displaying an area beyond the terminus of the list comprises scrolling the list in the first direction at a second associated scrolling speed, wherein the second associated scrolling speed is slower than the first associated scrolling speed.

8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a device with a touch screen display;

detecting a movement of an object on or near the touch screen display;

scrolling a list of items displayed on the touch screen display in a first direction in response to detecting the movement;

displaying an area beyond a terminus of the list if the terminus of the list is reached while scrolling the list in the first direction while the object is still detected on or near the touch screen display; and

scrolling the list in a second direction opposite the first direction until the area beyond the terminus of the list is no longer displayed, in response to detecting that the object is no longer on or near the touch screen display.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein scrolling in the first direction prior to reaching a terminus of the list has an associated scrolling speed that corresponds to a speed of movement of the object.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein scrolling in the first direction is in accordance with a simulation of an equation of motion having friction.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein scrolling the list in a second direction is a damped motion.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein scrolling in the first direction prior to reaching the terminus of the list has a first associated scrolling distance that corresponds to a distance of movement of the object prior to reaching the terminus of the list;

and wherein displaying an area beyond the terminus of the list comprises scrolling the list in the first direction for a second associated scrolling distance, wherein the second associated scrolling distance is less than a distance of movement of the object after reaching the terminus of the list.

13. A graphical user interface on a device with a touch screen display, comprising:

a portion of a list of items displayed on the touch screen display; and

an area beyond a terminus of the list;

wherein;

in response to detecting a movement of an object on or near the touch screen display, the list is scrolled in a first direction;

if the terminus of the list is reached while scrolling the list in the first direction while the object is still detected on or near the touch screen display, the area beyond the terminus of the list is displayed; and

in response to detecting that the object is no longer on or near the touch screen display, the list is scrolled in a second direction opposite the first direction until the area beyond the terminus of the list is no longer displayed.

14. The graphical user interface of claim 13, wherein the list of items is a list of instant message conversations, a list of favorite phone numbers, a list of contact information, a list of labels, a list of email folders, a list of email messages, a list of email addresses, a list of physical addresses, a list of ringtones, a list of album names, or a list of bookmarks.

15. The graphical user interface of claim 13, wherein the area beyond the edge of the list is white.

16. The graphical user interface of claim 13, wherein the list of items has a background and the area beyond the edge of the list is visually indistinct from the background.

17. The graphical user interface of claim 13, wherein the list has a first item and a last item and the terminus of the list is the first item or the last item.

18. The graphical user interface of claim 13, wherein scrolling in the first direction prior to reaching the terminus of the list has a first associated scrolling distance that corresponds to a distance of movement of the object prior to reaching the terminus of the list;

and wherein displaying an area beyond the terminus of the list comprises scrolling the list in the first direction for a second associated scrolling distance, wherein the second associated scrolling distance is less than a distance of movement of the object after reaching the terminus of the list.

19. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

detect a movement of an object on or near the touch screen display;

scroll a list of items displayed on the touch screen display in a first direction in response to detecting the movement;

display an area beyond a terminus of the list if the terminus of the list is reached while scrolling the list in the first direction while the object is still detected on or near the touch screen display; and

scroll the list in a second direction opposite the first direction until the area beyond the terminus of the list is no longer displayed, in response to detecting that the object is no longer on or near the touch screen display.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein changing from scrolling in the first direction to scrolling in the second direction until the area beyond the terminus of the list is no longer displayed makes the terminus of the list appear to be elastically attached to an edge of the touch screen display or to an edge displayed on the touch screen display.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein scrolling in the first direction prior to reaching the terminus of the list has a first associated scrolling distance that corresponds to a distance of movement of the object prior to reaching the terminus of the list;

and wherein displaying an area beyond the terminus of the list comprises scrolling the list in the first direction for a second associated scrolling distance, wherein the second associated scrolling distance is less than a distance of movement of the object after reaching the terminus of the list.