SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING ON AND OFF A "SCROLL-ON OUTPUT" MODE
First Claim
1. A method for automatically controlling “
- scroll-on output”
operations of a computing device, comprising;
adding, by said computing device, first display content to a display thereof;
receiving, by said computing device, a first user input for scrolling back said first display content so as to be able to view a first portion of said first display content which is not currently visible within said display and was previously displayed in said display;
in response to the reception of said first user input, performing the following operationsdetermining if said “
scroll-on output”
operations are enabled, andautomatically disabling said “
scroll-on output”
operations if it is determined that said “
scroll-on output”
operations are enabled.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically controlling “scroll-on output” (“SOO”) operations of a computing device (100). The methods involve: adding First Display Content (“FDC”) to a display (304); receiving a First User Input (“FUI”) for scrolling back FDC (706); determining if the SOO operations are enabled in response to the reception of FUI; and automatically disabling the SOO operations if it is determined that the SOO operations are enabled. The methods also involve: receiving a Second User Input (“SUI”) for scrolling forward the FDC; determining if the SOO operations are enabled in response to the reception of SUI; and automatically enabling the SOO operations if it is determined that the SOO operations are disabled.
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Citations
24 Claims
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1. A method for automatically controlling “
- scroll-on output”
operations of a computing device, comprising;adding, by said computing device, first display content to a display thereof; receiving, by said computing device, a first user input for scrolling back said first display content so as to be able to view a first portion of said first display content which is not currently visible within said display and was previously displayed in said display; in response to the reception of said first user input, performing the following operations determining if said “
scroll-on output”
operations are enabled, andautomatically disabling said “
scroll-on output”
operations if it is determined that said “
scroll-on output”
operations are enabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- scroll-on output”
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6. A method for controlling “
- scroll-on output”
operations of a computing device, comprising;receiving, by said computing device, a first user input for moving a bar from a first position within a trough of a scrollbar to a second position within said trough of said scrollbar, wherein said bar is a first distance from an end of said scrollbar when it is in said first position and a second distance from said end of said scrollbar when it is in said second position, said second distance being greater than said first distance; in response to the reception of said first user input, performing the following operations comparing said second distance to a threshold value, automatically disabling said “
scroll-on output”
operations if said “
scroll-on output”
operations are currently enabled and a result of said comparing operation indicates that said second distance is greater than said threshold value, andautomatically enabling said “
scroll-on output”
operations if said “
scroll-on output”
operations are currently disabled and a result of said comparing operation indicates that said second distance is equal to or less than said threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
- scroll-on output”
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9. A system for automatically controlling “
- scroll-on output”
operations of a computing device, comprising;at least one electronic circuit configured to add first display content to a display of said computing device, receive a first user input for scrolling back said first display content so as to be able to view a first portion of said first display content which is not currently visible within said display and was previously displayed in said display, and perform the following operations in response to the reception of said first user input determining if said “
scroll-on output”
operations are enabled, andautomatically disabling said “
scroll-on output”
operations if it is determined that said “
scroll-on output”
operations are enabled. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
- scroll-on output”
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14. A system for controlling “
- scroll-on output”
operations of a computing device, comprising;at least one electronic circuit configured to receive a first user input for moving a bar from a first position within a trough of a scrollbar to a second position within said trough of said scrollbar, wherein said bar is a first distance from an end of said scrollbar when said bar is in said first position and a second distance from said end of said scrollbar when said bar is in said second position, said second distance being greater than said first distance, and perform the following operations in response to the reception of said first user input comparing said second distance to a threshold value, automatically disabling said “
scroll-on output”
operations if said “
scroll-on output”
operations are currently enabled and a result of said comparing operation indicates that said second distance is greater than said threshold value, andautomatically enabling said “
scroll-on output”
operations if said “
scroll-on output”
operations are currently disabled and a result of said comparing operation indicates that said second distance is equal to or less than said threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
- scroll-on output”
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17. A device comprising a computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon a computer program for controlling “
- scroll-on output”
operations, the computer program having a plurality of code sections, the code sections executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the steps of;adding first display content to a display; receiving a first user input for scrolling back said first display content so as to be able to view a first portion of said first display content which is not currently visible within said display and was previously displayed in said display; in response to the reception of said first user input, performing the following operations determining if said “
scroll-on output”
operations are enabled, andautomatically disabling said “
scroll-on output”
operations if it is determined that said “
scroll-on output”
operations are enabled. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
- scroll-on output”
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22. A device comprising a computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon a computer program for controlling “
- scroll-on output”
operations, the computer program having a plurality of code sections, the code sections executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the steps of;receiving a first user input for moving a bar from a first position within a trough of a scrollbar to a second position within said trough of said scrollbar, wherein said bar is a first distance from an end of said scrollbar when it is in said first position and a second distance from said end of said scrollbar when it is in said second position, said second distance being greater than said first distance; and in response to the reception of said first user input, performing the following operations comparing said second distance to a threshold value, automatically disabling said “
scroll-on output”
operations if said “
scroll-on output”
operations are currently enabled and a result of said comparing operation indicates that said second distance is greater than said threshold value, andautomatically enabling said “
scroll-on output”
operations if said “
scroll-on output”
operations are currently disabled and a result of said comparing operation indicates that said second distance is equal to or less than said threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
- scroll-on output”
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