SYSTEM TO SCROLL TEXT ON A SMALL DISPLAY SCREEN

• US 20130074015A1
• Filed: 09/18/2012
• Published: 03/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gregory William Watkinson, Paul William Watkinson
• Original Assignee: Gregory William Watkinson, Paul William Watkinson
• Inventors: WATKINSON, PAUL WILLIAM, WATKINSON, GREGORY WILLIAM
• Application Number:
  US13/622,087
• Publication Number:
  US 20130074015A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• 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

Abstract

The present invention is a system to scroll text on a small display screen that includes a screen finger sensor that detects when a selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus is dragged across the small display screen and a page, sets a scroll speed, will scroll to an edge of the page and move down a sentence and repeat to scroll, reaches a bottom of the page and will move to a first sentence of a next consecutive page. The system also includes a logic controller that detects the text is displayed and sets the screen finger sensor to await activation of the system and is typically a software module or a downloaded app.

Claims

1. A system to scroll text on a small display screen, comprising:

a screen finger sensor that detects when a selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus is dragged across said small display screen and a page; and

a logic controller that detects said text is displayed and sets said screen finger sensor to await activation of said system.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said screen finger sensor leaves a zoom capability unaffected.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein a speed that said selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus is dragged across said small display screen sets a scroll speed.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein said scroll speed that said selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus is dragged across said small display screen and said page scrolls at a predefined speed.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus will scroll to an edge of said page and move down a sentence and repeat to scroll.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein said small display screen is tapped once to stop to scroll.

7. The system according to claim 1, said small display screen will automatically activate zoom and scroll to a predefined setting with a two finger tap when said text is displayed.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein said selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus reaches a bottom of said page, said selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus will move to a first sentence of a next consecutive page.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said system resides on a smartphone.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein said system resides on a smartphone operating system.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein said logic controller is a software module that resides on said smartphone operating system.

12. A system to scroll text on a small display screen, comprising:

a screen finger sensor that detects when a selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus is dragged across said small display screen and a page, wherein a speed that said selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus is dragged across said small display screen sets a scroll speed, said selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus will scroll to an edge of said page and move down a sentence and repeat to scroll, said selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus reaches a bottom of said page and said selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus will move to a first sentence of a next consecutive page; and

a logic controller that detects said text is displayed and sets said screen finger sensor to await activation of said system.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein said screen finger sensor leaves a zoom capability unaffected.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein said scroll speed that said selected one of a user'"'"'s finger and a stylus is dragged across said small display screen and said page scrolls at a predefined speed.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein said small display screen is tapped once to stop to scroll.

16. The system according to claim 12, said small display screen will automatically activate zoom and scroll to a predefined setting with a two finger tap when said text is displayed.

17. The system according to claim 12, wherein said system resides on a smartphone.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein said system resides on a smartphone operating system.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein said logic controller is a software module that resides on said smartphone operating system.

20. The system according to claim 18, wherein said logic controller is a downloadable app that is downloaded onto said smartphone operating system.