Infinite Bi-Directional Scrolling

• US 20140149922A1
• Filed: 11/29/2012
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hauser, Jasper Reid, Singh, Jasleen, Kaldor, Jonathan M., Bailey, William S., Kolesnikov, Vladimir
• Granted Patent: US 9,965,162 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/784
• 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

In one embodiment, a method includes providing for display to a user content including multiple content objects that each have a boundary defining a two-dimensional area. A two-dimensional scroll region for user scrolling within the content is determined. The two-dimensional scroll region is independent of the two-dimensional areas of the content objects. User input to scroll within the content in one or both of the two dimensions across one or more of the boundaries is received. The method includes scrolling within the content according to the user input, the scrolling being continuous across the boundaries.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing for display to a user content comprising a plurality of content objects that each have a boundary defining a two-dimensional area;

determining a two-dimensional scroll region for user scrolling within the content, the two-dimensional scroll region being independent of the two-dimensional areas of the content objects;

receiving user input to scroll within the content in one or both of the two dimensions across one or more of the boundaries; and

scrolling within the content according to the user input, the scrolling being continuous across the boundaries.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed by a touch screen.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the GUI comprises a view port.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input comprises two or more user gestures within a pre-determined time period.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein scrolling within the content is based at least in part on the user gestures and the time period.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein a speed of scrolling within the content is based at least in part on the user gestures and the time period and a multiplicative factor.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the multiplicative factor increases based at least in part on a number of user gestures in the pre-determined time period.

8. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to;

provide for display to a user content comprising a plurality of content objects that each have a boundary defining a two-dimensional area;

determine a two-dimensional scroll region for user scrolling within the content, the two-dimensional scroll region being independent of the two-dimensional areas of the content objects;

receive user input to scroll within the content in one or both of the two dimensions across one or more of the boundaries; and

scroll within the content according to the user input, the scrolling being continuous across the boundaries.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the display comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed by a touch screen.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the GUI comprises a view port.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the user input comprises two or more user gestures within a pre-determined time period.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein scrolling within the content is based at least in part on the user gestures and the time period.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a speed of scrolling within the content is based at least in part on the user gestures and the time period and a multiplicative factor.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the multiplicative factor increases based at least in part on a number of user gestures in the pre-determined time period.

15. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

provide for display to a user content comprising a plurality of content objects that each have a boundary defining a two-dimensional area;

determine a two-dimensional scroll region for user scrolling within the content, the two-dimensional scroll region being independent of the two-dimensional areas of the content objects;

receive user input to scroll within the content in one or both of the two dimensions across one or more of the boundaries; and

scroll within the content according to the user input, the scrolling being continuous across the boundaries.

16. The media of claim 15, wherein the display comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed by a touch screen.

17. The media of claim 16, wherein the GUI comprises a view port.

18. The media of claim 15, wherein the user input comprises two or more user gestures within a pre-determined time period.

19. The media of claim 18, wherein scrolling within the content is based at least in part on the user gestures and the time period.

20. The media of claim 19, wherein a speed of scrolling within the content is based at least in part on the user gestures and the time period and a multiplicative factor, wherein the multiplicative factor increases based at least in part on a number of user gestures in the pre-determined time period.