Display apparatus for interlocked movement of scroll buttons and scroll box of scroll bar, display control method and storage medium

• US 6,384,845 B1
• Filed: 04/09/1999
• Issued: 05/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Takaike, Shinichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Bayerl, Raymond J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US09/288,699
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• Field of Search: 345/781, 345/784, 345/786-787, 345/830, 345/833, 345/856
• US Class Current: 715/786
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars

Abstract

A scroll box for displaying the size and position of the data displayed on the screen of a display apparatus relative to the whole data and a plurality of scroll buttons operated when scrolling the data on said screen are displayed in a scroll bar displayed on the screen. When one of the scroll buttons is operated, the data is scrolled on the screen and the scroll box is moved in the scroll bar. The scroll buttons are moved in the scroll bar in operatively interlocked relation with the scroll box. As a result, the distance between adjacent scroll buttons is shortened and the amount of operation required for operating the scroll buttons can be reduced.

Claims

1. A display apparatus for displaying a scroll bar on a screen, comprising:

a display unit to display, in said scroll bar, a scroll box which displays a size and position of data displayed on said screen relative to a whole amount of the data and a plurality of scroll buttons operated for scrolling the data on said screen;

a scrolling unit to scroll said data on said screen when one of said scroll buttons is operated;

a scroll box moving unit to move said scroll box in said scroll bar in the same direction and in an operatively interlocked relationship with the scroll of said data; and

a scroll button moving unit to move said scroll buttons within said scroll bar in operatively interlocked relation with said scroll box.

2. A display apparatus for displaying a scroll bar on a screen, comprising:

a display unit to integrally display, in said scroll bar, a scroll box which displays a relative size and relative position of data displayed on said screen with respect to a whole amount of the data and a plurality of scroll buttons operated for scrolling the data on said screen;

a scrolling unit to scroll said data on said screen when one of said scroll buttons is operated; and

a scroll box and scroll button moving unit to move said scroll box and said scroll buttons in said scroll bar in operatively interlocked relation with the scroll of said data.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

a pointer display unit to display a pointer on said screen and moving said pointer on said screen in accordance with an operation of a pointing device thereby to operate one of said scroll buttons.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3, further comprising:

a pointer moving unit to move said pointer integrally with said scroll buttons when said scroll buttons move.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4,

wherein said display unit displays additional scroll buttons fixed on said scroll bar, and

wherein said scrolling unit scrolls said data also when one of said fixed scroll buttons is operated.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5,

wherein said scroll buttons include a scroll button for scrolling in a first unit amount and a scroll button for scrolling in a second unit amount, and

wherein said scrolling unit scrolls said data in a designated unit amount.

7. The display apparatus of claim 5,

wherein said scrolling unit changes a scroll speed in accordance with the operation of said pointing device.

8. The display apparatus of claim 4,

wherein said scroll buttons include a scroll button for scrolling in a first unit amount and a scroll button for scrolling in a second unit amount, and

wherein said scrolling unit scrolls said data in a designated unit amount.

9. The display apparatus of claim 4,

wherein said scrolling unit changes a scroll speed in accordance with the operation of said pointing device.

10. A display control method for controlling a scroll bar displayed on a screen, comprising:

displaying, in said scroll bar, a scroll box which displays a size and position of data displayed on said screen relative to a whole amount of the data and a plurality of scroll buttons operated for scrolling the data on said screen;

scrolling said data on said screen when one of said scroll buttons is operated;

moving said scroll box in said scroll bar in the same direction and in operatively interlocked relation with the scroll of said data; and

moving said scroll buttons within said scroll bar in operatively interlocked relation with said scroll box.

11. A display control method for controlling a scroll bar displayed on a screen, comprising:

integrally displaying, in said scroll bar, a scroll box which displays a size and position of data displayed on said screen relative to a whole amount of the data and a plurality of scroll buttons operated for scrolling the data on said screen;

scrolling said data on said screen when one of said scroll buttons is operated; and

moving said scroll box and said scroll buttons in said scroll bar in operatively interlocked relation with the scroll of said data.

12. The display control method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a pointer on said screen and moving said pointer on said screen thereby to operate one of said scroll buttons in accordance with an operation of said pointing device.

13. The display control method of claim 12, further comprising:

moving said pointer integrally with said scroll buttons when said scroll buttons move.

14. The display control method of claim 13,

wherein said display of the scroll box and scroll buttons further includes displaying additional scroll buttons fixed on said scroll bar;

and

wherein said scrolling of said data further includes scrolling said data also when one of said fixed scroll buttons is operated.

15. The display control method of claim 13,

wherein said display of the scroll box and scroll buttons further includes displaying a first scroll button for scrolling said data in a first unit amount and a second scroll button for scrolling said data in a second unit amount, and

wherein said scrolling of said data further includes scrolling said data in a designated unit amount.

16. The display control method of claim 13,

wherein said scrolling of said data further includes changing a scroll speed in accordance with the operation of said pointing device.

17. The display control method of claim 12,

wherein said display of the scroll box and scroll buttons further includes displaying a first scroll button for scrolling said data in a first unit amount and a second scroll button for scrolling said data in a second unit amount, and

wherein said scrolling of said data further includes scrolling said data in a designated unit amount.

18. The display control method of claim 12,

wherein said scrolling of said data further includes changing a scroll speed in accordance with the operation of said pointing device.

19. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a program for executing a method comprising:

displaying, in a scroll bar displayed on the screen, a scroll box which displays a size and position of data displayed on said screen relative to a whole amount of the data and a plurality of scroll buttons operated for scrolling the data on said screen;

scrolling said data on said screen when one of said scroll buttons is operated;

moving said scroll box in said scroll bar in the same direction and in operatively interlocked relation with the scroll of said data; and

moving said scroll buttons within said scroll bar in operatively interlocked relation with said scroll box.

20. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a program for executing a method comprising:

integrally displaying, in a scroll bar displayed on the screen, a scroll box which displays a size and position of data displayed on said screen relative to a whole amount of the data and a plurality of scroll buttons operated for scrolling the data on said screen;

scrolling said data on said screen when one of said scroll buttons is operated; and

moving said scroll box and said scroll buttons in said scroll bar in operatively interlocked relation with the scroll of said data.