Method and apparatus of scrolling a document displayed in a browser window
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- displaying a first page of a document on a browser window;
associating respective thumbnails with each of a plurality of pages in the document;
displaying two or more of the respective thumbnails in combination with the first page;
receiving a single indication to scroll both the plurality of pages in the document and the respective thumbnails at difference rates in a first direction; and
in response to receiving the single scroll indication, scrolling simultaneously;
the plurality of pages of the document at a first rate in the first direction, and the respective thumbnails of each of the plurality of pages at a second rate, greater than the first rate, in the first direction,thereby enabling content in the plurality of pages to be viewed in greater detail while more rapidly scrolling the thumbnails.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for performing a scroll operation are disclosed. A method may include displaying a first page of a portable document format (pdf) document on a browser window, associating respective thumbnails with each of the pages in the pdf document, and displaying two or more of the respective thumbnails overlaid on the first page. The method may also include receiving an indication to scroll the pdf document in a first direction, scrolling the pages of the pdf document at a first rate in the first direction, and scrolling the respective thumbnails of each of the pages at a second rate, different than the first rate, in the first direction. The varying scroll rate of the document and its corresponding thumbnails provides the user with different viewing options to view the document when performing a scrolling operation.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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displaying a first page of a document on a browser window; associating respective thumbnails with each of a plurality of pages in the document; displaying two or more of the respective thumbnails in combination with the first page; receiving a single indication to scroll both the plurality of pages in the document and the respective thumbnails at difference rates in a first direction; and in response to receiving the single scroll indication, scrolling simultaneously; the plurality of pages of the document at a first rate in the first direction, and the respective thumbnails of each of the plurality of pages at a second rate, greater than the first rate, in the first direction, thereby enabling content in the plurality of pages to be viewed in greater detail while more rapidly scrolling the thumbnails. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a scroll adjustor, implemented with a computing device, configured to; display a first page of a document on a browser window, associate respective thumbnails with each of a plurality of pages in the document, display two or more of the respective thumbnails in combination with the first page, receive a single indication to scroll both the plurality of pages in the document and the respective thumbnails at difference rates in a first direction, in response to receiving the single scroll indication, scroll simultaneously; the plurality of pages of the document at a first rate in the first direction, and the respective thumbnail of each of the plurality of pages at a second rate greater than the first rate, in the first direction, thereby enabling content in the plurality of pages to be viewed in greater detail while more rapidly scrolling the thumbnails. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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