Method of interacting with a scrollable area on a portable electronic device
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1. A method of interacting with a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
- displaying a user interface screen having a scrollable area on the touch-sensitive display;
displaying a transparent scrollbar which overlays elements of the user interface screen when a touch event is detected in a display area corresponding to the scrollable area;
determining a duration of the touch event;
decreasing a transparency level of the transparent scrollbar when the duration of the touch event is less than a threshold duration of a touch and hold gesture;
highlighting the transparent scrollbar when the duration of the touch event is greater than or equal to the threshold duration of the touch and hold gesture; and
redisplaying the user interface screen without the transparent scrollbar when the touch event ends.
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Abstract
A method of interacting with a scrollable area on a portable electronic device is described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of interacting with a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising: displaying a user interface screen having a scrollable area on the touch-sensitive display; and displaying a transparent scrollbar which overlays elements of the user interface screen when a touch event is detected in a display area corresponding to the scrollable area.
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1. A method of interacting with a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
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displaying a user interface screen having a scrollable area on the touch-sensitive display; displaying a transparent scrollbar which overlays elements of the user interface screen when a touch event is detected in a display area corresponding to the scrollable area; determining a duration of the touch event; decreasing a transparency level of the transparent scrollbar when the duration of the touch event is less than a threshold duration of a touch and hold gesture; highlighting the transparent scrollbar when the duration of the touch event is greater than or equal to the threshold duration of the touch and hold gesture; and redisplaying the user interface screen without the transparent scrollbar when the touch event ends. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19)
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16. A method of interacting with a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
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displaying a user interface screen having a scrollable area on the touch-sensitive display, the user interface screen having a transparent scrollbar which overlays elements of the scrollable area when a touch event is detected in a display area corresponding to the scrollable area; detecting a touch event in a display area corresponding to the scrollable area; determining a duration of the touch event; decreasing a transparency level of the transparent scrollbar from a default level when the duration of the touch event is less than a threshold duration of a touch and hold gesture; highlighting the transparent scrollbar when the duration of the touch event is greater than or equal to the threshold duration of the touch and hold gesture; and increasing the transparency level of the transparent scrollbar to the default level when the touch event ends. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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17. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a processor; a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive overlay coupled to the processor; wherein the processor is configured for; causing the display of a user interface screen having a scrollable area on the touch-sensitive display; causing the display of a transparent scrollbar which overlays elements of the user interface screen when a touch event is detected in a display area corresponding to the scrollable area; determining a duration of the touch event; decreasing a transparency level of the transparent scrollbar when the duration of the touch event is less than a threshold duration of a touch and hold gesture; highlighting the transparent scrollbar when the duration of the touch event is greater than or equal to the threshold duration of the touch and hold gesture; and causing the redisplay of the user interface screen without the transparent scrollbar when the touch event ends.
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18. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a processor; a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive overlay coupled to the processor; wherein the processor is configured for; causing the display of a user interface screen having a scrollable area on the touch-sensitive display, the user interface screen having a transparent scrollbar which overlays elements of the scrollable area when a touch event is detected in a display area corresponding to the scrollable area; detecting a touch event in a display area corresponding to the scrollable area; determining a duration of the touch event; causing a transparency level of the transparent scrollbar to be decreased from a default level when the duration of the touch event is less than a threshold duration of a touch and hold gesture; highlighting the transparent scrollbar when the duration of the touch event is greater than or equal to the threshold duration of the touch and hold gesture; and causing the transparency level of the transparent scrollbar to be increased to the default level when the touch event ends.
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