On-screen scrolling position method

• US 20040041847A1
• Filed: 08/29/2002
• Published: 03/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Lai, Cheng-Shing, Ding, Jian-Ning, Yang, Sheng-Hong
• Application Number:
  US10/230,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20040041847A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/862
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

The invention is to provide an on-screen scrolling position method enabling a user to execute the upward or downward scrolling of a data document displayed on the screen of an electronic device, wherein the central processing unit of the said electronic device reads a previously installed cursor from a memory therein based on a signal of a touch-tip stylus continuously contacting the said screen for a certain period of time and displays the said cursor on the said screen, with the data document displayed on the screen scrolled to the corresponding position according to the distance and direction of the said cursor being dragged

Claims

1. An on-screen scrolling position method in which, when the position of a data document displayed on a screen of an electronic device being scrolled, the central processing unit of the said electronic device executes the processing of the following procedures:

first, determining whether the said screen being touched by a touch-tip stylus on a same location for a certain period of time;

if so, continuing on to the execution of the next procedure;

reading the contacted location;

reading a previously installed cursor from a memory installed in the said electronic device based on a signal of the said touch-tip stylus continuously contacting the said screen for a certain period;

displaying the said cursor on the said screen at the contacted location;

reading the distance and direction of the said cursor being dragged;

scrolling the said data document displayed on the screen to a corresponding position based on the distance and direction of the said cursor being dragged.

2. An on-screen scrolling position method as claimed in claim 1 in which the said electronic device can be a mobile telephone.

3. An on-screen scrolling position method as claimed in claim 1 in which the said data document can be a website page.

4. An on-screen scrolling position method in which when the position of a data document displayed on a screen of an electronic device being scrolled, the central processing unit of the said electronic device executes the processing of the following procedures:

first, reading a previously installed dialog box from a memory installed in the said electronic device based on a signal triggered by a specific key of an inputting device installed on the said electronic device;

displaying the said dialog box on the said screen;

gradually shifting the scrolled position of the said data document on the said screen upward or downward based on the commands entered in the said dialog box until reaching the end of the said data document.

5. An on-screen scrolling position method as claimed in claim 4 in which the said dialog box provides a start automatic scrolling option, a scrolling duration interval option, a per unit scrolling interval option, an okay option, and a cancel option, wherein the units of the said scrolling duration interval option are milliseconds and the units of the said per unit scrolling interval option are pixels, which enables the said central processing unit of the said electronic device to display the said data document on the screen and gradually scroll the said data document upward or downward, based on the options entered in the said dialog box, until the end of the said data document is reached.

6. An on-screen scrolling position method as claimed in claim 4 in which the said inputting device is a keyboard.

7. An on-screen scrolling position method as claimed in claim 4 in which the said electronic device can be a mobile telephone.

8. An on-screen scrolling position method as claimed in claim 4 in which the said data document can be a website page.

9. An on-screen scrolling position method as claimed in claim 6 in which the specific key of the said keyboard can be the up arrow key.

10. An on-screen scrolling position method as claimed in claim 6 in which the specific key of the said keyboard can be the down arrow key.