Handling and scrolling of content on screen

• US 20060059436A1
• Filed: 08/05/2005
• Published: 03/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Nurmi, Mikko
• Application Number:
  US11/203,581
• Publication Number:
  US 20060059436A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/786
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars

Abstract

The invention relates to a software application adapted for scrolling content on a screen in an application window. The software application includes at least two logically distinct scroll bars in one application window, each of the scroll bars providing scrolling functionality relative to the same orientation of the content and each of the logically distinct scroll bars controlling different part of the content.

Claims

1. A device for handling content comprising

a memory,

a processing unit controlling operation of said device according to software stored in said memory,

a screen for viewing content,

said memory comprising a software application adapted for scrolling content on the screen in an application window, wherein the software application comprises:

at least two logically distinct scroll bars in one application window, each of the scroll bars providing scrolling functionality relative to the same orientation of the content and each of the logically distinct scroll bars controlling different part of the content.

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said logically distinct scroll bars are physically distinct scroll bars.

3. A device according to claim 1, wherein at least two of said logically distinct scroll bars are comprised in one physical scroll bar, a specific action being used for controlling operating mode of the physical scroll bar, one operating mode providing functionality of one logically distinct scroll bar and another mode providing functionality of another logically distinct scroll bar.

4. A device according to claim 3, wherein said specific action is one of the following:

pushing a button, holding down a key on a key-pad, clicking with mouse, clicking and holding with mouse.

5. A device according to claim 1, wherein said logically distinct scroll bars are comprised in one physical scroll bar, which comprises distinct elevators for each logically distinct scroll bar.

6. A device according to claim 1, wherein said logically distinct scroll bars are adapted to be used for scrolling content of a document, one logically distinct scroll bar controlling a certain part of the document and another logically distinct scroll bar controlling the document as a whole.

7. A device according to claim 6, wherein said certain part of the document varies dynamically depending on which part of the document is currently viewed and/or active.

8. A device according to claim 6, wherein said certain part of the document is currently active and/or currently visible part of the document.

9. A device according to claim 6, wherein said certain part of the document is one or more paragraphs, chapters, pages, or sections of the document.

10. A device according to claim 1, wherein said logically distinct scroll bars are adapted to be used for scrolling content of a document, one logically distinct scroll bar controlling the beginning of the document and another logically distinct scroll bar controlling the end of the document.

11. A device according to claim 1, wherein said logically distinct scroll bars are adapted to be used for scrolling content of a plurality of documents, one logically distinct scroll bar controlling the document that is currently open and another logically distinct scroll bar controlling a list of other available documents.

12. A device according to claim 11, wherein said documents are www pages.

13. A device according to claim 11, wherein said documents are documents stored on a specific location.

14. A device according to claim 1, wherein said device is a mobile terminal, a handheld computer, a smart phone, a laptop computer or a desktop computer.

15. A software application adapted for scrolling content on a screen in an application window, wherein the software application comprises:

at least two logically distinct scroll bars in one application window, each of the scroll bars providing scrolling functionality relative to the same orientation of the content and each of the logically distinct scroll bars controlling different part of the content.

16. A software application according to claim 15, wherein said logically distinct scroll bars are physically distinct scroll bars.

17. A software application according to claim 15, wherein at least two of said logically distinct scroll bars are comprised in one physical scroll bar, a specific action being used for controlling operating mode of the physical scroll bar, one operating mode providing functionality of one logically distinct scroll bar and another mode providing functionality of another logically distinct scroll bar.

18. A software application according to claim 17, wherein said specific action is one of the following:

pushing a button, holding down a key on a keypad, clicking with mouse, clicking and holding with mouse.

19. A software application according to claim 15, wherein said logically distinct scroll bars are comprised in one physical scroll bar, which comprises distinct elevators for each logically distinct scroll bar.

20. A software application according to claim 15, wherein said logically distinct scroll bars are adapted to be used for scrolling content of a document, one logically distinct scroll bar controlling a certain part of the document and another logically distinct scroll bar controlling the document as a whole.

21. A software application according to claim 20, wherein said certain part of the document varies dynamically depending on which part of the document is currently viewed and/or active.

22. A software application according to claim 20, wherein said certain part of the document is currently active and/or currently visible part of the document.

23. A software application according to claim 20, wherein said certain part of the document is one or more paragraphs, chapters, pages, or sections of the document.

24. A software application according to claim 15, wherein said logically distinct scroll bars are adapted to be used for scrolling content of a document, one logically distinct scroll bar controlling the beginning of the document and another logically distinct scroll bar controlling the end of the document.

25. A software application according to claim 15, wherein said logically distinct scroll bars are adapted to be used for scrolling content of a plurality of documents, one logically distinct scroll bar controlling the document that is currently open and another logically distinct scroll bar controlling a list of other available documents.

26. A software application according to claim 25, wherein said documents are www pages.

27. A software application according to claim 25, wherein said documents are documents stored on a specific location.

28. A software application according to claim 15 stored on a carrier.

29. A method for use in a software application adapted for scrolling content on a screen in an application window, wherein the method comprises:

providing at least two logically distinct scroll bars in one application window, each of the scroll bars providing scrolling functionality relative to the same orientation of the content and each of the logically distinct scroll bars controlling different part of the content.