Page scrolling control device and method for window

• US 20060112351A1
• Filed: 11/24/2004
• Published: 05/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Topseed Technology Corp.
• Original Assignee: Topseed Technology Corp.
• Inventors: Chen, Shoei-Lai
• Application Number:
  US10/995,499
• Publication Number:
  US 20060112351A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/786
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0213 Arrangements providing an integrated pointing device in a keyboard, e.g. trackball, mini-joystick for pointing devices integrated in a laptop computer G06F1/169; joysticks G05G9/047; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

A page scrolling control device and method for window, using a device having a control module operative to switch and scroll window pages expressly, such that the user can perform real-time switch under whole-page mode, single-line mode or scaling display mode for an activated data display window. Thereby, the users can easily and quickly perform control the scroll control to perform whole page, single-line and scaling scroll of the page.

Claims

1. A scroll control method of a computer window page, performed by a signal transmission control device having a page scroll control unit connected to the computer, the method comprising:

displaying the window page;

pressing a key of the page scroll control device to select one of a plurality of scroll control mode;

scrolling the window page by controlling the signal transmission control device; and

pressing another key of the page scroll control device to select another scroll control mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein signal transmission control device includes a plurality of control keys to perform page scroll under the scroll control modes.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the control keys include scroll-up key and scroll-down key.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the scroll control modes include a whole-page scroll mode, a single-scroll mode, and a scaling mode.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal transmission control device includes an up control key and a down control key to scroll or scale up and down the window page.

6. A scroll method for a computer window page performed by a signal transmission control device having a page scroll control unit connected to the computer, the method comprising:

displaying the window page;

pressing a key of the page scroll control device to select one of a plurality of scroll control mode;

scrolling the window page by controlling the signal transmission control device; and

pressing the key of the page scroll control device again to select another scroll control mode.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein signal transmission control device includes a plurality of control keys to perform page scroll under the scroll control modes.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the control keys include scroll-up key and scroll-down key.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the scroll control modes include a whole-page scroll mode, a single-scroll mode, and a scaling mode.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the signal transmission control device includes an up control key and a down control key to scroll or scale up and down the window page.

11. A scroll control device for a window page, comprising:

a controlled device coupled to the computer;

a signal transmission control device coupled to the controlled device;

a scroll control unit installed in the signal transmission control device, operative to switch between a plurality of scroll control modes.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the scroll control unit includes at least one key for activating respective scroll control modes.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the key include a lift-type key.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the key includes a push-type key.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the scroll control modes include a whole-page scroll mode, a single-line scroll mode and a scale mode.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein when the scroll control unit includes only one key, the scroll control unit is operative to switch between the scroll modes by continuous press operation performed thereon.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein the signal transmission control device includes a mouse, a keyboard, a cell phone, a personal digital assistant or a smart phone.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein the signal transmission control device is coupled to the controlled device via hardwire or wireless communication.

19. The device of claim 11, wherein the controlled device includes a computer, a server or a display device.