DISPLAYING INFORMATION

• US 20120030614A1
• Filed: 07/30/2010
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Tuli, Apaar
• Granted Patent: US 9,864,501 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/786
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars

Abstract

A method comprising causing to be displayed in a display window at least one of a defined plurality of information items, causing to be displayed in a scrolling region a moveable element, in response to a scrolling input, moving the moveable element within the scrolling region and causing others of the plurality of information items to be displayed in the display window, causing to be displayed in the scrolling region a marker associated with one of the plurality of information items, the position of the marker relative to the moveable element indicating a direction of a scrolling input that would be needed to cause the one of the information items to be displayed in the display window, and causing the marker to be updated in response to an event associated with the one of the information items.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

causing to be displayed in a display window at least one of a defined plurality of information items;

causing to be displayed in a scrolling region a moveable element

in response to a scrolling input, moving the moveable element within the scrolling region and causing others of the plurality of information items to be displayed in the display window;

causing to be displayed in the scrolling region a marker associated with one of the plurality of information items,

the position of the marker relative to the moveable element indicating a direction of a scrolling input that would be needed to cause the one of the information items to be displayed in the display window; and

causing the marker to be updated in response to an event associated with the one of the information items.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the location of the moveable element with respect to the location of the marker in the scrolling region indicates the direction of the scrolling input needed to cause said one information item to be displayed in the display window.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein:

the location of the moveable element in the scrolling region represents a location of whichever of the information items are currently displayed in the display window with respect to a location of a remainder of the plurality of information items; and

the location of the marker in the scrolling region represents a location of said one information item with respect to a location of a remainder of the plurality of information items.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the location of the marker represents the location of said one information item irrespective of the location of the moveable element in the scrolling region.

5. A method according to claim 1, comprising causing said one information item to be displayed in the display window in response to the moveable element being moved to substantially the same location as the marker in the scrolling region.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the event comprises a change in position of said one item relative to a location of the remainder of the plurality of information items.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein updating the marker comprises causing the marker to be displayed in a different position in the scrolling region to reflect the change in location of said one item.

9. A method according claim 1, wherein the event comprises a change in a status of said one item.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein updating the marker comprises causing the marker to enlarge or reduce in size.

15. A method according to claim 1, comprising causing a direction indicator to be displayed with the marker to indicate the scrolling direction of the scrolling input needed to cause said one information item to be displayed in the display.

6. (canceled)

11-14. -14. (canceled)

16-17. -17. (canceled)

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-readable code, which, when executed by computer apparatus, causes the computer apparatus to:

display in a display window at least one of a defined plurality of information items;

display in a scrolling region a moveable element

in response to a scrolling input, move the moveable element within the scrolling region and display others of the plurality of information items in the display window;

display in the scrolling region a marker associated with one of the plurality of information items, the position of the marker relative to the moveable element indicating a direction of a scrolling input that would be needed to cause the one of the information items to be displayed in the display window; and

update the marker in response to an event associated with the one of the information items.

19. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to;

display in a display window at least one of a defined plurality of information items;

display in a scrolling region a moveable element

in response to a scrolling input, move the moveable element within the scrolling region and display others of the plurality of information items in the display window;

display in the scrolling region a marker associated with one of the plurality of information items, the position of the marker relative to the moveable element indicating a direction of a scrolling input that would be needed to cause the one of the information items to be displayed in the display window; and

update the marker in response to an event associated with the one of the information items.

20. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the location of the moveable element with respect to the location of the marker in the scrolling region indicates the scrolling direction needed to cause said one of the information items to be displayed in the display window.

21. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein:

the location of the moveable element in the scrolling region represents a location of whichever of the information items are currently displayed in the display window with respect to a location of a remainder of the plurality of information items; and

the location of the marker in the scrolling region represents a location of the said one information item with respect to a location of a remainder of the plurality of information items.

22. An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the location of the marker represents the location of said one item irrespective of the location of the moveable element in the scrolling region.

23. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to display said one item of information in the display window in response to the moveable element being moved to substantially the same location as the marker in the scrolling region.

25. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the event comprises a change in location of said one item relative to a location of a remainder of the plurality of information items.

26. An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to update the marker by moving the marker in the scrolling region to reflect the change in location of said one item.

27. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the event comprises a change in a status of said one item.

32. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to display a direction indicator with the marker to indicate the scrolling direction needed to cause said one information item to be displayed in the display.

24. (canceled)

28-31. -31. (canceled)

33-34. -34. (canceled)