Systems and methods for scrolling through content displayed on an electronic device

• US 9,626,090 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Donelan, Patrick G.
• Primary Examiner(s): AMIN, MUSTAFA A
• Application Number:
  US13/539,210
• Publication Number:
  US 20150205474A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,754 Days
• Field of Search: 715212, 715786
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

Systems and methods for scrolling through content displayed on an electronic device are provided. In some aspects, a system includes a detection module configured to detect scrolling events. Each of the scrolling events includes a signal to scroll in an indicated direction and by an indicated amount relative to the content displayed on the electronic device. The system also includes a scrolling module configured to scroll from a current page of the content to a next page of the content based on whether a time between the detection of a current one of the scrolling events and the detection of a previous one of the scrolling events exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for scrolling through content displayed on an electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting a series of scrolling events corresponding to a series of inputs received using a scrolling input device, each of the scrolling events comprising a signal to scroll content displayed on the electronic device in an indicated direction and by an indicated amount relative to a viewport of the electronic device;

suppressing at least a last scrolling event of the series of scrolling events, so that at least the last scrolling event is not performed, in response to an edge of a current page of the content becoming visible within the viewport before the last scrolling event is performed, the indicated direction of the last scrolling event being toward the edge, and a time between the last scrolling event and a performance of a previous scrolling event of the series of scrolling events not exceeding a predetermined threshold; and

scrolling from the current page of the content to a next page of the content in response to the time exceeding the predetermined threshold,

wherein the predetermined threshold varies based on at least one of a type of the scrolling input device, user preferences, or a type of the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the next page is scrolled to from the current page if the edge of the current page is visible within the viewport, if the direction of the last scrolling event is toward the edge, and if the time exceeds the predetermined threshold.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting the series of scrolling events sequentially.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the previous scrolling event is the last one of the series of scrolling events used to scroll to the edge of the current page.

5. A system for scrolling through content displayed on an electronic device, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

detecting a series of scrolling events corresponding to a series of inputs received using a scrolling input device, each of the scrolling events for scrolling a current page of content in an indicated direction and by an indicated amount relative to a viewport of the electronic device;

suppressing at least a last scrolling event of the series of scrolling events, so that at least the last scrolling event is not performed, in response to an edge of the current page becoming visible within the viewport before the last scrolling event is performed, the indicated direction of the last scrolling event being toward the edge, and a time between the last scrolling event and a performance of a previous scrolling event of the series of scrolling events not exceeding a predetermined threshold; and

scrolling from the current page of the content to a next page of the content in response to the time exceeding the predetermined threshold,

wherein the predetermined threshold is based on at least one of a type of the scrolling input device, user preferences, or a type of the electronic device.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the content comprises at least one of a presentation, a calendar, a spreadsheet, a document, or a webpage.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the operation further comprises detecting the series of scrolling events sequentially.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the last scrolling event is the latest one of the series of scrolling events to be detected.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the previous scrolling event immediately precedes the last scrolling event.

10. The system of claim 5, wherein the previous scrolling event is the last one of the series of scrolling events used to scroll to the edge of the current page.

11. The system of claim 5, wherein the operation further comprises displaying the content within the viewport of the electronic device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the operation further comprises displaying a single page of the content within the viewport at a time.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the operation further comprises displaying the current page of the content within the viewport, and displaying the next page of the content in response to the scrolling from the current page to the next page.

14. The system of claim 5, wherein the predetermined threshold is a throttling threshold between 100 milliseconds and 150 milliseconds.

15. The system of claim 5, wherein the operation further comprises scrolling according to the last scrolling event if the edge of the current page is not visible within the viewport.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the operation further comprises scrolling according to the last scrolling event if the direction of the last scrolling event is not toward the edge of the current page visible within the viewport.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the operation further comprises scrolling from the current page of the content to the next page of the content if the edge of the current page is visible within the viewport, if the direction of the last scrolling event is toward the edge, and if the time exceeds the predetermined threshold.

18. A non-transitory machine-readable medium encoded with executable instructions for scrolling through content displayed on an electronic device, the executable instructions comprising code for:

displaying at least a portion of a current page of the content within a viewport of the electronic device;

detecting a series of scrolling events corresponding to a series of inputs received using a scrolling input device, each of the scrolling events comprising a signal to scroll the content in an indicated direction and by an indicated amount relative to the viewport;

suppressing at least a last scrolling event of the series of scrolling events, so that at least the last scrolling event is not performed, in response to an edge of the current page becoming visible within the viewport before the last scrolling event is performed and, the indicated direction of the last scrolling event being toward the edge, and a time between the last scrolling event and a performance of a previous scrolling event of the series of scrolling events not exceeding a predetermined threshold; and

scrolling from the current page to a next page of the content in response to the edge of the current page being visible within the viewport and the time exceeding a predetermined threshold,

wherein the predetermined threshold varies based on at least one of a type of the scrolling input device, user preferences, or a type of the electronic device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the executable instructions further comprise code for detecting the series of scrolling events sequentially.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the executable instructions further comprise code for scrolling from the current page of the content to the next page of the content if the edge of the current page is visible within the viewport, if the direction of the last scrolling event is toward the edge, and if the time exceeds the predetermined threshold.