Input devices and methods for providing a scrolling input to an application

A method for providing a scrolling input to an application, the method comprising:

• providing a scroll wheel;
• and
• providing exactly a single step of scrolling input to the application for any amount of an instance of rotation of the scroll wheel regardless of an angle that the scroll wheel is rotated through in the instance of rotation,
• wherein the input device is a computer mouse,
• further comprising:
• detecting at least one of a start of an instance of rotation of the scroll wheel or an end of the instance of rotation of the scroll wheel, wherein detecting the start of the instance of rotation comprises detecting a change in a direction of the rotation of the scroll wheel.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method for providing a scrolling input to an application using an input device, the method comprising:

• providing exactly a single step of scrolling input to the application for any amount of an instance of rotation of a scroll wheel of the input device, regardless of an angle that the scroll wheel is rotated through in the instance of rotation,
• wherein the input device is a computer mouse,
• further comprising:
• a detection circuit configured to detect at least one of a start of an instance of rotation of the scroll wheel or an end of the instance of rotation of the scroll wheel, wherein the detection circuit is configured to detect the start of the instance of rotation when the scroll wheel transits from rotating in a first direction to rotating in a second direction.