Scrollable computing device display
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsDavid R. Brinda, Rober C.J. Pengelly
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Abstract
The display of a scrollable list of items is described. In one disclosed embodiment, a list of items may be displayed on a scrollable computing device display in such a manner that, upon receiving an input requesting movement of a select indicator to a different list item, the select indicator is moved on the display toward the different list item and the list is scrolled on the display in an opposing direction.
Claims20
A method of displaying a list of items on a computing device display, comprising:
- displaying a portion of the list on a scrollable portion of the display;
- displaying a select indicator on the scrollable portion of the display;
- receiving an input requesting movement of the select indicator from a currently selectable list item to a different list item;
- and
- in response to receiving the input, moving the select indicator on the scrollable portion of the display toward the different list item and scrolling the list on the scrollable portion of the display in an opposing direction.
In a computing device comprising a display, a method of representing on the display a size of a list and a location of a select indicator within the list, comprising:
- displaying a portion of the list on a scrollable portion of the display;
- displaying the select indicator on the scrollable portion of the display at a position representative of a relative location in the list of a currently selectable list item;
- receiving an input requesting movement of the select indicator to a different list item;
- and
- moving the select indicator and scrolling the list in opposing directions.
A computing device having a display, the computing device comprising:
- code executable to display a portion of a scrollable list on the display;
- code executable to display a select indicator on the display;
- and
- code executable to move the select indicator toward an item in the list and to scroll the list in a direction opposing the direction of movement of the select indicator at relative increments representative of an overall size of the list upon receipt of an input requesting movement of the select indicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.