Indication to assist a user in predicting a change in a scroll rate
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorGerrit Hollemans
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Abstract
A user interface of a device is provided for displaying an environment that is visually larger than a display area. The user interface includes a scroll function that positions selected portions of the environment within the display area. A scroll rate of the user interface changes as the scroll function is continued. The user interface produces an indication to alert a user that a change in scroll rate is imminent.
Claims20
A user interface of a device for displaying an environment that is visually larger than a display area, the user interface comprising:
- a scroll function configured to position selected portions of the environment within the display area, wherein a scroll rate changes as the scroll function is continued;
- and
- an indication configured to alert a user that a change in scroll rate is imminent.
An application embodied on a computer readable medium (420) configured to produce a user interface to manipulate a visual environment that is visually larger than a display area, the application comprising:
- a portion configured to visually scroll portions of the environment within the display area, wherein a scroll rate changes as the scroll function is continued;
- and
- a portion configured to produce an indication to alert a user that a change in scroll rate is imminent.
A device having a user interface to manipulate a visual environment that is visually larger than a display area, the device comprising:
- a means for visually scrolling portions of the environment within the display area, wherein a scroll rate changes as the scroll function is continued;
- and
- a means for producing an indication to alert a user that a change in scroll rate is imminent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.