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.
Claims17
1-20. (canceled)
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 an indicator on the scrollable portion of the display, wherein displaying the indicator on the scrollable portion of the display comprises displaying the indicator to a side of the list at a relative location on the scrollable portion of the display based upon a ratio of a position of a currently selectable list item within the list to a total list size;
- receiving a touch input requesting movement of the list;
- and
- in response to receiving the touch input, moving the 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;
- and wherein moving the indicator on the scrollable portion of the display in a direction toward the different list item comprises determining a ratio of a position of the different list item within the list to the total list size, and displaying the indicator at a relative location on the scrollable portion of the display based upon the ratio of the position of the different list item within the list to the total list size.
In a computing device comprising a display, a method of representing on the display a size of a list and a location of an indicator within the list, comprising:
- displaying a portion of the list on a scrollable portion of the display;
- displaying the indicator on the scrollable portion of the display at a position to a side of the list and representative of a relative location in the list of a currently selectable list item;
- receiving a touch input requesting movement of the list;
- and
- moving the indicator and scrolling the list in opposing directions;
- wherein displaying the indicator on the scrollable portion of the display comprises determining a ratio of a position of the currently selectable list item within the list to a total list size, and displaying the indicator at a location spaced from a beginning of the scrollable portion of the display by a relative amount proportional to the ratio.
A computing device comprising:
- a display;
- a processor;
- and
- instructions stored on the computing device, wherein the instructions are configured to be executable by the processor to:
- display a portion of a scrollable list on the display;
- display an indicator on the display at a location adjacent to the list;
- and
- move the indicator toward an item in the list and to scroll the list in a direction opposing the direction of movement of the indicator at relative increments representative of an overall size of the list upon receipt of a touch input requesting movement of the list;
- wherein the instructions are further executable to move the indicator toward the item by determining a ratio of a position of the item within the list to a total list size and displaying the indicator at a relative location on the display based upon the ratio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.