Method and apparatus indicating scroll position on a display

A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:

• instructions for displaying content within a display area of a display device;
• instructions for displaying a first location indicator at a first content location within the content at a first position relative to a first portion of the content, the first location indicator identifying that the first portion of the content will remain within the display area when a movement of the content occurs in response to a first movement event, the first location indicator displayed in a first state of a visual representation that allows a user to view the first portion of the content;
• instructions for receiving, while the first location indicator is displayed at the first content location, input initiating the first movement event;
• instructions for moving the content within the display area in response to initiation of the movement event, wherein as the content moves, the first location indicator is displayed in a second state of visual representation different from the first state of visual representation and moves with the content while remaining at the first position relative to the first portion of the content such that the first location indicator in the second state continues to identify the first portion of the content during the movement of the content, and wherein at least one of the first state of visual representation and the second state of visual representation comprises an advertisement message;
• instructions for, while the first location indicator in the second state of visual representation is moving with the content, displaying a next location indicator at another content location within the content prior to completion of the first movement event, wherein the next location indicator appears in the first state of visual representation and identifies another portion of the content that will remain within the display area when a subsequent movement of the content occurs in response to a subsequent movement event;
• and
• instructions for changing, in response to the completion of the first movement event, the first location indicator from the second state of visual representation to a third state of visual representation different from the second state of visual representation.

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor;
• a display device;
• and
• wherein the memory is encoded with an application that when executed by the processor is configured to provide a process causing the operations of:
• displaying content within a display area of the display device;
• displaying a first location indicator at a first content location within the content at a first position relative to a first portion of the content, the first location indicator identifying that the first portion of the content will remain within the display area when a movement of the content occurs in response to a first movement event, the first location indicator displayed in a first state of a visual representation that allows a user to view the first portion of the content;
• receiving, while the first location indicator is displayed at the first content location, input initiating the first movement event;
• moving the content within the display area in response to initiation of the movement event, wherein as the content moves, the first location indicator is displayed in a second state of visual representation different from the first state of visual representation and moves with the content while remaining at the first position relative to the content such that the first location indicator in the second state of visual representation continues to identify the first portion of the content during the movement of the content, and wherein at least one of the first state of visual representation and the second state of visual representation comprises an advertisement message;
• while the first location indicator in the second state of visual representation is moving with the content, displaying a next location indicator at another content location within the content prior to completion of the first movement event, wherein the next location indicator appears in the first state and identifies another portion of the content that will remain within the display area when a subsequent movement of the content occurs in response to a subsequent movement event;
• and
• changing in response to the completion of the first movement event, the first location indicator from the second state of visual representation to a third state of visual representation different from the second state of visual representation.