Patent ID: 6331863
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system having a program which comprises:means for determining if a first item within a data display area of a first region of a display has been selected by a user by positioning a cursor over said first item so that said first item is associated with said cursor for further operation or manipulation;means for determining if said cursor has been moved with said first item and positioned over a predetermined scrolling area of said first region;means for determining whether to scroll said contents of said first region or to allow said first item to be moved from said first region to a second region; andmeans for scrolling the contents of said data display area of said first region while said cursor is positioned over said predetermined scrolling area and while said first item is associated with said cursor, to display a second item and wherein said predetermined scrolling area scrolls the contents along only a first direction when in a first context.