Patent ID: 7714840
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A scrolling control system for use with a data processing device having a display, comprising: a cursor control input device for providing, in response to user actuations of the device, control of a cursor position on said display; at least one user actuated switch; and a view scrolling mode responsive to a user actuation of said switch, wherein view scrolling of a document is controlled such that a discrete amount of scrolling is carried out for a discrete amount of user actuation of the cursor control input device, independent of a position of said cursor in relation to any scroll functionality elements appearing on said display, wherein said view scrolling mode comprises a document positional scrolling (DPS) mode wherein a predetermined amount of said discrete amount of user actuation results in said scroll amount corresponding to one of: a ratio of document length to page length; and a ratio of document width to page width.