Patent ID: 6972776

Claim:
A method of scrolling through information displayed on a display screen of an electronic device, the display screen including a screen pointer controllable by a user with a screen pointing device, the method comprising: providing a first plurality of user selectable scrolling zones on the display screen, each scrolling zone in the first plurality of scrolling zones associated with a scrolling technique and corresponding to scrolling in a first direction, each of the scrolling zones in the first plurality being positioned substantially adjacent to a first edge of the display screen; providing a second plurality of user selectable scrolling zones on the display screen, each scrolling zone in the second plurality of scrolling zones associated with a scrolling technique and corresponding to scrolling in a second direction that is different from the first direction, each of the scrolling zones in the second plurality of being positioned substantially adjacent to a second edge of the display screen, wherein the first edge is opposite to the second edge; receiving zone selection information identifying a first one of the scrolling zones selected by a user with the screen pointing device; and scrolling through the displayed information based on the scrolling technique associated with the selected scrolling zone.