Patent ID: 7263380

Claim:
A method of varying a scrolling speed provided for a set of items, wherein a first user input unit is configured to be actuated in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction, and wherein a second user input unit is configured to be actuated in the first and the second directions, the method comprising: providing a set of items of information that can be scrolled by a user; detecting a scrolling action selection from the user by actuation of the first input unit; detecting a scrolling speed variation selection from the user by actuation of the second user input unit; and changing the scrolling speed based on the detected selections by the user, wherein changing the scrolling speed comprises increasing the scrolling speed if the scrolling action selection and the scrolling speed variation selection correspond to a same direction, and decreasing the scrolling speed if the scrolling action selection and the scrolling speed variation selection correspond to opposite directions.