Patent ID: 7605801

Claim:
A portable electronic device comprising: a user input device capable of adopting at least three pre-determined positions, each of which enables different associated function to be actuated, and of adopting two pre-determined positions simultaneously; a device for presenting information to a user; and a processor for receiving inputs from the user input device and altering the operating state of the portable electronic device accordingly; wherein the portable electronic device is operable to scroll through information items presented to a user, the user input device being arranged to present at least two scrolling speeds; and wherein a first scrolling speed is selected when the user input device is placed in a first pre-determined position and a second scrolling speed is selected when the user input device is placed in a third pre-determined position, wherein the third pre-determined position comprises the user input device being placed in the first pre-determined position and a second predetermined position at the same time.