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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Vadim Klishko, Layton, UT (US);
Richard D. Woolley, Orem, UT (US);
Michael D. Layton, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Vadim Klishko, Layton, UT (US);
Richard D. Woolley, Orem, UT (US);
Michael D. Layton, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Cirque Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of moving an object in a generally circular manner on the surface of a touchpad and causing a list to be scrolled as long as the object is moving, wherein a method is provided for activating a scrolling function, wherein a method is provided for determining what direction scrolling should occur based upon a direction of movement when scrolling is engaged, and wherein the direction of scrolling is only changed by an abrupt change in direction of the object.