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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2010
Robert J. Jarrett, Snohomish, WA (US);
Richard J. Duncan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Emily K. Rimas-ribikauskas, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert J. Jarrett, Snohomish, WA (US);
Richard J. Duncan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Emily K. Rimas-Ribikauskas, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present invention provide a system and method for scrolling or dragging information on a display. A panning tool is provided that may scroll information, such as a web page, on a display in tandem with movement of a cursor. If interactive elements are present on the page or document, an interactive element may be activated as desired. Scrolling may be accomplished with the panning tool either on non-interactive elements or interactive elements that are not required to be activated. Furthermore, inertia of movement of the information on a display is optimized and autoscrolling is provided in which a page or document may be scrolled without dragging.