Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A method for scrolling information (12, 13, 14) presented on a display of a
mobile station, characterized in that a control area of the display is touched with a
pointing means (17), said pointing means (17) is moved in contact with said control
area of the display, and a displayed part of the presented information (12, 13, 14) is
scrolled (34) in the display (15), in a direction of said movement of said pointing
means (17).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 1, characterized in that said displayed part of
the information (12, 13, 14) presented on the display of the mobile station is left
scrolling in a vertical direction, even if said pointing means (17) is removed from
said control area of the display.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 2, characterized in that said displayed part,
which is left scrolling, is arranged to scroll at a rate measured for a vertical speed of
said pointing means (17) at the last moment before it was removed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 3, characterized in that said displayed part is
left scrolling if said speed exceeds a predetermined limit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that said displayed
part left scrolling is arranged to scroll at a rate retarding by itself.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 2, 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that said scrolling
is stopped if said scrolling speed falls below a predetermined limit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 2, 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that said displayed
part of the presented information (12, 13, 14) is stopped by touching said display
control area with said pointing means (17).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to any previous claim 1 to 7, characterized in that a
scrolling rate of said displayed part of the presented information (12, 13, 14) on the
display (15) is indicated by generating a sound proportional to said scrolling rate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to any previous claim 1 to 8, characterized in that the
presented information (12, 13, 14) is arranged on an outer surface of an imaginary
cylinder (11) rotating in the display (15).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to any previous claim 1 to 9, characterized in that said
scrolling of said displayed part of the presented information (12, 13, 14), or a
rotation of said imaginary cylinder (11) is arranged to be substantially continuous.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to any previous claim 1 to 10, characterized in that said
scrolling of said displayed part is limited to be effected only in a vertical direction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to any previous claim 1 to 11, characterized in that the
presented information (12, 13, 14) is arranged as a list (12), the elements (13, 14) of
which, such as text and symbols, are presented in the display (15).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
86 words
An arrangement to scroll the information (26) presented on a display (22) of a
mobile station (21), whereby the arrangement has a display (22, 43) to display
information (26) and means (41, 46) to scroll the presented information (26), characterized in that the arrangement includes a display control area for detecting a
touch of a pointing means (28), and means (41, 42, 46) to scroll a displayed part of
the presented information (26) on the display (22) in a movement direction of said
pointing means (28).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
An arrangement according to claim 13, characterized in that said control area
includes an active surface (25, 44) on the display (22, 43) for detecting a touch of
said pointing means (28).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
An arrangement according to claim 13, characterized in that said control area
includes a separate touch surface (53) for detecting a touch of the pointing means
(28).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
An arrangement according to claim 13, 14 or 15, characterized in that it
further includes means (23, 45) to generate a sound which is proportional to a
scrolling speed of the presented information (26).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
53 words
An arrangement according to any previous claim 13 to 16, characterized in
that it further includes means to arrange the presented information (26) in a form of
a cylinder rotating in the display (22), whereby information (26) elements (27), such
as text and symbols, are displayed on an outer surface of a cylinder.