System and method for data processing enhanced ergonomic scrolling

• Main Author: TIPHANE; GUY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.09.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

A system to jump a pointer to a scroll box and lock the pointer to an elevator of the scroll box comprises a pointing device subsystem, a menu subsystem, a jump subsystem, and a lock subsystem. The pointing device subsystem is coupled to each of the menu subsystem, the jump subsystem, and the lock subsystem. In addition, the jump subsystem is coupled to the menu subsystem and the lock subsystem. The pointing device subsystem uses its pointer to select a button for horizontal or vertical scrolling from a pop-up box menu displayed by the menu subsystem. After the button is selected, the jump subsystem jumps the pointer from the button to an elevator bar of the selected scroll box. The lock subsystem locks the pointer to the elevator bar of the scroll box. The pointer may now be moved along the directions permitted by the scroll box so that the screens of the computer application scroll in such a direction. When a desired screen location is found through the scrolling function, the pointer is unlocked by the lock subsystem from the elevator bar. The present invention includes an ergonomic system for scrolling by automating the jump and lock of a pointer to an elevator bar in a scroll box. Further, the present invention includes a method for jumping and locking a pointer to an elevator bar in a scroll box.