Scrolling items on a list

1. A method comprising:

scrolling items in a list via a user interface,

maintaining a relevance value for each item in the list,

defining said relevance value as ratings explicitly indicating personal preference for said each item in the list, and

adaptively controlling speed of the scrolling, wherein said scrolling speed is controlled based upon the relevance values of a set of said items in the list, and wherein the scrolling speed is based upon an average of the relevance values of the set of said items.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said controlling is further based on relevance of the item having the highest relevance within the set of items.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said list is one of the following: entries of a phone book, entries of an address book, a list of pieces of music, a list of bookmarks for www pages, a list of landmarks, and a list of options available for selection.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising dynamically varying said relevance values on the basis of user's actions.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising dynamically varying said relevance values on the basis of user's location.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising increasing the relevance value of an item in the list, when an item is visited, modified or added.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising decreasing the relevance value of an item in the list, if an item is not revisited or modified during a predefined time period.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising setting constant minimum and/or maximum values for the scrolling speed.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the specific items of said set of said items dynamically varies as said scrolling of items occurs.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the specific items of said set of said items dynamically varies as said scrolling of items occurs.

11. A device comprising:

a user interface, and a processing unit configured to conduct scrolling of items in a list in said user interface, wherein the processing unit is further configured:

to maintain a relevance value for each item in the list,

to define said relevance value as ratings explicitly indicating personal preference for said each item in the list, and

to adaptively control speed of the scrolling, wherein said scrolling speed is controlled based upon the relevance values of a set of said items in the list, and

wherein the scrolling speed is based upon an average of the relevance values of the set of said items.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein said processing unit is further configured to carry out said controlling additionally based on the highest relevance within the set of items.

13. The device according to claim 11 , wherein said list is one of the following: entries of a phone book, entries of an address book, a list of pieces of music, a list of bookmarks for www pages, a list of landmarks, and a list of options available for selection.

14. The device according to claim 11 , wherein said processing unit is further configured to dynamically vary said relevance values on the basis of actions by a user.

15. The device according to claim 11 , wherein said processing unit is further configured to dynamically vary said relevance values on the basis of a location of a user.

16. The device according to claim 11 , wherein said processing unit is further configured to increase respective relevance value, when an item is visited, modified or added.

17. The device according to claim 11 , wherein said processing unit is further configured to decrease respective relevance value, if an item is not revisited or modified during a predefined time period.

18. The device according to claim 11 , wherein said processing unit is further configured to set constant minimum and/or maximum values for the scrolling speed.

19. The device according to claim l 1 , wherein the specific items of said set of said items dynamically varies as said scrolling of items occurs.

20. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the specific items of said set of said items dynamically varies as said scrolling of items occurs.

21. A memory comprising a computer program stored thereon, the computer program executable in a computing device, the computer program providing a routine for scrolling items in a list, wherein said computer program controls the computing device

to conduct said scrolling in a user interface,

to maintain a relevance value for each item in the list,

to define said relevance value as ratings explicitly indicating personal preference for said each item in the list, and,

to adaptively control speed of the scrolling, wherein said scrolling speed is controlled based upon the relevance values of a set of said items in the list=and wherein the scrolling speed is based upon an average of the relevance values of the set of said items.

22. A device comprising:

a processing unit;

an input/output module coupled to the processing unit; and

a memory;

wherein the memory comprises a computer program comprising:

means for providing a user interface,

means for conducting scrolling of items in a list as said items are viewed on said user interface,

means for maintaining a relevance value for each item in the list, means for defining said relevance value as ratings explicitly indicating personal preference for said each item in the list, and

means for adaptively controlling speed of the scrolling, wherein said scrolling speed is controlled based upon the relevance values of a set of said items in the list, and wherein the scrolling speed is based upon an average of the relevance values of the set of said items.