Device, method, and graphical user interface for determining whether to scroll or enlarge content

• US 10,185,491 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2015
• Issued: 01/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Bernstein, Jeffrey Traer, Missig, Julian
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Jennifer N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Burwell, Joseph R.
• Application Number:
  US14/857,663
• Publication Number:
  US 20160004431A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,223 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface and one or more intensity sensors displays content. While a focus selector is over the content, the device detects a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture including a contact on the touch-sensitive surface and movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement of the focus selector on the display. In response to detecting the gesture, when the contact has an intensity below a selection intensity threshold, the device scrolls the content on the display in accordance with the movement of the focus selector on the display. In response to detecting the gesture, when the contact has an intensity above the selection intensity threshold, the device displays an enlarged representation of a portion of the content corresponding to the location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display, wherein the electronic device includes one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface;

displaying, on the display, content at a first size;

detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture including;

a contact on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the content displayed on the display; and

movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement over the content on the display; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity below a first intensity threshold, scrolling the content on the display in accordance with movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface while maintaining display of the content at the first size; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity above the first intensity threshold, displaying an enlarged representation of a portion of the content corresponding to the location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein;

the enlarged representation is displayed at a second size larger than the first size while other portions of the content remain displayed at the first size, and

the enlarged representation changes from an enlarged representation of a first portion of the content to an enlarged representation of a second portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface.

2. The method of claim 1, including, displaying the enlarged representation of a portion of the content without scrolling the content.

3. The method of claim 1, including:

while the enlarged representation of the portion of the content is displayed, detecting an increase in intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the increase in intensity of the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity above a second intensity threshold higher than the first intensity threshold, placing a cursor in the content at a location corresponding to the location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity below the second intensity threshold, continuing to display the enlarged representation of the portion of the content without placing the cursor in the content.

4. The method of claim 3, including, prior to placing the cursor in the content, displaying a preview of the cursor in the enlarged representation of the portion of the content.

5. The method of claim 1, including:

detecting liftoff of the contact; and

in response to detecting liftoff of the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity between the first intensity threshold and a second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, continuing to display the content without placing a cursor in the content; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity above the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, placing a cursor in the content at a location corresponding to the location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface at liftoff.

6. The method of claim 5, including, in response to detecting liftoff of the contact, in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity between the first intensity threshold and the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, selecting a portion of the content without displaying a keyboard input element.

7. The method of claim 5, including, in response to detecting liftoff of the contact, in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity above the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, displaying a keyboard input element enabling insertion of text at the location of the cursor in the content.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by an electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface and one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, cause the electronic device to:

display, on the display, content at a first size;

detect a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture including;

a contact on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the content displayed on the display; and

movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement over the content on the display; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity below a first intensity threshold, scroll the content on the display in accordance with movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface while maintaining display of the content at the first size; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity above the first intensity threshold, display an enlarged representation of a portion of the content corresponding to the location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein;

the enlarged representation is displayed at a second size larger than the first size while other portions of the content remain displayed at the first size, and

the enlarged representation changes from an enlarged representation of a first portion of the content to an enlarged representation of a second portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the one or more programs comprise instruction which cause the device to display the enlarged representation of a portion of the content without scrolling the content.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the one or more programs comprise instruction which cause the device to:

while the enlarged representation of the portion of the content is displayed, detect an increase in intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the increase in intensity of the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity above a second intensity threshold higher than the first intensity threshold, place a cursor in the content at a location corresponding to the location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity below the second intensity threshold, continue to display the enlarged representation of the portion of the content without placing the cursor in the content.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the one or more programs comprise instruction which cause the device to, prior to placing the cursor in the content, display a preview of the cursor in the enlarged representation of the portion of the content.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the one or more programs comprise instruction which cause the device to:

detect liftoff of the contact; and

in response to detecting liftoff of the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity between the first intensity threshold and a second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, continue to display the content without placing a cursor in the content; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity above the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, place a cursor in the content at a location corresponding to the location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface at liftoff.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the one or more programs comprise instruction which cause the device to, in response to detecting liftoff of the contact, in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity between the first intensity threshold and the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, select a portion of the content without displaying a keyboard input element.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the one or more programs comprise instruction which cause the device to, in response to detecting liftoff of the contact, in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity above the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, display a keyboard input element enabling insertion of text at the location of the cursor in the content.

15. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying, on the display, content at a first size;

detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture including;

a contact on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the content displayed on the display; and

movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement over the content on the display; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity below a first intensity threshold, scrolling the content on the display in accordance with movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface while maintaining display of the content at the first size; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity above the first intensity threshold, displaying an enlarged representation of a portion of the content corresponding to the location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein;

the enlarged representation is displayed at a second size larger than the first size while other portions of the content remain displayed at the first size, and

the enlarged representation changes from an enlarged representation of a first portion of the content to an enlarged representation of a second portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for displaying the enlarged representation of a portion of the content without scrolling the content.

17. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while the enlarged representation of the portion of the content is displayed, detecting an increase in intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the increase in intensity of the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity above a second intensity threshold higher than the first intensity threshold, placing a cursor in the content at a location corresponding to the location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity below the second intensity threshold, continuing to display the enlarged representation of the portion of the content without placing the cursor in the content.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for, prior to placing the cursor in the content, displaying a preview of the cursor in the enlarged representation of the portion of the content.

19. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

detecting liftoff of the contact; and

in response to detecting liftoff of the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity between the first intensity threshold and a second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, continuing to display the content without placing a cursor in the content; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity above the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, placing a cursor in the content at a location corresponding to the location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface at liftoff.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for, in response to detecting liftoff of the contact, in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity between the first intensity threshold and the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, selecting a portion of the content without displaying a keyboard input element.

21. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for, in response to detecting liftoff of the contact, in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity above the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, displaying a keyboard input element enabling insertion of text at the location of the cursor in the content.