Apparatus, method and computer program product enabling storage of state of temporary display screen magnification view

• US 20070006097A1
• Filed: 06/30/2005
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Makela, Mikko
• Granted Patent: US 8,365,093 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/802
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

Disclosed is a method, a computer program, a wireless communications device, a browser and an apparatus to display an object to a viewer, where the displayed object has an associated area. In response to the viewer selecting the displayed object, the method, computer program product, wireless communications device, browser and apparatus display the object partitioned into a plurality of sub-areas. In response to the viewer selecting one of the sub-areas, information is saved related to the selection and at least one function associated with the selected sub-area is executed. In response to the viewer again selecting the object, the object is displayed partitioned into the plurality of sub-areas with a focus placed in accordance with the saved information.

Claims

1. A method to display an object, comprising:

displaying an object to a viewer so as to have at least one associated area;

in response to the viewer selecting the displayed object, displaying the object partitioned into a plurality of sub-areas;

in response to the viewer selecting one of the sub-areas, saving information related to the selection and executing at least one function associated with the selected sub-area;

in response to the viewer again selecting the object, displaying the object partitioned into the plurality of sub-areas with a focus placed in accordance with the saved information.

2. A method as in claim 1, where saving information saves an identification of the selected sub-area, and where the focus is placed on the selected sub-area.

3. A method as in claim 1, where saving information saves an identification of a position from which the partitioned object was last viewed, and where the partitioned object is displayed from the same position.

4. A method as in claim 1, where saving information saves an identification of the selected sub-area, in conjunction with an identification of any previously selected sub-areas, and where one or more of previously selected sub-areas are indicated.

5. A method as in claim 1, where the focus is predictively placed based on the saved information.

6. A method as in claim 1, where displaying displays an object received from a content provider.

7. A method as in claim 1, where displaying displays an object received over a wireless link from a content provider.

8. A method as in claim 1, where selecting is performed using a user interface of a portable handheld device.

9. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium execution of which directs a data processor of an electronic device to display an object, comprising operations of:

displaying an object to a viewer so as to have at least one associated area;

in response to the viewer selecting the displayed object, displaying the object partitioned into a plurality of sub-areas;

in response to the viewer selecting one of the sub-areas, saving information related to the selection and executing at least one function associated with the selected sub-area;

in response to the viewer again selecting the object, displaying the object partitioned into the plurality of sub-areas with a focus placed in accordance with the saved information.

10. A computer program product as in claim 9, where saving information saves an identification of the selected sub-area, and where the focus is placed on the selected sub-area.

11. A computer program product as in claim 9, where saving information saves an identification of a position from which the partitioned object was last viewed, and where the partitioned object is displayed from the same position.

12. A computer program product as in claim 9, where saving information saves an identification of the selected sub-area, in conjunction with an identification of any previously selected sub-areas, and where one or more of previously selected sub-areas are indicated.

13. A computer program product as in claim 9, where the focus is predictively placed based on the saved information.

14. A computer program product in claim 9, where displaying displays an object received from a content provider.

15. A computer program product as in claim 9, where displaying displays an object received over a wireless link from a content provider.

16. A computer program product as in claim 9, where selecting is performed using a user interface of the wireless device.

17. An electronic device comprising a user interface having a visual display and a user input, further comprising a data processor coupled to a memory and operating under control of a stored program to display an object to a viewer, the displayed object having an associated area, and in response to the viewer operating the user input to select the displayed object, saving in the memory information related to the selection and executing at least one function associated with the selected sub-area, and further in response to the viewer again operating the user interface to select the object, displaying the object partitioned into the plurality of sub-areas with a focus placed in accordance with the saved information.

18. An electronic device as in claim 17, where the data processor saves an identification of the selected sub-area, and where the focus is placed on the selected sub-area.

19. An electronic device as in claim 17, where the data processor saves an identification of a position from which the partitioned object was last viewed, and where the partitioned object is displayed from the same position.

20. An electronic device as in claim 17, where the data processor saves an identification of the selected sub-area, in conjunction with an identification of any previously selected sub-areas, and where one or more of previously selected sub-areas are indicated.

21. An electronic device as in claim 17, where the data processor places the focus predictively based on the saved information.

22. An electronic as in claim 17, where the data processor displays an object received from a content provider.

23. An electronic device as in claim 17, further comprising a wireless transceiver, and where the data processor displays an object received over a wireless link from a content provider.

24. An electronic device as in claim 17, where the stored program comprises a browser.

25. Apparatus comprising a user interface means comprised of visual display means and user input means, further comprising processor means coupled to memory means and operating under control of a stored program for displaying an object to a viewer, the displayed object having an associated area, said processor means further responsive to the user input means providing a signal for selecting the displayed object, for partitioning the object into a plurality of sub-areas and displaying the partitioned object;

further responsive to the user input means providing a signal to select one of the sub-areas, for storing in the memory means information related to the selection and for executing at least one function associated with the selected sub-area, and further in response to the user input means providing a signal to again select the object, for displaying the object partitioned into the plurality of sub-areas with a focus placed in accordance with the saved information.

26. Apparatus as in claim 25, where the processor means displays an object received from a content provider.

27. Apparatus as in claim 25, further comprising wireless transceiver means, and where the processor means displays an object received over a wireless link from a content provider.

28. Apparatus as in claim 25, where the stored program comprises a browser.

29. A browser, comprising an input/output coupled to a memory, an input coupled to a user input and an output coupled to a user display, said browser displaying an object on the display, the displayed object map having an associated area;

in response to a signal from the user input selecting the displayed object, the browser displaying the object partitioned into a plurality of sub-areas;

in response to a further signal from the user input selecting one of the sub-areas, storing in the memory information related to the selection and executing at least one function associated with the selected sub-area, and further in response to the user input providing a signal to again select the object, displaying the object partitioned into the plurality of sub-areas with a focus placed in accordance with the saved information.

30. A browser as in claim 29, embodied in a portable handheld device.

31. A browser as in claim 29, where the object is associated with a HTML page received over a wireless link from a content provider.

32. A browser as in claim 29, where the object is associated with an XHTML page received over a wireless link from a content provider.

33. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium execution of which directs a data processor of an electronic device to display an object, comprising operations of:

displaying an object to a viewer so as to have at least one associated area;

in response to the viewer selecting the displayed object, displaying the object partitioned into a plurality of sub-areas;

in response to the viewer placing a focus one of the sub-areas, saving information related to the focused one of the sub-areas;

in response to the viewer again selecting the displayed object, displaying the object partitioned into the plurality of sub-areas with a focus placed in accordance with the saved information.