Portable electronic apparatus and associated method

• US 20070024646A1
• Filed: 05/23/2006
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Rainisto, Roope, Vaisanen, Matti, Saarinen, Kalle
• Application Number:
  US11/438,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20070024646A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/660
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Portable electronic apparatus including an apparatus housing; a touch-sensitive display for use with an input writing tool; a zoom-in key on a second side surface; a zoom-out key on the second side surface; and a controller. The portable electronic apparatus can display content on the touch-sensitive display, wherein displayed content is a subset of available content; the controller can zoom in on displayed content on the touch-sensitive display in response to an actuation of the zoom-in key; the controller can zoom out on displayed content on the touch-sensitive display in response to an actuation of the zoom-out key; and the controller can pan available content on the touch-sensitive display in response to a combination of a tap of the writing tool in a first position on the touch-sensitive display and a move of the writing tool to a second position on the touch-sensitive display.

Claims

1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising:

an apparatus housing;

a touch-sensitive display provided on a first side surface of said apparatus housing, for use with an input writing tool;

a zoom-in key provided on a second side surface, said second side surface being non-parallel to said first side surface;

a zoom-out key provided on said second side surface; and

a controller,

wherein;

said portable electronic apparatus is capable of displaying content on said touch-sensitive display, wherein displayed content is a subset of available content;

said controller is configured to zoom in on displayed content on said touch-sensitive display in response to an actuation of said zoom-in key;

said controller is configured to zoom out on displayed content on said touch-sensitive display in response to an actuation of said zoom-out key; and

said controller is configured to pan available content on said touch-sensitive display in response to a combination of a tap of said writing tool in a first position on said touch-sensitive display and a move of said writing tool to a second position on said touch-sensitive display.

2. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said available content is related to a web browser application of said portable electronic apparatus.

3. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said portable electronic apparatus is a pocket computer.

4. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said portable electronic apparatus is a device selected from the group comprising a mobile communication terminal, a portable gaming device and a personal digital assistant.

5. A user interface method of a portable electronic apparatus comprising an apparatus housing, a controller, a touch-sensitive display provided on a first side surface of said apparatus housing for use with an input writing tool, a zoom-in key provided on a second side surface, said second side surface being non-parallel to said first side surface, a zoom-out key provided on said second side surface, said controller being capable of displaying content on said touch-sensitive display, wherein displayed content is a subset of available content, said method comprising:

zooming in, in response to an actuation of said zoom-in key, on displayed content on said touch-sensitive display,

zooming out, in response to an actuation of said zoom-out key, on displayed content on said touch-sensitive display, and

panning, in response to a combination of a tap of said writing tool in a first position on said touch-sensitive display and a move of said writing tool to a second position on said touch sensitive display, available content on said touch-sensitive display.

6. A computer program product directly loadable into a memory of a portable electronic apparatus, said computer program product comprising software code portions for performing the method according to claim 5.