BEHIND-SCREEN ZOOM FOR HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of behind screen zooming for a handheld computing device, the method comprising:
- providing a portable computing device with a display screen disposed upon a frontal surface and a rear-mounted manual control disposed upon a rear surface, the rear-mounted manual control being positioned at a location directly behind at least a portion of the display screen such that a user viewing the display screen while pressing upon the rear-mounted manual control is provided with an illusion of pressing upon the backside of the display screen;
detecting a finger interaction upon the rear-mounted manual control; and
enlarging an image displayed upon the display screen in response to and time-synchronized with the detected finger interaction upon the rear-mounted manual control, the enlarging being coordinated with the finger interaction so as to provide an illusion that the user is pushing upon the image from behind, moving it forward toward the frontal surface of the screen in response to pressing upon the rear-mounted manual control.
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Abstract
A portable computing device provides behind screen zooming. A display screen is disposed upon a frontal surface of the portable computing device. A rear-mounted manual control is disposed upon a rear surface of the portable computing device and is positioned at a location directly behind at least a portion of the display screen such that a user viewing the display screen while pressing upon the rear-mounted manual control is provided with an illusion of pressing upon the backside of the display screen. A detector detects a finger interaction upon the rear-mounted manual control. A processor enlarges an image displayed upon the display screen in response to and time-synchronized with the detected finger interaction upon the rear-mounted manual control. The enlarging is coordinated with the finger interaction so as to provide an illusion that the user is pushing upon the image from behind thereby causing it to zoom-in.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of behind screen zooming for a handheld computing device, the method comprising:
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providing a portable computing device with a display screen disposed upon a frontal surface and a rear-mounted manual control disposed upon a rear surface, the rear-mounted manual control being positioned at a location directly behind at least a portion of the display screen such that a user viewing the display screen while pressing upon the rear-mounted manual control is provided with an illusion of pressing upon the backside of the display screen;
detecting a finger interaction upon the rear-mounted manual control; and
enlarging an image displayed upon the display screen in response to and time-synchronized with the detected finger interaction upon the rear-mounted manual control, the enlarging being coordinated with the finger interaction so as to provide an illusion that the user is pushing upon the image from behind, moving it forward toward the frontal surface of the screen in response to pressing upon the rear-mounted manual control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A portable computing device for providing behind screen zooming, comprising:
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a display screen disposed upon a frontal surface of the portable computing device;
a rear-mounted manual control disposed upon a rear surface of the portable computing device, wherein the rear-mounted manual control is positioned at a location directly behind at least a portion of the display screen such that a user viewing the display screen while pressing upon the rear-mounted manual control is provided with an illusion of pressing upon the backside of the display screen;
a detector to detect a finger interaction upon the rear-mounted manual control; and
a processor to enlarge an image displayed upon the display screen in response to and time-synchronized with the detected finger interaction upon the rear-mounted manual control, the enlarging being coordinated with the finger interaction so as to provide an illusion that the user is pushing upon the image from behind, moving it forward toward the frontal surface of the screen in response to pressing upon the rear-mounted manual control. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of behind screen image manipulation for a handheld computing device, the method comprising:
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providing a portable computing device with a display screen disposed upon a frontal surface and a rear-mounted manual control disposed upon a rear surface, the rear-mounted manual control being positioned at a location directly behind at least a portion of the display screen such that a user viewing the display screen while pressing upon the rear-mounted manual control is provided with an illusion of pressing upon the backside of the display screen;
detecting a finger interaction upon the rear-mounted manual control; and
manipulating an image displayed upon the display screen in response to and time-synchronized with the detected finger interaction upon the rear-mounted manual control, the manipulation being coordinated with the finger interaction so as to provide an illusion that the user is manipulating the image from behind, moving the image displayed upon the frontal surface of the screen in response to pressing upon the rear-mounted manual control. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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