System and methods for document navigation
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1. A computing device comprising:
- a touch screen display serving as a primary display for the computing device;
a screen monitor for detecting contact of a pointing tool with the touch screen display and for detecting the location of the contact on the touch screen; and
a user interface module for initiating a zoom command in response to the screen monitor detecting contact in a first input region of the touch screen display, and for initiating one of a scroll command and a pan command in response to the screen monitor detecting contact with a second input region of the touch screen display.
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Abstract
The application relates to computing devices, computer readable media, and methods for navigating content via a touch screen display having dedicated zones for accepting zooming instructions and scrolling and/or panning commands.
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38 Claims
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1. A computing device comprising:
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a touch screen display serving as a primary display for the computing device;
a screen monitor for detecting contact of a pointing tool with the touch screen display and for detecting the location of the contact on the touch screen; and
a user interface module for initiating a zoom command in response to the screen monitor detecting contact in a first input region of the touch screen display, and for initiating one of a scroll command and a pan command in response to the screen monitor detecting contact with a second input region of the touch screen display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computing device comprising:
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a touch screen display serving as a primary display for the computing device;
a screen monitor for detecting contact of a pointing tool with the touch screen display and for detecting the location of the contact on the touch screen;
a user interface module for initiating a zoom command in response to the screen monitor detecting contact in a first input region of the touch screen display, for initiating a scroll command in response to the screen monitor detecting contact with a second input region of the touch screen display, and for initiating a pan command in response to the screen monitor detecting contact with a third input region of the touch screen display.
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15. A computer readable medium encoding instructions for performing a method of document navigation, the method comprising:
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logically dividing a touch sensitive display into a first input region for receiving zoom commands and a second input region for receiving one of scroll and pan commands;
detecting contact of a pointing tool within one of the first and second input regions on the touch sensitive display screen; and
initiating one of zoom command, a scroll command, and a pan command based on the input region in which the contact was detected. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer readable medium encoding instructions for performing a method of document navigation, the method comprising:
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logically dividing a touch sensitive display into a first input region for receiving zoom commands, a second input region for receiving a scroll, and a third input region for receiving a pan command;
detecting contact of a pointing tool within one of the first, second, and third input regions on the touch sensitive display screen; and
initiating one of zoom command, a scroll command, and a pan command based on the input region in which the contact was detected.
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27. A method of document navigation, the method comprising:
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logically dividing a touch sensitive display into a first input region for receiving zoom commands and a second input region for receiving one of scroll and pan commands;
detecting contact of a pointing tool within one of the first and second input regions on the touch sensitive display screen; and
initiating one of zoom command, a scroll command, and a pan command based on the input region in which the contact was detected. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of document navigation, the method comprising:
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logically dividing a touch sensitive display into a first input region for receiving zoom commands, a second input region for receiving a scroll, and a third input region for receiving a pan command;
detecting contact of a pointing tool within one of the first, second, and third input regions on the touch sensitive display screen; and
initiating one of zoom command, a scroll command, and a pan command based on the input region in which the contact was detected.
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