Form magnifier

• US 20080082909A1
• Filed: 10/03/2006
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Williams, Scott, Zuverink, David
• Application Number:
  US11/542,266
• Publication Number:
  US 20080082909A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/224
• 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 3/0481 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

A form magnifier is described, including presenting a form having a first field, presenting a magnifier over the form and the first field, the magnifier having a first area to present a magnified view of a portion of the form and at least a portion of the first field, and receiving a first input to the first field using the magnifier.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

presenting a form comprising a first field;

presenting a magnifier over the form and the first field, the magnifier comprising a first area to present a magnified view of a portion of the form and at least a portion of the first field; and

configuring the magnifier to receive a first input to the first field using the first area.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising orienting the magnifier to the first field.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting a second area of the magnifier comprising a communication for the form.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

repositioning the magnifier over the form; and

orienting the magnifier to a second field of the form in response to a request to view the second field.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein repositioning the magnifier comprises presenting the magnifier in a different position.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein repositioning the magnifier comprises moving the form under the magnifier.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising repositioning the magnifier in response to a second input to move the magnifier.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising repositioning the form in response to a third input to move the form.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the magnifier to receive the first input to the first field using the viewing area comprises allowing a user to enter the first input into the viewing area.

10. The method of claim 3, further comprising retrieving the communication from a metadata of the form.

11. A method, comprising:

presenting a form comprising a first field and a second field;

presenting a magnifier over the form, the magnifier being oriented to the first field and comprising a first area to present a magnified view of a portion of the form and at least a portion of the first field and a second area to present a communication for the form;

receiving a first input to the first field through the magnifier;

receiving a request to view the second field;

repositioning the magnifier over the form, the magnifier being oriented to the second field in response to the request to view the second field; and

receiving a second input to the second field through the magnifier.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the request to view a second field comprises receiving a request to select a field navigation button.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein repositioning the magnifier over the form comprises moving the form underneath the magnifier.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein repositioning the magnifier over the form comprises moving the magnifier over the form.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising presenting a communication for the first field in the second area.

16. A system, comprising:

a memory configured to store a form; and

a processor configured to;

present the form comprising a first field;

present a magnifier over the form and the first field, the magnifier comprising a first area to present a magnified view of a portion of the form and at least a portion of the first field; and

configure the magnifier to receive a first input to the first field using the first area.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to orient the magnifier to the first field.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to present a second area of the magnifier comprising a communication for the form.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to reposition the magnifier over the form, the magnifier being oriented to a second field of the form in response to a request to view the second field.

20. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

presenting a form comprising a first field;

presenting a magnifier over the form and the first field, the magnifier comprising a first area to present a magnified view of a portion of the form and at least a portion of the first field; and

configuring the magnifier to receive a first input to the first field using the first area.

21. The computer program product of claim 20, the computer instructions further comprising orienting the magnifier to the first field.

22. The computer program product of claim 20, the computer instructions further comprising presenting a second area of the magnifier comprising a communication for the form.

23. The computer program product of claim 21, the computer instructions further comprising repositioning the magnifier over the form, the magnifier being oriented to a second field of the form in response to a request to view the second field.