HAND-HELD DEVICE WITH ANCILLARY TOUCH ACTIVATED ZOOM
First Claim
1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
- a case having one or more major surfaces;
a visual display disposed on at least one of the major surfaces;
a touch pad disposed on at least one of the major surfaces;
a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch screen; and
instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions are configured, such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to;
a) present an image on the visual display;
b) identify an active portion of the touch pad in response to a user interaction with the touch pad;
c) correlate the active portion of touch pad to a corresponding region of the visual display; and
d) present a magnified view of the corresponding region on the visual display.
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Abstract
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch pad are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces.
A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to: a) present an image on the visual display; b) identify an active portion of the touch pad in response to a user interaction with the touch pad; c) correlate the active portion of touch pad to a corresponding region of the visual display; and d) present a magnified view of the corresponding region on the visual display.
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22 Claims
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1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
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a case having one or more major surfaces; a visual display disposed on at least one of the major surfaces; a touch pad disposed on at least one of the major surfaces; a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch screen; and instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions are configured, such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to; a) present an image on the visual display; b) identify an active portion of the touch pad in response to a user interaction with the touch pad; c) correlate the active portion of touch pad to a corresponding region of the visual display; and d) present a magnified view of the corresponding region on the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for operating a hand-held electronic device having a case with one or more major surfaces, a visual display disposed on at least one of the first major surfaces, a touch pad disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch pad;
- and instructions executable by the processor to implement the method, the method comprising;
a) presenting an image on the visual display; b) identifying an active portion of the touch pad in response to a user interaction with the touch pad; c) correlating the active portion of touch pad to a corresponding region of the visual display; and d) presenting a magnified view of the corresponding region on the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- and instructions executable by the processor to implement the method, the method comprising;
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21. A computer readable medium programmed with computer executable instructions for operating a hand-held electronic device having a case with one or more major surfaces, a visual display disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, a touch pad disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch pad, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to implement a method comprising:
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a) presenting an image on the visual display; b) identifying an active portion of the touch pad in response to a user interaction with the touch pad; c) correlating the active portion of touch pad to a corresponding region of the visual display; and d) presenting a magnified view of the corresponding region on the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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