PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
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1. A method of controlling a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
- rendering information on the touch-sensitive display;
detecting a first touch at a first location on the touch-sensitive display;
detecting a second touch at a second location on the touch-sensitive display during the first touch;
determining, based at least in part on the first location and the second location, an area having at least one boundary;
when zoom selection is detected, performing a zoom by expanding at least some of the information rendered from the area.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display includes rendering content on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a first touch at a first location on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a second touch at a second location on the touch-sensitive display during the first touch, determining an area having a boundary defined by the first location and the second location, when a zoom selection is detected, performing a zooming operation by expanding rendered content in at least the area.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
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rendering information on the touch-sensitive display; detecting a first touch at a first location on the touch-sensitive display; detecting a second touch at a second location on the touch-sensitive display during the first touch; determining, based at least in part on the first location and the second location, an area having at least one boundary; when zoom selection is detected, performing a zoom by expanding at least some of the information rendered from the area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; a processor operably connected to the touch-sensitive display, a memory device storing computer-readable program code executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to; render information on the touch-sensitive display, detect a first touch at a first location and a second touch at a second location on the touch-sensitive display, determine an area based on the first location and the second location, when a zoom selection is detected, zoom at least some of the information rendered from the area.
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