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Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulation of User Interface Objects with Activation Regions

  • US 20110074698A1
  • Filed: 09/25/2009
  • Published: 03/31/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • at a computing device with a touch screen display;

    simultaneously displaying on the touch screen display;

    a plurality of user interface objects displayed at a first magnification level in a display area;

    a currently selected user interface object; and

    a plurality of handles for the currently selected user interface object, wherein each handle has a corresponding handle activation region;

    detecting a first contact at a first location on the touch screen display that corresponds to a first handle activation region for a first handle in the plurality of handles;

    continuing to detect the first contact at the first location for a predefined amount of time;

    in response to continuing to detect the first contact at the first location for the predefined amount of time, zooming the display area to a second magnification level, wherein the second magnification level is greater than the first magnification level; and

    ,while the display area is at the second magnification level;

    detecting a movement of the first contact across the touch screen display;

    moving the first handle to a second location in the display area in accordance with the detected movement of the first contact; and

    detecting liftoff of the first contact; and

    ,in response to detecting liftoff of the first contact, zooming the display area to the first magnification level.

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