SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT

• US 20120233565A1
• Filed: 03/09/2011
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Grant, Scott A.
• Granted Patent: US 10,007,402 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/776
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor

Abstract

In order to render content in a manner most responsive to a user'"'"'s interest, a computer system (e.g., an eBook reader device) is configured to render content. Specifically, the computer system is configured to receive a request to display a page of displayable content that includes at least one displayable object having original dimensions that exceed a viewable area on a display screen. Thus, a user launching an eBook application on a computer device may immediately access a table of contents requiring a display area that is larger than the present eBook application. The computer system determines whether an end-user experience is better served by displaying a first reduced-size representation comprising a non-interactive thumbnail image of the displayable object or a second reduced-size representation comprising a user-interactive object corresponding to the displayable object.

Claims

1. A method performed by a computer system, the method comprising:

receiving a request to display a page of displayable content that includes at least one displayable object having original dimensions that exceed a viewable area on a display screen;

determining whether an end-user experience is better served by displaying a first reduced-size representation comprising a non-interactive thumbnail image of the displayable object or a second reduced-size representation comprising a user-interactive object corresponding to the displayable object; and

generating and displaying either the first reduced-size representation or the second reduced-size representation depending on a result of the determination.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayable object comprises a table embedded in an electronic book.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising replacing the currently displayed content page with a new page displaying substantially only the displayable object at or near its original dimensions.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the request to display the page of displayable content that includes the at least one displayable object includes receiving a request to display a document embedded as a constituent pane within another application.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising displaying the displayable object first reduced-sized representation in order to render the displayable object at or near its original dimensions within the constituent page in association with other content from the document that has been scaled to a dimension other than at or near its original display.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising displaying the second reduced-size representation comprising the user-interactive object in order to selectively render the displayable object at or near its original dimensions within the constituent page in association with other content from the document that has been scaled to a dimension other than at or near its original display.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein determining whether the end-user experience is better served by displaying the first reduced-size representation comprising the non-interactive thumbnail image of the displayable object includes determining whether underlying content can be readily perceived in a projected format.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein determining whether the end-user experience is better served by displaying the second reduced-size representation comprising the user-interactive object corresponding includes determining that underlying content cannot be readily perceived in a projected format.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein determining whether the end-user experience is better served by displaying the first reduced-size representation comprising the non-interactive thumbnail image of the displayable object includes determining that underlying content is an image.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein determining whether the end-user experience is better served by displaying the first reduced-size representation comprising the non-interactive thumbnail image of the displayable object includes determining that underlying content includes text.

11. A system with a processor, the system comprising:

a processor, and

instructions that when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform instructions that include;

receiving a request to display a page of displayable content that includes at least one displayable object having original dimensions that exceed a viewable area on a display screen;

determining whether an end-user experience is better served by displaying a first reduced-size representation comprising a non-interactive thumbnail image of the displayable object or a second reduced-size representation comprising a user-interactive object corresponding to the displayable object; and

generating and displaying either the first reduced-size representation or the second reduced-size representation depending on a result of the determination.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the displayable object comprises a table embedded in an electronic book.

13. The system of claim 11 further comprising replacing the currently displayed content page with a new page displaying substantially only the displayable object at or near its original dimensions.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein receiving the request to display the page of displayable content that includes the at least one displayable object includes receiving a request to display a document embedded as a constituent pane within another application.

15. The system of claim 14 further comprising displaying the displayable object first reduced-sized representation in order to render the displayable object at or near its original dimensions within the constituent page in association with other content from the document that has been scaled to a dimension other than at or near its original display.

16. The system of claim 14 further comprising displaying the second reduced-size representation comprising the user-interactive object in order to selectively render the displayable object at or near its original dimensions within the constituent page in association with other content from the document that has been scaled to a dimension other than at or near its original display.

17. The system of claim 11 wherein determining whether the end-user experience is better served by displaying the first reduced-size representation comprising the non-interactive thumbnail image of the displayable object includes determining whether underlying content can be readily perceived in a projected format.

18. The system of claim 11 wherein determining whether the end-user experience is better served by displaying the second reduced-size representation comprising the user-interactive object corresponding includes determining that underlying content cannot be readily perceived in a projected format.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein determining whether the end-user experience is better served by displaying the first reduced-size representation comprising the non-interactive thumbnail image of the displayable object includes determining that underlying content is an image.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein determining whether the end-user experience is better served by displaying the first reduced-size representation comprising the non-interactive thumbnail image of the displayable object includes determining that underlying content includes text.

21. A system with a processor, the system comprising:

means for receiving a request to display a page of displayable content that includes at least one displayable object having original dimensions that exceed a viewable area on a display screen;

means for determining whether an end-user experience is better served by displaying a first reduced-size representation comprising a non-interactive thumbnail image of the displayable object or a second reduced-size representation comprising a user-interactive object corresponding to the displayable object; and

means for generating and displaying either the first reduced-size representation or the second reduced-size representation depending on a result of the determination.

22. A computer program on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program comprising instructions that when executed on a processor cause the processor to:

receive a request to display a page of displayable content that includes at least one displayable object having original dimensions that exceed a viewable area on a display screen;

determine whether an end-user experience is better served by displaying a first reduced-size representation comprising a non-interactive thumbnail image of the displayable object or a second reduced-size representation comprising a user-interactive object corresponding to the displayable object; and

generate and display either the first reduced-size representation or the second reduced-size representation depending on a result of the determination.