SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A GRAPHIC OBJECT ON A DISPLAY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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1. A method for displaying supplementary information associated with a graphic object on a display of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- detecting two or more contact points on the graphic object presented on the screen;
determining a portion of the presented graphic object located between the two or more contact points; and
displaying supplementary information on the display representative of the determined portion of the presented graphic object.
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Abstract
Systems and method of displaying supplementary information on a display based on contact points is provided. Two or more contact points are detected on a presented graphic, such as a map or graph shown on a display on an electronic device. A portion of the presented graphic object that is bounded by the contact points is determined and supplementary information representative of the determined portion of the presented graphic object may be displayed.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for displaying supplementary information associated with a graphic object on a display of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting two or more contact points on the graphic object presented on the screen; determining a portion of the presented graphic object located between the two or more contact points; and displaying supplementary information on the display representative of the determined portion of the presented graphic object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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2. The method of claim i further comprising:
determining supplementary information associated the determined portion of the graphic object. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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13. An electronic device for displaying supplementary information associated with a graphic object, the electronic device comprising:
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a display for displaying the graphic object; a processor coupled to the display for executing instructions; a memory storing instructions, the instructions when executed by the processor configuring the device to provide functionality for; detecting two or more contact points on the graphic object presented on the display; determining a portion of the presented graphic object located between the two or more contact points; and displaying supplementary information on the display representative of the determined portion of the presented graphic object. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer readable memory containing instructions for execution by a processor for providing a method for displaying supplementary information associated with a graphic object on a display, the method comprising:
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detecting two or more contact points on the graphic object presented on the screen; determining a portion of the presented graphic object located between the two or more contact points; and displaying supplementary information on the display representative of the determined portion of the presented graphic object.
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