USER CONFIGURABLE SUBDIVISION OF USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS AND FULL-SCREEN ACCESS TO SUBDIVIDED ELEMENTS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- displaying a user interface on a touch screen of a multi-touch device, wherein the user interface comprises at least one current user interface element;
while displaying the current user interface element, detecting a gesture on the touch screen display that intersects the current user interface element; and
in response to detecting the gesture, reconfiguring the current user interface element to have about half of its original size and displaying a reconfigured current user interface element;
configuring a new user interface element to have a size approximately equal to the reconfigured user interface element and displaying the new user interface element adjacent the reconfigured current user interface element.
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Abstract
According to a method, while displaying a current user interface element on a touch screen of a multi-touch device, a gesture on the touch screen display that intersects the current user interface element is detected. In response to detecting the gesture, the current user interface element is reconfigured to have about half of its original size. A new user interface element is configured to have a size approximately equal to the reconfigured user interface element. The new user interface element and reconfigured current user interface element are displayed adjacent each other. The location of the gesture within the original user interface element can determine the proportions of the resulting reconfigured and new user interface elements. A pinch/unpinch gesture pair can configured for use in a binary mode as a “switch” to transition back and forth between displaying the user interface element at its current size and a predetermined enlarged size.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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displaying a user interface on a touch screen of a multi-touch device, wherein the user interface comprises at least one current user interface element; while displaying the current user interface element, detecting a gesture on the touch screen display that intersects the current user interface element; and in response to detecting the gesture, reconfiguring the current user interface element to have about half of its original size and displaying a reconfigured current user interface element; configuring a new user interface element to have a size approximately equal to the reconfigured user interface element and displaying the new user interface element adjacent the reconfigured current user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a touch screen display; at least one processor; a memory; one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising; instructions for displaying a user interface on the touch screen display, wherein the user interface comprises at least one current user interface element; instructions for detecting a gesture on the touch screen display associated with the current user interface element; instructions for reconfiguring the current user interface element into a reconfigured user element having a predetermined reduced size proportional to the location of the gesture; instructions for configuring a new user interface element to have a predetermined size proportional to the location of the gesture and together with reconfigured current user element making up the area of the current user interface element; and instructions for displaying the new user interface element adjacent the reconfigured current user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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