Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Determining Whether to Scroll or Select Content

• US 20160004431A1
• Filed: 09/17/2015
• Published: 01/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Bernstein, Jeffrey Traer, Missig, Julian
• Granted Patent: US 10,185,491 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface and one or more intensity sensors displays content. While a focus selector is over the content, the device detects a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture including a first contact on the touch-sensitive surface and movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement of the focus selector on the display. In response to detecting the gesture, when the contact has an intensity below a selection intensity threshold, the device scrolls the content on the display in accordance with the movement of the focus selector on the display without selecting the content. In response to detecting the gesture, when the contact has an intensity above the selection intensity threshold, the device selects at least a portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the focus selector over the content.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display, wherein the device includes one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface;

displaying, on the display, content at a first size;

while a focus selector is over the content, detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture including;

a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement of the focus selector over the content on the display; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity below a first intensity threshold, scrolling the content on the display in accordance with movement of the focus selector on the display while maintaining display of the content at the first size; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity above the first intensity threshold, displaying an enlarged representation of a portion of the content corresponding to a location of the focus selector in the content, wherein the enlarged representation is displayed at a second size larger than the first size.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the enlarged representation of the portion of the content is displayed in a predefined shape.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the enlarged representation of the portion of the content includes portions of at least three horizontal lines of text displayed concurrently.

4. The method of claim 1, including, while displaying the enlarged representation of the portion of the content, ceasing to display the portion of the content at the first size.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a size of the enlarged representation is determined based on the intensity of the contact.

6. The method of claim 1, including, scrolling the content while displaying the enlarged representation of a portion of the content.

7. The method of claim 1, including, displaying the enlarged representation of a portion of the content without scrolling the content.

8. The method of claim 1, including:

detecting an increase in intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the increase in intensity of the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity above a second intensity threshold higher than the first intensity threshold, placing a cursor in the content at a location corresponding to the location of the focus selector in the content; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity below the second intensity, continuing to display the enlarged representation of the portion of the content without placing the cursor in the content.

9. The method of claim 8, including, prior to placing the cursor in the content, displaying a preview of the cursor in the enlarged representation of the portion of the content.

10. The method of claim 1, including:

detecting liftoff of the contact; and

in response to detecting liftoff of the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity between the first intensity threshold and a second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, continuing to display the content without placing a cursor in the content; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity above the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, placing a cursor in the content at a location proximate to a location of the focus selector on the display.

11. The method of claim 10, including in response to detecting liftoff of the contact, in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity between the first intensity threshold and the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, selecting a portion of the content without displaying a keyboard input element.

12. The method of claim 10, including, in response to detecting liftoff of the contact, in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity above the second intensity threshold prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, displaying a keyboard input element enabling insertion of text at the location of the cursor in the content.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying, on the display, content at a first size;

while a focus selector is over the content, detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture including;

a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement of the focus selector over the content on the display; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity below a first intensity threshold, scrolling the content on the display in accordance with movement of the focus selector on the display while maintaining display of the content at the first size; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity above the first intensity threshold, displaying an enlarged representation of a portion of the content corresponding to a location of the focus selector in the content, wherein the enlarged representation is displayed at a second size larger than the first size.

14. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

display, on the display, content at a first size;

while a focus selector is over the content, detect a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture including;

a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement of the focus selector over the content on the display; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity below a first intensity threshold, scroll the content on the display in accordance with movement of the focus selector on the display while maintaining display of the content at the first size; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact has an intensity above the first intensity threshold, display an enlarged representation of a portion of the content corresponding to a location of the focus selector in the content, wherein the enlarged representation is displayed at a second size larger than the first size.