Gesture-Based Content-Object Zooming

• US 20160110090A1
• Filed: 12/21/2015
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Patten, Michael J., Hoover, Paul Armistead, Markiewicz, Jan-Kristian
• Application Number:
  US14/977,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20160110090A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites

Abstract

This document describes techniques and apparatuses for gesture-based content-object zooming. In some embodiments, the techniques receive a gesture made to a user interface displaying multiple content objects, determine which content object to zoom, determine an appropriate size for the content object based on bounds of the object and the size of the user interface, and zoom the object to the appropriate size.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining, based on a multi-finger zoom-in gesture having momentum, made over a user interface, and received through a gesture-sensitive display, a content object of multiple content objects in the user interface; and

zooming the content object to bounds of the content object effective to substantially fill the user interface with the content object.

2. A computer-implemented method as described in claim 1, wherein zooming the content object completely fills the user interface with the content object and ceases to present others of the multiple content objects.

3. A computer-implemented method as described in claim 1, wherein zooming the content object displays a progressive zooming animation from an original size of the content object to a final size of the content object.

4. A computer-implemented method as described in claim 1, wherein zooming the content object displays a snapping animation.

5. A computer-implemented method as described in claim 1, further comprising, responsive to a pan gesture made over the user interface and received through the gesture-sensitive display, panning the content object within the bounds.

6. A computer-implemented method as described in claim 5, wherein panning within the content object does not display others of the multiple content objects previously presented prior to zooming the content object.

7. A computer-implemented method as described in claim 5, wherein the bounds represent two horizontal bounds of the content object and panning the content object within the bounds pans vertically through the content object and within the two horizontal bounds.

8. A computer-implemented method as described in claim 1, wherein zooming the content object presents the content object at a new, final size without displaying a progressive zooming animation.

9. A computer-implemented method as described in claim 1, further comprising zooming out the content object within the user interface to an original size responsive to receipt of a multi-finger zoom-out gesture having momentum.

10. A computer-implemented method as described in claim 1, further comprising zooming the content object beyond the bounds responsive to receipt of a second multi-finger zoom-in gesture.

18. A computer-implemented method as described in claim 1, wherein zooming the content object presents the content object at a new, final size without displaying a progressive zooming animation.

19. A computer-implemented method as described in claim 1, further comprising zooming out the content object within the user interface to an original size responsive to receipt of a multi-finger zoom-out gesture having momentum.

11. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable storage devices having instructions stored thereon that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations including;

determining, based on a multi-finger zoom-in gesture having momentum, made over a user interface, and received through a gesture-sensitive display, a content object of multiple content objects in the user interface; and

zooming the content object to bounds of the content object effective to substantially fill the user interface with the content object.

12. A system as described in claim 11, wherein zooming the content object completely fills the user interface with the content object and ceases to present others of the multiple content objects.

13. A system as described in claim 11, wherein zooming the content object displays a progressive zooming animation from an original size of the content object to a final size of the content object.

14. A system as described in claim 11, wherein zooming the content object displays a snapping animation.

15. A system as described in claim 11, further comprising, responsive to a pan gesture made over the user interface and received through the gesture-sensitive display, panning the content object within the bounds.

16. A system as described in claim 15, wherein panning within the content object does not display others of the multiple content objects previously presented prior to zooming the content object.

17. A system as described in claim 15, wherein the bounds represent two horizontal bounds of the content object and panning the content object within the bounds pans vertically through the content object and within the two horizontal bounds.

20. One or more computer-readable storage memories storing instructions thereon that, upon execution by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

determining, based on a multi-finger zoom-in gesture having momentum, made over a user interface, and received through a gesture-sensitive display, a content object of multiple content objects in the user interface; and

zooming the content object to bounds of the content object effective to substantially fill the user interface with the content object.