DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR DOCUMENT MANIPULATION

• US 20160132224A1
• Filed: 01/15/2016
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Murrett, Martin J., Weeldreyer, Christopher Douglas, Schomer, Matthew Todd, Smyth, Kevin R.G., Elseth, Ian Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 10,664,144 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 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/109 Font handling; Temporal or kinetic typography
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

An electronic device displays at least a portion of an electronic document with a predefined page layout at a first magnification level on a display; detects a first input indicating a first insertion point in the document, where the first insertion point is proximate to a first portion of text in the document; and in response to detecting the first input: selects a second magnification level different from the first magnification level, where the second magnification level is selected so as to display the first portion of text at a target text display size, and, while maintaining the predefined page layout of the document, displays, at the second magnification level, a portion of the document that includes the first portion of text.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display;

displaying at least a portion of an electronic document at a user-specified magnification level;

while the document is in a document-display mode, receiving a request to enter a document-editing mode distinct from the document-display mode; and

in response to receiving the request to enter the document-editing mode;

entering the document-editing mode; and

displaying the document at a predefined document-editing magnification level different from the user-specified magnification level;

while the document is in a document-editing mode, receiving a request to exit the document-editing mode; and

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode;

exiting the document-editing mode; and

displaying the document at the user-specified magnification level.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface, and the request to enter the document-editing mode is detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the request to enter the document-editing mode is a double tap gesture detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the request to enter the document-editing mode includes an indication of an insertion point in the document;

the insertion point is proximate to a respective portion of the document; and

the method includes, in response to receiving the request to enter the document-editing mode, scrolling the document to place the respective portion of the document in a central region of a document display area.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the request to enter the document-editing mode includes an indication of an insertion point in the document;

the insertion point is proximate to a respective portion of the document; and

entering the document-editing mode includes providing an input interface for editing the respective portion of the document proximate to the insertion point.

7. The method of claim 2, including:

in response to receiving the request to enter the document-editing mode, inserting a text cursor at the insertion point; and

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode, removing the text cursor.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

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 at least a portion of an electronic document at a user-specified magnification level;

while the document is in a document-display mode, receiving a request to enter a document-editing mode distinct from the document-display mode; and

in response to receiving the request to enter the document-editing mode;

entering the document-editing mode; and

displaying the document at a predefined document-editing magnification level different from the user-specified magnification level;

while the document is in a document-editing mode, receiving a request to exit the document-editing mode; and

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode;

exiting the document-editing mode; and

displaying the document at the user-specified magnification level.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface, and the request to enter the document-editing mode is detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the request to enter the document-editing mode is a double tap gesture detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

11. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein:

the request to enter the document-editing mode includes an indication of an insertion point in the document;

the insertion point is proximate to a respective portion of the document; and

the method includes, in response to receiving the request to enter the document-editing mode, scrolling the document to place the respective portion of the document in a central region of a document display area.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein:

the request to enter the document-editing mode includes an indication of an insertion point in the document;

the insertion point is proximate to a respective portion of the document; and

entering the document-editing mode includes providing an input interface for editing the respective portion of the document proximate to the insertion point.

13. The electronic device claim 8, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to receiving the request to enter the document-editing mode, inserting a text cursor at the insertion point; and

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode, removing the text cursor.

14. A non-transitory 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, cause the device to:

display at least a portion of an electronic document at a user-specified magnification

level;

while the document is in a document-display mode, receive a request to enter a document-editing mode distinct from the document-display mode; and

in response to receiving the request to enter the document-editing mode;

enter the document-editing mode; and

display the document at a predefined document-editing magnification level different from the user-specified magnification level;

while the document is in a document-editing mode, receive a request to exit the document-editing mode; and

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode;

exit the document-editing mode; and

display the document at the user-specified magnification level.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface, and the request to enter the document-editing mode is detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the request to enter the document-editing mode is a double tap gesture detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein:

the request to enter the document-editing mode includes an indication of an insertion point in the document;

the insertion point is proximate to a respective portion of the document; and

the method includes, in response to receiving the request to enter the document-editing mode, scrolling the document to place the respective portion of the document in a central region of a document display area.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein:

the request to enter the document-editing mode includes an indication of an insertion point in the document;

the insertion point is proximate to a respective portion of the document; and

entering the document-editing mode includes providing an input interface for editing the respective portion of the document proximate to the insertion point.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium claim 14, the one or more programs further comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a display, cause the device to:

in response to receiving the request to enter the document-editing mode, inserting a text cursor at the insertion point; and

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode, removing the text cursor.