System and method for block scaling data to fit a screen on a mobile device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for block scaling data to fit a screen on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- grouping elements of the data into a first block and a second block, wherein the second block is a sub-block of the first block;
determining a width for the first block and a width for the second block;
comparing the width of the first block to the width of the second block;
increasing the width of the first block when the width of the second block is greater than the width of the first block; and
scaling the data associated with the first block and the second black according to their respective widths to display data on the screen such that horizontal scrolling is minimized.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for block scaling data in order to fit the data to a screen on a mobile device such that “horizontal scrolling” is minimized. The method of block scaling recursively fits blocks within other blocks within further blocks to dynamically optimize the content for a smaller screen. The block scaling is based upon a minimum width for each block depending on the type of data included in each block. The blocks are scaled to the available screen size unless the minimum width for any given block is larger than the screen of the mobile device. When the minimum width is wider than the screen, the data defaults to the minimum width in order to preserve the integrity of the data.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for block scaling data to fit a screen on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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grouping elements of the data into a first block and a second block, wherein the second block is a sub-block of the first block; determining a width for the first block and a width for the second block; comparing the width of the first block to the width of the second block; increasing the width of the first block when the width of the second block is greater than the width of the first block; and scaling the data associated with the first block and the second black according to their respective widths to display data on the screen such that horizontal scrolling is minimized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile device, comprising:
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a processor; a display; a memory into which a plurality of computer-executable instructions are loaded, the computer-executable instructions causing the processor to perform a method comprising; grouping elements of a page of data into a first block and a second block; comparing a width associated with the first block to a width associated with the second block; increasing the width of the first block when the width of the second block is greater than the width of the first block; and scaling the data associated with the first block and the second block according to their respective widths to display data on the screen such that horizontal scrolling is minimized. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions causing a computing device to perform a method comprising:
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grouping elements of a page of data into a first block and a second block; setting a width of the first block to match a width corresponding to a screen on the mobile device; comparing the width associated with the first block to a width associated with the second block; increasing the width of the first block when the width of the second block is greater than the width of the first block; and scaling the elements associated with the first block and the second block according to their respective widths to display the page of data on the screen such that horizontal scrolling is minimized. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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