Portable electronic device and method for displaying large format data files
First Claim
1. A method of displaying large format data files with predetermined dimensions and resolution on a display of a portable electronic device comprising:
- entering a first display mode to render a viewable portion of a large format data file on the display using the large format data file'"'"'s predetermined dimensions and resolution; and
displaying non-viewable portions of the large format data file in response to a cursor on the display moving near an edge of the viewable portion of the large format data file by automatically scrolling the viewable portion in the direction of the approached edge to reveal an updated viewable portion of the large format data file;
receiving a selection signal to change to a second display mode; and
switching between the first display mode and the second display mode in response to the selection signal, wherein the second display mode includes rendering one or more fields from the large format data file as a list of fields for field-to-field navigation without maintaining the predetermined dimensions and resolution of the large format data file.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a rendering circuit to visualize large format data files on a narrow display. The large format data files are rendered using either a desktop display mode or a mobile display mode. The desktop display mode renders the data file using data file-specified dimensions and resolutions. The data file is viewable in its entirety by automatic scrolling achieved by moving a cursor near the edge of the display. Data file elements may be edited while in desktop display mode. The mobile display mode renders the elements of the data file as a list with minimal regard for spatial orientation. Navigation in mobile display mode is field-to-field.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of displaying large format data files with predetermined dimensions and resolution on a display of a portable electronic device comprising:
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entering a first display mode to render a viewable portion of a large format data file on the display using the large format data file'"'"'s predetermined dimensions and resolution; and displaying non-viewable portions of the large format data file in response to a cursor on the display moving near an edge of the viewable portion of the large format data file by automatically scrolling the viewable portion in the direction of the approached edge to reveal an updated viewable portion of the large format data file; receiving a selection signal to change to a second display mode; and switching between the first display mode and the second display mode in response to the selection signal, wherein the second display mode includes rendering one or more fields from the large format data file as a list of fields for field-to-field navigation without maintaining the predetermined dimensions and resolution of the large format data file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a display for displaying large format data files; and a processor for controlling the display, the processor controlling the display in a first display mode, wherein the device displays a viewable portion of a large format data file on the display using a file-specified resolution and to enable viewing and editing the large format data file, and a second display mode, wherein the device displays a plurality of fields of the large format data file as a list of editable fields for field-to-field navigation, and wherein the processor is configured to switch between the first display mode and the second display mode in response to a selection signal, wherein the processor is configured in the first display mode to display non-viewable portions of the large format data file in response to a cursor moving near an edge of the display by smoothly and automatically scrolling the viewable portion in the direction of the approached edge to reveal an updated viewable portion of the large format data file. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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