Using a shape-changing display as an adaptive lens for selectively magnifying information displayed onscreen
First Claim
1. A method of displaying information on a display of a handheld electronic device, the method comprising steps of:
- determining a target area to be visually magnified; and
causing a shape-changing zone of the display to physically change shape in the target area to form a lens for visually magnifying information displayed in the target area.
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Abstract
A method of displaying information on a display of a handheld electronic device includes steps of determining a target area onscreen to be visually magnified and causing a shape-changing zone of the display to change shape in the target area to visually magnify information displayed in the target area. The array of shape-changing zones on the touch-sensitive display can be independently actuated to form a magnifying lens over any onscreen object of interest. For example, this lens can be used to magnify a selected portion of a map, a portion of text or a specific point of interest. The lens can be used to magnify a route displayed on a map, or simply to zoom in on the current location of the device as displayed onscreen.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of displaying information on a display of a handheld electronic device, the method comprising steps of:
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determining a target area to be visually magnified; and causing a shape-changing zone of the display to physically change shape in the target area to form a lens for visually magnifying information displayed in the target area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product comprising code which, when loaded into memory and executed on a processor of a handheld electronic device, is adapted to display information on a touchscreen display of the handheld electronic device by performing steps of:
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determining a target area to be visually magnified; and causing a shape-changing zone of the display to physically change shape in the target area to form a lens for visually magnifying information displayed in the target area. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a shape-changing touch-sensitive display screen comprising an array of shape-changing zones, each shape-changing zone being individually electrically actuatable to expand into a convex shape defining an adaptive magnifying lens that visually magnifies an area of the display screen beneath the lens; and a processor operatively coupled to memory for executing an application configured to present information on the touch-sensitive display screen of the device and for controlling actuation of the one or more shape-changing zones of the touch-sensitive display screen. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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