Zooming techniques for touch screens
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by a processor, a circular motion being made on or near a surface of a touch screen of a computing device;
detecting, by the processor and based on the detecting of the circular motion, a location and a size of the circular motion;
identifying, by the processor and based on the location of the circular motion, an item displayed on the touch screen; and
zooming in or zooming out, by the processor, on the item, including;
zooming in or zooming out on the item at a first pace when the size of the circular motion is a particular size,zooming in or zooming out at a second pace, that is slower than the first pace, when the size of the circular motion is smaller than the particular size, andzooming in or zooming out at a third pace, that is faster than the first pace, when the size of the circular motion is larger than the particular size.
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Abstract
A device may include a touch-sensitive display, a memory to store a group of instructions, and a processor. The processor may execute the instructions in the memory to detect that a circular motion is being made on or near a surface of the touch-sensitive screen, detect a location on the touch-sensitive screen at which the circular motion is being made, and zoom in or zoom out on an item, being displayed on the touch-sensitive screen at the detected location, based on detecting that the circular motion is being made on or near the surface of the touch-sensitive screen.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a processor, a circular motion being made on or near a surface of a touch screen of a computing device; detecting, by the processor and based on the detecting of the circular motion, a location and a size of the circular motion; identifying, by the processor and based on the location of the circular motion, an item displayed on the touch screen; and zooming in or zooming out, by the processor, on the item, including; zooming in or zooming out on the item at a first pace when the size of the circular motion is a particular size, zooming in or zooming out at a second pace, that is slower than the first pace, when the size of the circular motion is smaller than the particular size, and zooming in or zooming out at a third pace, that is faster than the first pace, when the size of the circular motion is larger than the particular size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device comprising:
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a memory to store one or more parameters; and a processor to; detect a circular motion being made on or near a surface of a touch-sensitive screen, the circular motion being associated with a size, identify a location on the touch-sensitive screen associated with the circular motion, and zoom in or zoom out on an item being displayed on the touch-sensitive screen at the detected location, when zooming in or zooming out, the processor is to; zoom in or zoom out on the item at a first pace when the size of the circular motion is a particular size, zoom in or zoom out at a second pace, that is slower than the first pace, when the size of the circular motion is smaller than the particular size, and zoom in or zoom out at a third pace, that is faster than the first pace, when the size of the circular motion is larger than the particular size,
at least one of the first pace, the second pace, the third pace, and the particular size being based on the one or more parameters. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that include:
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one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to detect a circular input associated with a touch screen; one or more instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to identify a location on the touch screen and a size associated with the circular input; one or more instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to select, based on the identified location, a display item being presented on the touch screen when the circular input is detected; and one or more instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to zoom in or zoom out on the display item, including; one or more instructions to zoom in or zoom out on the display item at a first pace when the size of the circular input is a particular size, one or more instructions to zoom in or zoom out at a second pace, that is slower than the first pace, when the size of the circular input is smaller than the particular size, and one or more instructions to zoom in or zoom out at a third pace, that is faster than the first pace, when the size of the circular input is larger than the particular size. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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