Portable electronic device and method for displaying large format data files
First Claim
1. A method of presenting a large format data file comprising elements arranged in a file-specified spatial relationship, on a display of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- in a first display mode rendering the elements from the large format data file as a vertical list without maintaining the file-specified spatial relationship between the elements; and
in a second display mode rendering the large format data file with the elements in the file-specified spatial relationship, the second display mode permitting moving of a viewable portion of the large format data file within boundaries of the display to reveal non-visible portions of the large format data file, and zooming in or out on a region of the large format data file,the first and second display modes being switchable in response to a user selection.
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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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8 Claims
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1. A method of presenting a large format data file comprising elements arranged in a file-specified spatial relationship, on a display of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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in a first display mode rendering the elements from the large format data file as a vertical list without maintaining the file-specified spatial relationship between the elements; and in a second display mode rendering the large format data file with the elements in the file-specified spatial relationship, the second display mode permitting moving of a viewable portion of the large format data file within boundaries of the display to reveal non-visible portions of the large format data file, and zooming in or out on a region of the large format data file, the first and second display modes being switchable in response to a user selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic device comprising:
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a display; and a processor for controlling the display, the processor configured to cause the display in a first display mode to render a large format data file comprising elements having a file-specified spatial relationship between the elements, with the elements presented as a vertical list without maintaining the file-specified spatial relationship between the elements, the processor configured to switch the display between the first display mode and a second display mode in response to a selection signal, the processor configured to cause the display to render the large format data file in the second display mode with the elements maintained in the file-specified spatial relationship, the second display mode permitting moving of a viewable portion of the large format data file within boundaries of the display to reveal non-visible portions of the large format data file, and zooming in or out on a region of the large format data file. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A mobile communications device, comprising:
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a network interface; a display; and a processor coupled to the network interface and configured to cause the device to receive a large format data file comprising elements having a file-specified spatial relationship between the elements from a communications network, the processor configured to cause the display in a first display mode to render the large format data file with the elements presented as a vertical list without maintaining the file-specified spatial relationship between the elements, the processor configured to switch the display between the first display mode and a second display mode in response to a selection signal, the processor configured to cause the display in the second display mode to render the large format data file with the elements maintained in the file-specified spatial relationship, the second display mode permitting moving of a viewable portion of the large format data file within boundaries of the display to reveal non-visible portions of the large format data file, and zooming in or out on a region of the large format data file.
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