Touch sensitive device with pinch-based expand/collapse function
First Claim
1. A device for displaying content containing multiple levels of information including one or more lower levels of information that can be hidden so as to not be displayed, comprising:
- a display for displaying the content to a user;
a touch sensitive surface for allowing user input; and
a user interface including an expand/collapse mode configured to reveal or hide lower level information relating to displayed content in response to user contact including a multipoint pinch gesture;
wherein if the pinch gesture is performed over a particular piece of displayed content associated with lower level information, the expand/collapse mode exclusively reveals or hides lower level information for that particular piece of displayed content; and
wherein if the pinch gesture is not performed over a particular piece of displayed content associated with lower level information, the expand/collapse mode globally reveals or hides lower level information for all of the displayed content associated with lower level information.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for expanding and collapsing content in electronic touch sensitive devices. The expand/collapse function can be used to navigate through content that may be displayed on a screen. The user can engage the function with a pinch-based gesture. In some cases, the UI feature includes a reading pane that displays a sample of the previously hidden detailed data relating to the content currently displayed on the screen. Background content outside the reading pane can be faded or otherwise softened. In some cases, the UI feature also includes, or alternatively includes, tap-expand feature that allows the user to select one or more items that are intended to be expanded or collapsed. Such a feature can include an initial single contact, followed by an inward or outward pinch with at least one additional contact point, in some example case.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for displaying content containing multiple levels of information including one or more lower levels of information that can be hidden so as to not be displayed, comprising:
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a display for displaying the content to a user; a touch sensitive surface for allowing user input; and a user interface including an expand/collapse mode configured to reveal or hide lower level information relating to displayed content in response to user contact including a multipoint pinch gesture; wherein if the pinch gesture is performed over a particular piece of displayed content associated with lower level information, the expand/collapse mode exclusively reveals or hides lower level information for that particular piece of displayed content; and wherein if the pinch gesture is not performed over a particular piece of displayed content associated with lower level information, the expand/collapse mode globally reveals or hides lower level information for all of the displayed content associated with lower level information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for displaying content containing multiple levels of information including one or more lower levels of information that can be hidden so as to not be displayed, comprising:
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a display having a touch screen interface and for displaying the content to a user; and a user interface including an expand/collapse mode configured to reveal or hide lower level information relating to displayed content in response to user contact via the touch screen interface, the user contact including a multipoint pinch gesture; wherein if the pinch gesture is performed over a particular piece of displayed content associated with lower level information, the expand collapse mode exclusively reveals or hides lower level information for that particular piece of displayed content; wherein if the pinch gesture is not performed over a particular piece of displayed content associated with lower level information, the expand/collapse mode globally reveals or hides lower level information for all of the displayed content associated with lower level information; and wherein only one level of lower level information is revealed or hidden in response to the user contact. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause a process to be carried out for displaying content containing multiple levels of information including one or more lower levels of information that can be hidden so as to not be displayed, the process comprising:
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cause display of the content to a user; in response to user contact including a multipoint pinch gesture performed over a particular piece of displayed content associated with lower level information, reveal or hide lower level information exclusively for that particular piece of displayed content; and in response to user contact including a multipoint pinch gesture not performed over a particular piece of displayed content associated with lower level information, reveal or hide lower level information globally for all of the displayed content associated with lower level information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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