Zoom acceleration widgets

• US 9,529,515 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2011
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Jitkoff, Nicholas, Shah, Roma, Ainslie, Alex
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu, Tadeese
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hope, Darrin
• Application Number:
  US13/090,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20120272182A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,079 Days
• Field of Search: 715/786, 715/798, 715/800
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Methods and systems for accelerated scrolling and zooming of content. A method may include receiving an indication of a scroll action. The scroll action indicates a direction to scroll and a user'"'"'s intent to scroll a significant distance. The method further includes evaluating the direction and a length of the scroll action. The method still further includes providing a scroll widget, for example by an operating to an application. The widget is to be presented relative to a location of where the indication was received. The scroll widget then allows a user to jump to a top or an end of a content displayed at the location.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a computing device operatively coupled to a touchscreen, an indication of first user input received at the touchscreen, the first user input corresponding to a zoom command;

responsive to determining, by the computing device and based on the indication of the first user input, a direction associated with the zoom command, outputting, for display at the touchscreen, a plurality of selectable graphical widgets that enable zooming in a single direction, the single direction being the direction associated with the zoom command and each of the plurality of selectable graphical widgets enabling zooming to a different zoom level;

receiving, by the computing device, an indication of second user input received at the touchscreen, the second user input corresponding to a selection of a first graphical widget of the plurality of selectable graphical widgets; and

responsive to receiving the indication of the second user input, changing a zoom level associated with content being displayed on at least a portion of the touchscreen to a particular predetermined zoom level corresponding to the first graphical widget.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the changing of the zoom level associated with the content being displayed to the predetermined zoom level is performed instantly.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, based on the indication of the first user input, a magnitude associated with the zoom command,

wherein the outputting of the first graphical widget is further responsive to determining that the magnitude of the zoom command corresponds to user intent to continuously adjust the zoom level associated with the content being displayed.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, based on the indication of the first user input, a speed associated with the zoom command,

wherein the outputting of the first graphical widget is further responsive to determining the speed of the zoom command corresponds to user intent to continuously adjust a zoom level.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, based on the indication of the first user input, a duration associated with the zoom command,

wherein the outputting of the first graphical widget is further responsive to determining the duration of the zoom command corresponds to user intent to continuously adjust a zoom level.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, based on the indication of the first user input, a magnitude associated with the zoom command,

wherein the outputting of the first graphical widget is further responsive to determining the magnitude of the zoom command exceeds a predetermined threshold.

7. The method of claim 1, the first graphical widget being output for display at a location of the touchscreen proximate to where the first user input was received.

8. The method of claim 1, the zoom command being associated with the content displayed on the at least a portion of the touchscreen, the first graphical widget being output for display at a location of the touchscreen proximate to the content displayed on the at least a portion of the touchscreen.

9. The method of claim 1, the direction associated with the zoom command being zoom out, and the predetermined level being a minimum zoom level.

10. The method of claim 1, the direction associated with the zoom command being zoom in, and the predetermined level being a maximum zoom level.

11. The method of claim 1, the content being displayed on the at least a portion of the touchscreen associated with a window, and the predetermined zoom level being a zoom level wherein the content fits the associated window such that a dimension of the content substantially matches a dimension the associated window.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the plurality of selectable graphical widgets includes a second graphical widget selectable to enable zooming in the same direction as the first graphical widget and being concurrently output for display at the touchscreen with the first graphical widget,

the first graphical widget is configured to enable zooming to a predetermined maximum zoom level, and

the second graphical widget is configured to enable zooming to a particular predetermined zoom level less than the predetermined maximum zoom level.

13. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a computing device operatively coupled to a touchscreen, an indication of first user input received at the touchscreen, the first user input corresponding to a zoom command;

responsive to determining, by the computing device and based on the indication of the first user input, a direction associated with the zoom command, outputting, for display at the touchscreen, a plurality of selectable graphical widgets that enable changing a zoom level associated with content being displayed on at least a portion of the touchscreen in a single direction, the single direction being the direction associated with the zoom command and each of the plurality of selectable graphical widgets enabling zooming to a different zoom level;

receiving, by the computing device, an indication of second user input received at the touchscreen, the second user input corresponding to a selection of a first graphical widget of the plurality of graphical widgets; and

responsive to receiving the indication of the second user input, instantly changing a zoom level associated with the content displayed on the at least a portion of the touchscreen to a predetermined maximum zoom level corresponding to the first graphical widget.