Portable Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying a Portion of an Electronic Document on a Touch Screen Display

• US 20090327976A1
• Filed: 06/27/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Lemay, Stephen O., Williamson, Richard
• Granted Patent: US 8,504,946 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with a computing device with a touch screen display comprises displaying a portion of a web page in a web browser application without concurrently displaying a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) entry area for inputting URLs of web pages. A gesture is detected in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display. In response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, the URL entry area is displayed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display;

displaying a portion of a web page in a web browser application without concurrently displaying a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) entry area for inputting URLs of web pages;

detecting a gesture in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, displaying the URL entry area.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, including:

in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, translating the web page to display a top portion of the web page.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the top portion of the web page is displayed adjacent to the URL entry area.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, including:

detecting a gesture on the URL entry area; and

in response to detecting the gesture on the URL entry area, displaying a soft keyboard for entering text in the URL entry area.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the soft keyboard for entering text in the URL entry area includes a single key for entering “

.com”

in the URL entry area.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, including:

detecting a gesture on the URL entry area; and

in response to detecting the gesture on the URL entry area, displaying;

a soft keyboard for entering text in the URL entry area, and

a search term entry area for inputting search terms for web searches.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the soft keyboard for entering text in the URL entry area includes a single key for entering “

.com”

in the URL entry area.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, including:

detecting a gesture on the search term entry area; and

in response to detecting the gesture on the search term entry area, replacing display of the soft keyboard for entering text in the URL entry area with display of a soft keyboard for entering text in the search term entry area.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, including:

detecting an upward swipe gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the upward swipe gesture on the touch screen display, translating the web page and ceasing to display the URL entry area.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the gesture is a finger gesture.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the finger gesture is a finger tap gesture.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the gesture is made with a stylus.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the gesture is a tap gesture.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display is a status bar for the portable electronic device.

15. A graphical user interface on a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, comprising:

a portion of a web page in a web browser application;

a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) entry area for inputting URLs of web pages;

a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display; and

wherein;

prior to detecting a gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, the portion of the web page is displayed in the web browser application without concurrently displaying the URL entry area for inputting URLs of web pages; and

in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, the URL entry area is displayed.

16. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the programs including instructions for;

displaying a portion of a web page in a web browser application without concurrently displaying a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) entry area for inputting URLs of web pages;

detecting a gesture in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, displaying the URL entry area.

17. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

display a portion of a web page in a web browser application without concurrently displaying a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) entry area for inputting URLs of web pages;

detect a gesture in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, display the URL entry area.

18. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

means for displaying a portion of a web page in a web browser application without concurrently displaying a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) entry area for inputting URLs of web pages;

means for detecting a gesture in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, means for displaying the URL entry area.

19. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display;

displaying a portion of an electronic document on the touch screen display, wherein the electronic document has an electronic document length and the displayed portion of the electronic document has a displayed portion

length that is less than the electronic document length;

detecting a gesture in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, displaying a top portion of the electronic document.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein displaying the top portion of the electronic document includes translating the electronic document to display the top portion of the electronic document.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the electronic document is a web page, including:

in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, translating the web page to display the top portion of the web page and concurrently displaying a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) entry area for inputting URLs of web pages.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, including:

detecting an upward swipe gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the upward swipe gesture on the touch screen display, translating the electronic document to display a portion of the electronic document other than the top portion of the electronic document.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the gesture is a finger gesture.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 23, wherein the finger gesture is a finger tap gesture.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the gesture is made with a stylus.

26. The computer-implemented method of claim 25, wherein the gesture is a tap gesture.

27. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display is a status bar for the portable electronic device.

28. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the electronic document is a word processing document.

29. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the electronic document is a PDF file.

30. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the electronic document is a digital image, a presentation document, or a spreadsheet.

31. A graphical user interface on a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, comprising:

a portion of an electronic document; and

a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display;

wherein;

the electronic document has an electronic document length;

the displayed portion of the electronic document has a displayed portion length that is less than the electronic document length; and

in response to detecting a gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, a top portion of the electronic document is displayed.

32. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the programs including instructions for;

displaying a portion of an electronic document on the touch screen display, wherein

the electronic document has an electronic document length and

the displayed portion of the electronic document has a displayed portion length that is less than the electronic document length;

detecting a gesture in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, displaying a top portion of the electronic document.

33. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

display a portion of an electronic document on the touch screen display, wherein the electronic document has an electronic document length and the displayed portion of the electronic document has a displayed portion length that is less than the electronic document length;

detect a gesture in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, display a top portion of the electronic document.

34. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

means for displaying a portion of an electronic document on the touch screen display, wherein

the electronic document has an electronic document length and

the displayed portion of the electronic document has a displayed portion length that is less than the electronic document length;

means for detecting a gesture in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the gesture in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, means for displaying a top portion of the electronic document.