RESPONDING TO THE RECEIPT OF ZOOM COMMANDS

• US 20120105484A1
• Filed: 10/29/2010
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Cui, Yanqing
• Granted Patent: US 8,791,963 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/660
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• 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 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting

Abstract

Apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory, having stored thereon computer-readable code, the at least one processor being configured under the control of the computer-readable code to cause primary content to be displayed on a display with a first magnification level, to be responsive to an indication of a receipt of a first zoom command, the first zoom command being for causing alteration of the magnification level from the first magnification level to a second magnification level, to determine if the second magnification level is beyond a threshold magnification level, if it is determined that the second magnification level is not beyond the threshold magnification level, to cause the primary content to be displayed on the display with the second magnification level, and if it is determined that the second magnification level is beyond the threshold magnification level, to cause a first set of one or more additional information items relating to the primary content to be displayed on the display in addition to the primary content.

Claims

4-1. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the primary content is a webpage.

7. A method comprising:

causing primary content to be displayed on a display with a first magnification level;

responding to an indication of a receipt of a first zoom command, the first zoom command being for causing alteration of the magnification level from the first magnification level to a second magnification level, by determining if the second magnification level is beyond a threshold magnification level;

if it is determined that the second magnification level is not beyond the threshold magnification level, causing the primary content to be displayed on the display with the second magnification level; and

if it is determined that the second magnification level is beyond the threshold magnification level, causing a first set of one or more additional information items relating to the primary content to be displayed on the display in addition to the primary content.

8. A method according to claim 7, comprising:

causing the first set of one or more additional information items to be overlaid on the primary content.

9. A method according to claim 7, comprising:

subsequent to causing the first set of one or more additional information items to be displayed, responding to an indication of a receipt of a second zoom command, the second zoom command being of the first type, by causing a second set of one or more additional information items to be displayed on the display in addition to the primary content.

10. A method according to claim 7, comprising:

subsequent to causing the first set of one or more additional information items to be displayed, responding to an indication of a receipt of a second zoom command, the second zoom command being of a second type, by causing the first set of one or more additional information items to be removed from the display.

11. A method according to claim 7, wherein the primary content is a webpage.

12. A method according to claim 7, wherein the one or more additional information items comprise at least one link to secondary content.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-readable code, which, when executed by computing apparatus, causes the computing apparatus:

to cause primary content to be displayed on a display with a first magnification level;

to be responsive to an indication of a receipt of a first zoom command, the first zoom command being for causing alteration of the magnification level from the first magnification level to a second magnification level, to determine if the second magnification level is beyond a threshold magnification level;

if it is determined that the second magnification level is not beyond the threshold magnification level, to cause the primary content to be displayed on the display with the second magnification level; and

if it is determined that the second magnification level is beyond the threshold magnification level, to cause a first set of one or more additional information items relating to the primary content to be displayed on the display in addition to the primary content.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the computer-readable code causes the computing apparatus:

to cause the first set of one or more additional information items to be overlaid on the primary content.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the computer-readable code causes the computing apparatus:

subsequent to causing the first set of one or more additional information items to be displayed, to be responsive to an indication of a receipt of a second zoom command, the second zoom command being of the first type, to cause a second set of one or more additional information items to be displayed on the display in addition to the primary content.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the computer-readable code causes the computing apparatus:

subsequent to causing the first set of one or more additional information items to be displayed, to be responsive to an indication of a receipt of a second zoom command, the second zoom command being of a second type, to cause the first set of one or more additional information items to be removed from the display.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the primary content is a webpage.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the one or more additional information items comprise at least one link to secondary content.

19-26. -26. (canceled)