Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Document Manipulation

• US 20120311435A1
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Weeldreyer, Christopher Douglas, Murrett, Martin J., Schomer, Matthew Todd, Smyth, Kevin Raemon Glyn, Elseth, Ian Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 9,244,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/243
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• 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
• 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 40/109 Font handling; Temporal or kinetic typography
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

An electronic device displays at least a portion of an electronic document with a predefined page layout at a first magnification level on a display; detects a first input indicating a first insertion point in the document, where the first insertion point is proximate to a first portion of text in the document; and in response to detecting the first input: selects a second magnification level different from the first magnification level, where the second magnification level is selected so as to display the first portion of text at a target text display size, and, while maintaining the predefined page layout of the document, displays, at the second magnification level, a portion of the document that includes the first portion of text.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a 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 one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying a portion of an electronic document on the display;

detecting a content selection input; and

in response to detecting the content selection input;

identifying a selected portion of the document in accordance with the content selection input; and

in accordance with a determination that the selected portion of the document includes content that is outside of a currently displayed portion of the document, adjusting display of the document so that the entire selected portion of the document is displayed on the display.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface, and the device includes instructions for:

detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

detecting movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

ceasing to detect the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

3. The device of claim 2, including instructions for, in response to detecting movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, scrolling the document in accordance with the movement of the contact.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein adjusting display of the document is performed in response to ceasing to detect the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the content includes text and/or images.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the electronic document has a predefined page layout and the predefined page layout is maintained while adjusting display of the document.

7. The device of claim 1, including instructions for changing a magnification level for displaying the document.

8. The device of claim 1, including instructions for scrolling the document.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the document has a page width;

the selected portion of the document includes at least a full line of the document that spans the page width; and

the device includes instructions for displaying the document at a page width magnification level.

10. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

prior to detecting the content selection input, displaying the document at a first magnification level; and

in response to detecting the content selection input, displaying the document at a second magnification level different from the first magnification level.

11. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

prior to detecting the content selection input, entering a document-editing mode; and

while in the document-editing mode, displaying a soft keyboard on the display.

12. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

prior to detecting the content selection input, entering a document-editing mode; and

remaining in the document-editing mode after adjusting display of the document.

13. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

prior to detecting the content selection input, receiving a document-editing input;

in response to the document-editing input, displaying a soft keyboard on the display; and

in response to detecting the content selection input, ceasing to display the soft keyboard.

14. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

in response to detecting the content selection input, displaying a selection indicator indicating the selected portion of the document and a menu including options for manipulating the selected portion of the document.

15. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display;

displaying a portion of an electronic document on the display;

detecting a content selection input; and

in response to detecting the content selection input;

identifying a selected portion of the document in accordance with the content selection input; and

in accordance with a determination that the selected portion of the document includes content that is outside of a currently displayed portion of the document, adjusting display of the document so that the entire selected portion of the document is displayed on the display.

16. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a display, cause the device to:

display a portion of an electronic document on the display;

detect a content selection input; and

in response to detecting the content selection input;

identify a selected portion of the document in accordance with the content selection input; and

in accordance with a determination that the selected portion of the document includes content that is outside of a currently displayed portion of the document, adjust display of the document so that the entire selected portion of the document is displayed on the display.

17. A graphical user interface on an electronic device with a display, a memory, and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory, the graphical user interface comprising:

a portion of an electronic document;

wherein;

a content selection input is detected; and

in response to detecting the content selection input;

a selected portion of the document is identified in accordance with the content selection input; and

in accordance with a determination that the selected portion of the document includes content that is outside of a currently displayed portion of the document, display of the document is adjusted so that the entire selected portion of the document is displayed on the display.