Portable Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Scrolling to Display the Top of an Electronic Document

• US 20130326334A1
• Filed: 08/05/2013
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Williamson, Richard, Lemay, Stephen O.
• Granted Patent: US 9,329,770 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• 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. An 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 a 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 single finger tap on the touch screen display in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, wherein the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display includes a status bar for the portable electronic device; and

in response to detecting the single finger tap on the touch screen display in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, translating the electronic document to display a top portion of the electronic document.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the electronic document is one of a word processing document, a PDF file, a digital image, a presentation document, or a spreadsheet.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the status bar includes one or more of a current time, a battery status indicator for a battery of the electronic device, and a signal strength indicator for wireless communications with the electronic device.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the electronic document is a web page; and

the device includes instructions for, 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

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

5. The device of claim 1, including instructions for, in response to detecting the single finger tap on the touch screen display in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, displaying a name of the electronic document.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the name of the electronic document is displayed between the status bar and the electronic document.

7. The device of claim 1, including instructions for, in response to detecting the single finger tap on the touch screen display in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, displaying a respective user interface region with one or more controls for performing operations associated with the electronic document, wherein the respective user interface region was not displayed immediately prior to detecting the single finger tap on the touch screen display in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the respective user interface region includes a text entry area.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein the respective user interface region includes a control for changing the electronic document that is displayed on the touch screen display.

10. The device of claim 7, including instructions for:

while displaying the top portion of the electronic document, 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 in accordance with the swipe gesture so that the top portion of the electronic document is no longer displayed; and

ceasing to display the respective user interface region.

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

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.

12. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch screen display;

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

the electronic document has a 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 single finger tap on the touch screen display in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, wherein the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display includes a status bar for the portable electronic device; and

in response to detecting the single finger tap on the touch screen display in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, translating the electronic document to display a top portion of the electronic document.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by an 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 a 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 single finger tap on the touch screen display in a predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, wherein the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display includes a status bar for the portable electronic device; and

in response to detecting the single finger tap on the touch screen display in the predefined area at the top of the touch screen display, translate the electronic document to display a top portion of the electronic document.