Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for document manipulation

• US 8,719,695 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Issued: 05/06/2014
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Maikhanh
• Application Number:
  US13/243,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20120306779A1
• Time in Patent Office: 956 Days
• Field of Search: 715/200, 715/201, 715/204, 715/205, 715/209, 715/226, 715/231, 715/234, 715/243, 715/244, 715/246, 715251-253, 715/255, 715/256, 715/273, 715/700, 715/760, 715/788, 715/859, 715/860, 715/861, 345/156, 345/173, 345/179, 345/472.2
• US Class Current: 715/234
• 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 at least a portion of an electronic document at a first magnification level on the display;

detecting a first input indicating a first insertion point in the document, wherein the first insertion point is proximate to a first portion of text in the document, the first portion of text having a first font size;

in response to detecting the first input;

selecting a second magnification level different from the first magnification level, wherein the second magnification level is selected so as to display the first portion of text at a target text display size; and

displaying a portion of the document at the second magnification level;

while displaying the portion of the document at the second magnification level, detecting a second input indicating a second insertion point in the document, wherein the second insertion point is proximate to a second portion of text in the document, the second portion of text having a second font size different from the first font size; and

in response to detecting the second input;

selecting a third magnification level different from the second magnification level, wherein the third magnification level is selected so as to display the second portion of text at the target text display size; and

displaying a portion of the document at the third magnification level.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein first font size is larger than second font size.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein first font size is smaller than second font size.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface, and the first input and the second input are detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the second input is a single tap on the touch-sensitive surface.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the second input is a find command or a replace command.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the electronic document has a predefined page layout and the predefined page layout is maintained while displaying the document at different magnification levels.

8. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display;

displaying at least a portion of an electronic document at a first magnification level on the display;

detecting a first input indicating a first insertion point in the document, wherein the first insertion point is proximate to a first portion of text in the document, the first portion of text having a first font size;

in response to detecting the first input;

selecting a second magnification level different from the first magnification level, wherein the second magnification level is selected so as to display the first portion of text at a target text display size; and

displaying a portion of the document at the second magnification level;

while displaying the portion of the document at the second magnification level, detecting a second input indicating a second insertion point in the document, wherein the second insertion point is proximate to a second portion of text in the document, the second portion of text having a second font size different from the first font size; and

in response to detecting the second input;

selecting a third magnification level different from the second magnification level, wherein the third magnification level is selected so as to display the second portion of text at the target text display size; and

displaying a portion of the document at the third magnification level.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein first font size is larger than second font size.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein first font size is smaller than second font size.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface, and the first input and the second input are detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second input is a single tap on the touch-sensitive surface.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the second input is a find command or a replace command.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the electronic document has a predefined page layout and the predefined page layout is maintained while displaying the document at different magnification levels.

15. A non-transitory 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 at least a portion of an electronic document at a first magnification level on the display;

detect a first input indicating a first insertion point in the document, wherein the first insertion point is proximate to a first portion of text in the document, the first portion of text having a first font size;

in response to detecting the first input;

select a second magnification level different from the first magnification level, wherein the second magnification level is selected so as to display the first portion of text at a target text display size; and

display a portion of the document at the second magnification level;

while displaying the portion of the document at the second magnification level, detect a second input indicating a second insertion point in the document, wherein the second insertion point is proximate to a second portion of text in the document, the second portion of text having a second font size different from the first font size; and

in response to detecting the second input;

select a third magnification level different from the second magnification level, wherein the third magnification level is selected so as to display the second portion of text at the target text display size; and

display a portion of the document at the third magnification level.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein first font size is larger than second font size.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein first font size is smaller than second font size.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface, and the first input and the second input are detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the second input is a single tap on the touch-sensitive surface.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the second input is a find command or a replace command.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the electronic document has a predefined page layout and the predefined page layout is maintained while displaying the document at different magnification levels.