Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for document manipulation

• US 9,092,130 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Issued: 07/28/2015
• 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:
  US13/243,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20120311422A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 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, 715/251, 715/252, 715/253, 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: 1/1
• 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 with a predefined page layout, the electronic document displayed 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; and

in response to detecting the first input;

selecting a second magnification level for the electronic document, 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;

while maintaining the predefined page layout of the document, displaying, at the second magnification level, a portion of the document that includes the first portion of text;

performing an operation selected from the set consisting of;

placing a text cursor at the first insertion point, selecting a cell of a spreadsheet proximate to the first insertion point for editing, and highlighting text proximate to the first insertion point; and

displaying a soft keyboard on the display.

2. The device of claim 1, including instructions for, in response to detecting the first input, scrolling the document so that the first insertion point is in a central region of a displayed portion of the document.

3. The device of claim 1, including instructions for, in response to detecting the first input, entering a document-editing mode.

4. The device of claim 3, including instructions for, while in the document-editing mode, editing text of the document in response to user inputs.

5. The device of claim 3, wherein the document is one of a plurality of documents, and the device includes instructions for:

prior to entering the document-editing mode, displaying a navigation affordance for navigating between different documents in a set of documents; and

after entering the document-editing mode, replacing the navigation affordance with an exit affordance for exiting the document-editing mode.

6. The device of claim 3, including instructions for:

receiving a request to exit the document-editing mode; and

,

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode;

exiting the document-editing mode; and

displaying the document at the first magnification level.

7. The device of claim 3, including instructions for:

receiving a request to exit the document-editing mode; and

,

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode;

exiting the document-editing mode; and

displaying the document at a third magnification level that corresponds to a predefined document magnification level different from the first magnification level.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

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 with a predefined page layout, the electronic document displayed at a first magnification level on the display;

detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

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

while detecting movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying a magnified portion of the document corresponding to a current location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

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

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, wherein the first insertion point is selected based on a position of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface when the device ceases to detect the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the first input;

selecting a second magnification level for the electronic document, 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

while maintaining the predefined page layout of the document, displaying, at the second magnification level, a portion of the document that includes the first portion of text.

9. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display;

displaying at least a portion of an electronic document with a predefined page layout, the electronic document displayed 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; and

in response to detecting the first input;

selecting a second magnification level for the electronic document, 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;

while maintaining the predefined page layout of the document, displaying, at the second magnification level, a portion of the document that includes the first portion of text;

performing an operation selected from the set consisting of;

placing a text cursor at the first insertion point, selecting a cell of a spreadsheet proximate to the first insertion point for editing, and highlighting text proximate to the first insertion point; and

displaying a soft keyboard on the display.

10. The method of claim 9, including, in response to detecting the first input, scrolling the document so that the first insertion point is in a central region of a displayed portion of the document.

11. The method of claim 9, including, in response to detecting the first input, entering a document-editing mode.

12. The method of claim 11, including, while in the document-editing mode, editing text of the document in response to user inputs.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the document is one of a plurality of documents, and the method includes:

prior to entering the document-editing mode, displaying a navigation affordance for navigating between different documents in a set of documents; and

after entering the document-editing mode, replacing the navigation affordance with an exit affordance for exiting the document-editing mode.

14. The method of claim 11, including:

receiving a request to exit the document-editing mode; and

,

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode;

exiting the document-editing mode; and

displaying the document at the first magnification level.

15. The method of claim 11, including:

receiving a request to exit the document-editing mode; and

,

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode;

exiting the document-editing mode; and

displaying the document at a third magnification level that corresponds to a predefined document magnification level different from the first magnification level.

16. 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 with a predefined page layout, the electronic document displayed 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; and

in response to detecting the first input;

select a second magnification level for the electronic document, 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;

while maintaining the predefined page layout of the document, display, at the second magnification level, a portion of the document that includes the first portion of text;

perform an operation selected from the set consisting of;

placing a text cursor at the first insertion point, selecting a cell of a spreadsheet proximate to the first insertion point for editing, and highlighting text proximate to the first insertion point; and

display a soft keyboard on the display.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device with the display, cause the device to, in response to detecting the first input, scroll the document so that the first insertion point is in a central region of a displayed portion of the document.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device with the display, cause the device to, in response to detecting the first input, enter a document-editing mode.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device with the display, cause the device to, while in the document-editing mode, edit text of the document in response to user inputs.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the document is one of a plurality of documents, and the computer readable storage medium includes instructions, which when executed by the electronic device with the display, cause the device to:

prior to entering the document-editing mode, display a navigation affordance for navigating between different documents in a set of documents; and

after entering the document-editing mode, replace the navigation affordance with an exit affordance for exiting the document-editing mode.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device with the display, cause the device to:

receive a request to exit the document-editing mode; and

,

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode;

exit the document-editing mode; and

display the document at the first magnification level.

22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device with the display, cause the device to:

receive a request to exit the document-editing mode; and

,

in response to receiving the request to exit the document-editing mode;

exit the document-editing mode; and

display the document at a third magnification level that corresponds to a predefined document magnification level different from the first magnification level.

23. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface;

displaying at least a portion of an electronic document with a predefined page layout, the electronic document displayed at a first magnification level on the display;

detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

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

while detecting movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying a magnified portion of the document corresponding to a current location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

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

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, wherein the first insertion point is selected based on a position of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface when the device ceases to detect the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the first input;

selecting a second magnification level for the electronic document, 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

while maintaining the predefined page layout of the document, displaying, at the second magnification level, a portion of the document that includes the first portion of text.

24. 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 and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

display at least a portion of an electronic document with a predefined page layout, the electronic document displayed at a first magnification level on the display;

detect a contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

detect movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

while detecting movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, display a magnified portion of the document corresponding to a current location of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

cease to detect the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

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, wherein the first insertion point is selected based on a position of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface when the device ceases to detect the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the first input;

select a second magnification level for the electronic document, 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

while maintaining the predefined page layout of the document, display, at the second magnification level, a portion of the document that includes the first portion of text.