Display navigation
View Patent ↗Navigating on a display includes tracking motion of an input tool on a display, comparing a motion of the input tool to a threshold, and changing a position of the visible portion of a page of information on the display if the input tool motion exceeds the threshold. The position of the visible portion of the page of information on the display is constrained if the motion does not exceed the threshold.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
at a device with a touch screen display:
displaying a first portion of an electronic document;
detecting a movement of an object on or near the touch screen display;
in response to detecting the movement, translating the electronic document displayed on the touch screen display in a first direction to display a second portion of the electronic document, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion;
in response to an edge of the electronic document being reached while translating the electronic document in the first direction while the object is still detected on or near the touch screen display:
displaying an area beyond the edge of the electronic document, and
displaying a third portion of the electronic document, wherein the third portion is smaller than the first portion; and
in response to detecting that the object is no longer on or near the touch screen display, translating the electronic document in a second direction to display a fourth portion of the electronic document, wherein the fourth portion is different from the first portion.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the electronic document, the second portion of the electronic document, the third portion of the electronic document, and the fourth portion of the electronic document are displayed at the same magnification.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the movement of the object is on the touch screen display.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the object is a finger.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first direction is a vertical direction, a horizontal direction, or a diagonal direction.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic document is a web page.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic document is a word processing, spreadsheet, email or presentation document.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic document includes a list of items.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein translating in the first direction prior to reaching an edge of the electronic document has an associated speed of translation that corresponds to a speed of movement of the object.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the edge of the electronic document comprises an edge of a predefined portion of the electronic document.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the predefined portion comprises a column of the electronic document.
13. A 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 first portion of an electronic document;
instructions for detecting a movement of an object on or near the touch screen display;
instructions for translating the electronic document displayed on the touch screen display in a first direction to display a second portion of the electronic document, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion, in response to detecting the movement;
instructions for displaying an area beyond an edge of the electronic document and displaying a third portion of the electronic document, wherein the third portion is smaller than the first portion, in response to the edge of the electronic document being reached while translating the electronic document in the first direction while the object is still detected on or near the touch screen display; and
instructions for translating the electronic document in a second to display a fourth portion of the electronic document, wherein the fourth portion is different from the first portion, in response to detecting that the object is no longer on or near the touch screen display.
14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the first portion of the electronic document, the second portion of the electronic document, the third portion of the electronic document, and the fourth portion of the electronic document are displayed at the same magnification.
15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the movement of the object is on the touch screen display.
16. The device of claim 13 , wherein the object is a finger.
17. The device of claim 13 , wherein the first direction is a vertical direction, a horizontal direction, or a diagonal direction.
18. The device of claim 13 , wherein the electronic document is a web page.
19. The device of claim 13 , wherein the electronic document is a word processing, spreadsheet, email or presentation document.
20. The device of claim 13 , wherein the electronic document includes a list of items.
21. The device of claim 13 , wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction.
22. The device of claim 13 , wherein translating in the first direction prior to reaching an edge of the electronic document has an associated speed of translation that corresponds to a speed of movement of the object.
23. The device of claim 13 , wherein the edge of the electronic document comprises an edge of a predefined portion of the electronic document.
24. The device of claim 23 , wherein the predefined portion comprises a column of the electronic document.
25. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
display a first portion of an electronic document;
detect a movement of an object on or near the touch screen display;
translate the electronic document displayed on the touch screen display in a first direction to display a second portion of the electronic document, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion, in response to detecting the movement
display an area beyond an edge of the electronic document and display a third portion of the electronic document, wherein the third portion is smaller than the first portion, if the edge of the electronic document is reached while translating the electronic document in the first direction while the object is still detected on or near the touch screen display; and
translate the electronic document in a second direction to display a fourth portion of the electronic document, wherein the fourth portion is different from the first portion, in response to detecting that the object is no longer on or near the touch screen display.
26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 25 , wherein the first portion of the electronic document, the second portion of the electronic document, the third portion of the electronic document, and the fourth portion of the electronic document are displayed at the same magnification.
27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 25 , wherein the movement of the object is on the touch screen display.
28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 25 , wherein the object is a finger.
29. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 25 , wherein the first direction is a vertical direction, a horizontal direction, or a diagonal direction.
30. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 25 , wherein the edge of the electronic document comprises an edge of a predefined portion of the electronic document.