Control of system zoom magnification using a rotatable input mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10884592-B2
Application number	US-201916525082-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2019
Priority date	Mar 2, 2015
Publication date	Jan 5, 2021
Grant date	Jan 5, 2021

Abstract

An electronic device includes a display, a rotatable input mechanism, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device displays content on the display and detects a first user input. In response to detecting the first user input, the electronic displays an enlarged view of the content that includes displaying an enlarged first portion of the content without displaying a second portion of the content. While displaying the enlarged view of the enlarged first portion of the content, in response to detecting a rotation of the rotatable input mechanism, the electronic device performs different tasks based on the operational state of the electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
a rotatable input mechanism;
one or more processors;
a 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 content on the display;
detecting a first user input;
in response to detecting the first user input, displaying an enlarged view of the content that includes displaying an enlarged first portion of the content without displaying a second portion of the content; and
while displaying the enlarged view of the enlarged first portion of the content:
detecting a rotation of the rotatable input mechanism; and
in response to detecting the rotation of the rotatable input mechanism:
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is operating in a first operational state performing a first operation, wherein the first operation comprises translating the enlarged view of the content on the display to display an enlarged view of the second portion of the content; and
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is operating in a second operational state, maintaining display of the enlarged view of the content and performing a second operation that is different to the first operation, wherein the second operation is an operation that would have been performed in response to detecting rotation of the rotatable input mechanism when the content is not enlarged.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second operation includes changing content that is displayed in the enlarged first portion of the content.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second operation includes scrolling through a list of selectable user interface objects.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
while the electronic device is operating in the first operational state:
in response to detecting a second user input:
changing the electronic device from operating in the first operational state to operating in the second operational state; and
in response to detecting a second rotation of the rotatable input mechanism, performing the second operation that is different from the first operation while maintaining display of the enlarged view of the content.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the first input and the second input are detected on the display.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the first input is a different type of user input than the second user input.

7. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the first user input is a double tap, and wherein the second user input is a single tap.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first operational state is a last state that the electronic device operated in when the enlarged view was previously displayed.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
while displaying the enlarged view of the enlarged first portion of the content:
detecting a third user input and detecting a third rotation of the rotatable input mechanism; and
in response to detecting the third user input and the third rotation of the rotatable input mechanism, adjusting a magnification of the enlarged view.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display and a rotatable input mechanism, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying content on the display;
detecting a first user input;
in response to detecting the first user input, displaying an enlarged view of the content that includes displaying an enlarged first portion of the content without displaying a second portion of the content; and
while displaying the enlarged view of the enlarged first portion of the content:
detecting a rotation of the rotatable input mechanism; and
in response to detecting the rotation of the rotatable input mechanism:
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is operating in a first operational state performing a first operation, wherein the first operation comprises translating the enlarged view of the content on the display to display an enlarged view of the second portion of the content; and
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is operating in a second operational state, maintaining display of the enlarged view of the content and performing a second operation that is different to the first operation, wherein the second operation is an operation that would have been performed in response to detecting rotation of the rotatable input mechanism when the content is not enlarged.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 10 , wherein the second operation includes changing content that is displayed in the enlarged first portion of the content.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 10 , wherein the second operation includes scrolling through a list of selectable user interface objects.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 10 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
while the electronic device is operating in the first operational state:
in response to detecting a second user input:
changing the electronic device from operating in the first operational state to operating in the second operational state; and
in response to detecting a second rotation of the rotatable input mechanism, performing the second operation that is different from the first operation while maintaining display of the enlarged view of the content.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 13 , wherein the first input and the second input are detected on the display.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 13 , wherein the first input is a different type of user input than the second user input.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 13 , wherein the first user input is a double tap, and wherein the second user input is a single tap.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 10 , wherein the first operational state is a last state that the electronic device operated in when the enlarged view was previously displayed.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage of claim 10 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
while displaying the enlarged view of the enlarged first portion of the content:
detecting a third user input and detecting a third rotation of the rotatable input mechanism; and
in response to detecting the third user input and the third rotation of the rotatable input mechanism, adjusting a magnification of the enlarged view.

19. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display, a rotatable input mechanism, one or more processors, and memory:
displaying content on the display;
detecting a first user input;
in response to detecting the first user input, displaying an enlarged view of the content that includes displaying an enlarged first portion of the content without displaying a second portion of the content; and
while displaying the enlarged view of the enlarged first portion of the content:
detecting a rotation of the rotatable input mechanism; and
in response to detecting the rotation of the rotatable input mechanism:
in accordance with a determination that the electronic

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Everitt Aaron
• Fleizach Christopher B
• Hughes Gregory F
• Seymour Eric T
• Wilson Eric Lance

Classifications

• G06F3/0485 Primary

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  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 title

• G06F3/0354

  with detection of two-dimensional [2D] relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks · CPC title

• G06F3/04845 Primary

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title