Hand-held with auto-zoom for graphical display of web page

Abstract

A mobile phone has a display with a touch screen. The device has a browser and is capable of retrieving a Web page from the Internet. The page is first displayed in its entirety. The user can recognize the page's general lay-out and presence of hyperlinks. When the user touches a particular location on the touch screen that corresponds to a portion of the page's image, the portion gets displayed so as to fill the display's area. Thus, the user can browse the Web with a display of limited size.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation-in-part under 37 C.F.R. §1.53(b).2 of co-pending U.S. Ser. No. 09/062,364 filed Apr. 17, 1198 DRAWINGIn a further embodiment of the invention, the user can move across the entire keyboard by touching a particular edge of the magnified area causing magnification of the next area of the keyboard thus achieving a scrolling effect. As noted above, the keyboard embodiment is extended to any kind of graphical or displayable information. This embodiment is illustrated in FIGS. 2A-2D. In particular, FIG. 2A shows the display 102 with iconic characters “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, “E”. FIG. 2B shows the display 102 as in FIG. 2A in which a magnification window 118 is shown overlying the iconic character “A” thus enlarging this iconic character “A”. In FIG. 2C, the magnification window 118 is scrolled to the right such that it now overlies the iconic character “B” thus enlarging this iconic character “B”, while iconic character “A” resumes its original size. Further, in FIG. 2D, the magnification window 118 is scrolled to the right such that it now overlies the iconic character “C” thus enlarging this iconic character “C”, while the iconic character “B” resumes its original size.

U.S. Ser. No. 09/128,839 (attorney docket PHA 23,469) filed Aug. 4, 1998 for Jan van Ee for REMOTE CONTROL HAS ANIMATED GUI. This document relates to a remote control device for remote control of equipment such as a home theater. The remote has a display for display of a GUI that enables a user to interact with the device. User-interaction with the device causes the GUI to undergo a change in appearance. The change is effected through animation. Animation is the simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures, or frames, e.g., bitmaps. For example, a panel with clustered control options slides out of view and a next one slides into view, or displayed icons slide to new positions while new icons appear, etc. Through the animation, the user perceives the development from one panel to the other as a continuous transition. The impression is created of a gradually changing lay-out, of scrolling panels, of sliding, rotating, expanding or contracting icons, etc. Thus, the animation avoids the impression of an abrupt confrontation with a new lay-out.

U.S. Ser. No. 09/427,821 (attorney docket PHA 23,786) filed Oct. 27, 1999 for Joost Kemink and Richard Sagar for PDA HAS WIRELESS MODEM FOR REMOTE CONTROL VIA THE INTERNET. This document relates to a PDA combined with a wireless modem to enable remote control of CE equipment via the Internet and a local home server. More specifically, The wireless modem enables communication with a server via a data network such as the Internet. A control network is coupled between the server and controllable equipment. The handheld is now capable of functioning as a wireless remote control device for the equipment via the Internet and the server. The system may comprise a video camera together with hardware and software to create a formatted still image suitable for being displayed on the handheld device. The user can now instruct retrieval of a still image from the server via the Internet. This application serves as, e.g., a security system that enables the remote user to monitor his/her front porch, or to monitor a child by way of a remote (or fall-back) baby-sit. The user-accessibility of equipment is guaranteed by the ubiquity of the Internet, thus enabling to expand the range of control and monitoring capabilities for a mobile user.

Claims

1. A handheld communication device comprising:

a wireless modem for receiving data;

a display that has a substantially small size suitable for in the handheld communication device;

a data processing system connected to the modem and to the display for processing the received data and for rendering an image corresponding to the data received;

a touch screen for enabling a user to interact with the device;

2. The device of claim 1, wherein a position of the touch location is arbitrary with respect to the touch screen.

3. The device of claim 1, comprising a browser.

4. The device of claim 1, having wireless Internet access.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the data comprises streaming video.

6. Software for being installed on a A handheld communication device, comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium embodying software, the device comprising:

a wireless modem for receiving data;

a display that has a substantially small size suitable for in the handheld communication device;

a data processing system connected to the input and to the display for processing the received data and for rendering an image corresponding to the data received;

a touch screen for enabling a user to interact with the device;

7. The handheld communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data processing system is further operative to cause a window containing the selected portion displayed at the second scale to scroll across the image such that successive new selected portions of the image are displayed at the second scale.