Patent ID: 11956500
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
presenting for display content on a device comprising a display area;
determining an actual size of the content relative to a size of the display area;
determining a distance between a user and the device;
determining an apparent size of the content;
comparing the apparent size of the content to the size of the display area;
based on the comparing, increasing the actual size of the content such that the apparent size of the content matches the size of the display area, wherein the increasing the actual size of the content comprises modifying a zoom level of the content;
calculating a ratio between the zoom level and the apparent size of the content;
detecting a change in distance between the user and the display area; and
in response to the detecting the change in distance:
determining a second distance between the user and the display area;
calculating a second apparent size of the content based on the actual size of the content and the second distance; and
modifying the zoom level of the content to maintain the ratio between the zoom level and the apparent size of the content.