Patent ID: 8823749
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a zoom function for content displayed on a computing device, comprising: detecting a path event on a user interface device; determining whether the path event traces an ellipsoidal shape; determining a length of the path event; determining a nature of the displayed content; calculating a zoom scaling factor based upon the determined length of the path event and the determined nature of the displayed content; determining whether the displayed content is zoomable; determining whether the displayed content involves significant user interaction that will be misinterpreted as a path event that traces an ellipsoidal shape; using the zoom scaling factor to generate an image on a display in response to determining that the displayed content is zoomable and determining that the displayed content does not involve significant user interaction that will be misinterpreted as a path event that traces an ellipsoidal shape; and in response to determining that the displayed content involves significant user interaction that will be misinterpreted as a path event that traces an ellipsoidal shape, the zoom function using the zoom scaling factor is not implemented.