Patent ID: 6466203
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G06F,H03J

Abstract:
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; wherein:the system is operative to enable the user to select through a touch location on the touch screen a portion of the image, when displayed at a first scale, for rendering the selected portion on the display at a second scale larger than the first scale thereby facilitating a selection of a feature; and the selected portion when rendered at the first scale is a zoomed-in version of part of the image at the first scale substantially centered around the touch screen.