Patent ID: 7327349
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An advanced navigation system for portable devices comprising: an input component that receives user input, the input component comprising a pointing device; a navigation component that facilitates navigating through content displayed on a portable device screen based in part on speed and location of the input component with respect to the content displayed on the portable device screen; a speed-sensing lens integrated into the device screen that is maneuvered over the content by the input component, the speed-sensing lens provides an enlarged or zoomed in view of content underlying the speed-sensing lens but does not substantially affect a view of other surrounding content displayed on the device screen, the enlarged or zoomed in view of the content underlying the speed-sensing lens is provided based on a level of detail and magnification that is continuously adjusted based on the speed of the input component with respect to the content displayed on the portable device screen; and a mapping component that smoothly transitions a current view of content underlying the speed-sensing lens to a new or previous view and orients the content underlying the speed-sensing lens or the view thereof based in part on data received from the navigation component.