Patent ID: 8466934
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: G06F,G06T,G09G

Abstract:
1. A user interface method for controlling a magnification event on a display screen of an electronic computing device to which an input device is coupled in response to an input event corresponding to a user, the user interface method comprising: determining a plurality of distances, the plurality of distances comprising: detecting an input event by the input device; determining at least one of a plurality of parameters of the input event by way of processing the input event by the electronic computing device, the plurality of parameters comprising a distance of a pointing object from the input device and a speed of displacement of the pointing object towards the input device; and automatically selecting a magnification factor, and at least one of a field of view size, and a size of a resultant magnified field of view for the magnification event, the magnification factor, and at least one of the field of view size, and the size of the resultant magnified field of view being determined in correlation to the at least one of the plurality of parameters of the input event.