Patent ID: 8149249
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a multi-touch gesture input comprising a request to zoom in or zoom out of image content that is displayed using a touch-sensitive surface of a device; determining, during receipt of the multi-touch gesture input using the touch-sensitive surface, whether the request to zoom in or zoom out of the image content has reached one or more discrete zoom levels of a plurality of discrete zoom levels, wherein the one or more discrete zoom levels are between a maximum and a minimum zoom boundary for displaying the image content, and wherein each one of the one or more discrete zoom levels comprises a magnification factor for a stored version of the image content that is zoomed in or zoomed out to that magnification factor; and outputting, by the device, an indication to alert a user when the request reaches the one or more discrete zoom levels.