Patent ID: 8887061

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for transitioning between a watermark and full user interface for a screen magnifier, the method comprising: determining a level of user activity with a currently displayed user interface of a magnifier application that is magnifying a second application; determining a current user interface mode of the magnifier application; if the determined current user interface mode is a watermark mode and the level of user activity indicates user interaction with the currently displayed user interface, transitioning from the watermark mode to the full mode based on the determined user activity; if the determined current user interface mode is a full mode and the level of user activity indicates user interaction with the currently displayed user interface below a threshold, transitioning from the full mode to the watermark mode based on the lack of determined user activity, wherein the watermark mode displays fewer controls than the full mode positioned over a magnified view of the second application and moves with the magnified view, such that during periods in which the user is interacting with the second application's interface, the interface of the magnifier application is reduced by entering the watermark mode to display more of the second application's interface, and during periods in which the user is interacting with the magnifier application's interface, the magnifier application displays the full mode which provides access to more controls; and displaying a user interface based on the current user interface mode.