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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
Jordan Mccommons, San Francisco, CA (US);
Fernando Garcia, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gregory Niles, Culver City, CA (US);
Jordan McCommons, San Francisco, CA (US);
Fernando Garcia, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gregory Niles, Culver City, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method for displaying content. The method provides a first display area for displaying content and receiving modifications to the content. The method provides a second display area for displaying a preview of the content. In some embodiments, a modification to the content automatically causes a corresponding modification to the preview. In some embodiments, the size of the content is larger than the size of the first display area and the first display area only displays a portion of the content. In some such embodiments, the second display area displays the entirety of the preview of the entire content at once. Some embodiments also provide a window in the second display area that indicates in the preview the portion of the content concurrently displayed in the first display area.