Integrated icon resizing control

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer media for resizing icons displayed in a user interface are provided. Icons in a display can be resized by a user interacting with the icon itself. A user interaction with an icon can cause an icon resizing mode to be entered. Additional user interaction with the icon can then cause the icon to be resized. The display in which an icon is located can be rearranged as a result of the icon being resized.

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         21 . A computing device comprising a processor and a touchscreen, the computing device configured to perform icon resizing, the icon resizing comprising:
 receiving an indication of an interaction with an icon having a first size, wherein the icon is displayed in a user interface on the touchscreen, and wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of individually resizable icons; and   while the user interface continues to be displayed:
 based on the indication of the interaction with the icon, presenting a single integrated resizing control integrated into the icon, wherein the single integrated resizing control is configured to increase the size of the icon and to decrease the size of the icon; and 
 resizing the icon to a second size based on an indication of an interaction with the integrated resizing control. 
   
     
     
         22 . The computing device of  claim 21 , wherein the integrated resizing control is smaller than the icon. 
     
     
         23 . The computing device of  claim 21 , wherein the integrated resizing control overlaps a corner of the icon. 
     
     
         24 . The computing device of  claim 21 , wherein the integrated resizing control remains a same size before and after the icon is resized to the second size. 
     
     
         25 . The computing device of  claim 21 , wherein the icon resizing further comprises while the user interface and integrated resizing control continue to be displayed, resizing the icon to a third size in response to an indication of an additional interaction with the integrated resizing control, wherein the third size is different from the first size and the second size. 
     
     
         26 . The computing device of  claim 21 , wherein the interaction with the icon and the interaction with the integrated resizing control comprise at least one of: a touch input; a mouse input; or a hover input. 
     
     
         27 . The computing device of  claim 21 , wherein the interaction with the icon and the interaction with the integrated resizing control are touch input on the touchscreen of the computing device, and wherein the computing device is a mobile phone or tablet. 
     
     
         28 . The computing device of  claim 21 , wherein the interaction with the icon is a touch selection sustained for a duration in excess of a pre-determined threshold duration. 
     
     
         29 . The computing device of  claim 21 , wherein the second size is a next size from the first size in a predefined size order of a predefined set of icon sizes. 
     
     
         30 . The computing device of  claim 29 , wherein the first size is a largest size in the predefined set of icon sizes, and wherein the second size is a smallest size in the predefined set of icon sizes. 
     
     
         31 . The computing device of  claim 29 , wherein the predefined set of icon sizes comprises three sizes. 
     
     
         32 . The computing device of  claim 29 , wherein the predefined set of icon sizes includes a size having a unit area, and wherein other icon sizes in the predefined set of icon sizes have areas that are integer multiples of the unit area. 
     
     
         33 . At least one nonvolatile computer memory storing instructions for icon resizing, the icon resizing comprising:
 receiving an indication of an interaction with an icon having a first size, wherein the icon is displayed in a user interface comprising a plurality of individually resizable icons, and wherein the icon is linked to an application or a file such that selecting the icon initiates the application or opens the file; and   while the user interface continues to be displayed:
 entering an icon resizing mode in response to receiving the indication of the interaction with the icon, wherein entering the icon resizing mode comprises presenting a single integrated resizing control integrated into the icon, and wherein the single integrated resizing control is adapted to increase the size of the icon and to decrease the size of the icon; and 
 resizing the icon to a second size in response to receiving an indication of an interaction with the single integrated resizing control. 
   
     
     
         34 . The computer memory of  claim 33 , wherein the integrated resizing control is smaller than the icon and overlaps a corner of the icon. 
     
     
         35 . The computer memory of  claim 33 , wherein the icon resizing further comprises while the user interface and integrated resizing control continue to be displayed, resizing the icon to a third size in response to an indication of an additional interaction with the integrated resizing control, wherein the third size is different from the first size and the second size. 
     
     
         36 . The computer memory of  claim 35 , wherein the integrated resizing control remains a same size throughout the resizing the icon to the second size and the resizing the icon to the third size. 
     
     
         37 . The computer memory of  claim 33 , wherein the second size is a next size from the first size in a predefined size order of a predefined set of icon sizes. 
     
     
         38 . The computer memory of  claim 33 , wherein the first size is a largest size in the predefined set of icon sizes, and wherein the second size is a smallest size in the predefined set of icon sizes. 
     
     
         39 . A method for icon resizing, the icon resizing comprising:
 receiving an indication of an interaction with an icon having a first size, wherein the icon is displayed in a user interface comprising a plurality of individually resizable icons; and   while the user interface continues to be displayed:
 in response to receiving the indication of the interaction with the icon, presenting a single integrated resizing control integrated into the icon, wherein the single integrated resizing control is configured to, for successive received indications of interactions with the single integrated resizing control, cycle the size of the icon to a next size in a predefined set of icon sizes according to a size order; and 
 resizing the icon to a second size in response to receiving an indication of an interaction with the integrated resizing control, wherein the second size is a next size from the first size in the predefined set of icon sizes according to the size order. 
   
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 39 , wherein when the icon is resized to the second size, the other icons of the plurality of individually resizable icons remain their respective same sizes.