Method and device for navigating in a display screen and apparatus comprising such navigation

An electronic device, comprising:

• a touch screen;
• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• displaying a first user interface including a first user interface element and a second user interface element that is different from the first user interface element;
• while displaying the first user interface on the touch screen, detecting a first input that includes movement of a hovering object toward the touch screen over a portion of the first user interface;
• in response to detecting the first input, changing a size of a plurality of user interface elements based on an amount of movement of the hovering object toward the touch screen during the first input, including:
• increasing a size of the first user interface element by a first amount, wherein the first amount is a function of a distance of the hovering object from the touch screen and a distance of the first user interface element from the portion of the first user interface;
• and
• increasing a size of the second user interface element by a second amount different than the first amount, wherein the second amount is a function of the distance of the hovering object from the touch screen and a distance of the second user interface element from the portion of the first user interface;
• after detecting the first input, detecting a second input that includes further movement of the hovering object toward the touch screen over the portion of the first user interface;
• and
• in response to detecting the second input, changing the size of the plurality of user interface elements based on an amount of movement of the hovering object toward the touch screen during the second input, including:
• increasing the size of the first user interface element by a third amount, wherein the third amount is a function of the distance of the hovering object from the touch screen and the distance of the first user interface element from the portion of the first user interface;
• and
• increasing the size of the second user interface element by a fourth amount, wherein the fourth amount is a function of the distance of the hovering object from the touch screen and a distance of the second user interface element from the portion of the first user interface.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch screen, cause the electronic device to:

• display a first user interface including a first user interface element and a second user interface element that is different from the first user interface element;
• while displaying the first user interface on the touch screen, detect a first input that includes movement of a hovering object toward the touch screen over a portion of the first user interface;
• in response to detecting the first input, change a size of a plurality of user interface elements based on an amount of movement of the hovering object toward the touch screen during the first input, including:
• increasing a size of the first user interface element by a first amount, wherein the first amount is a function of a distance of the hovering object from the touch screen and a distance of the first user interface element from the portion of the first user interface;
• and
• increasing a size of the second user interface element by a second amount different than the first amount, wherein the second amount is a function of the distance of the hovering object from the touch screen and a distance of the second user interface element from the portion of the first user interface;
• after detecting the first input, detect a second input that includes further movement of the hovering object toward the touch screen over the portion of the first user interface;
• and
• in response to detecting the second input, change the size of the plurality of user interface elements based on an amount of movement of the hovering object toward the touch screen during the second input, including:
• increasing the size of the first user interface element by a third amount, wherein the third amount is a function of the distance of the hovering object from the touch screen and the distance of the first user interface element from the portion of the first user interface;
• and
• increasing the size of the second user interface element by a fourth amount, wherein the fourth amount is a function of the distance of the hovering object from the touch screen and a distance of the second user interface element from the portion of the first user interface.