System and method for viewing digital visual content on a device

An electronic device, comprising:

• a memory unit;
• and
• a processor operatively connected to the memory unit,
• wherein the memory unit includes computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the electronic device to:
• causing display of a zoomed-in portion of a document on a display as a primary image, wherein at least an additional portion of the document is not represented by the primary image at a given moment;
• generate a secondary image, the secondary image including the zoomed-in portion and at least the additional portion of the document, wherein the secondary image:
• a) is a zoomed-out view of the document, b) indicates a location of the primary image with respect to the document, and c) is smaller than the primary image;
• cause simultaneous display of the secondary image and the primary image on the display such that both the secondary image and the primary image are visible to a user and the secondary image covers only part of the primary image;
• in response to a scrolling of the primary image, cause a position of the secondary image to change relative to the primary image based on a direction of the scrolling such that at least a segment of the primary image previously covered by the secondary image is uncovered, wherein the at least one segment is identified based on the scrolling direction;
• alter the primary image such that at least a part of the additional portion, previously not represented by the primary image, is visible to the user on the primary image;
• and
• automatically adjust the secondary image to indicate the location of the primary image with respect to the document based on the altered primary image.

An apparatus comprising

• at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least:
• causing display of a zoomed-in portion of a document on a display as a primary image, wherein at least an additional portion of the document is not represented by the primary image at a given moment;
• generating a secondary image, the secondary image including the zoomed-in portion and at least an additional portion of the document, wherein the secondary image:
• a) is a zoomed-out view of the document, b) indicates a location of the primary image with respect to the document, and c) is smaller than the primary image;
• simultaneously displaying the secondary image and the primary image on the display such that both the secondary image and the primary image are visible to a user and the secondary image covers only part of the primary image;
• in response to a scrolling of the primary image, causing a position of the secondary image to change relative to the primary image based on a direction of the scrolling such that at least a segment of the primary image previously covered by the secondary image is uncovered, wherein the at least one segment is identified based on the scrolling direction;
• altering the primary image such that at least a part of the additional portion, previously not represented by the primary image, is visible to the user on the primary image;
• and
• automatically adjusting the secondary image to indicate the location of the primary image with respect to the document based on the altered primary image.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions for:

• causing display of a zoomed-in portion of a document as a primary image on a display, wherein at least an additional portion of the document is not represented by the primary image at a given moment;
• generating a secondary image, the secondary image including the zoomed-in portion and at least the additional portion of the document not represented by the primary image, wherein the secondary image:
• a) is a zoomed-out view of the document, b) indicates a location of the primary image with respect to the document, and c) is smaller than the primary image;
• causing simultaneous display of the secondary image and the primary image on the display such that both the secondary image and the primary image are visible to a user and the secondary image covers only part of the primary image;
• in response to a scrolling of the primary image, causing a position of the secondary image to change relative to the primary image based on a direction of the scrolling such that at least a segment of the primary image previously covered by the secondary image is uncovered, wherein the at least one segment is identified based on the scrolling direction;
• altering the primary image such that at least a part of the additional portion, previously not represented by the primary image, is visible to the user on the primary image;
• and
• automatically adjusting the secondary image to indicate the location of the primary image with respect to the document based on the altered primary image.