Systems and methods for rendering user interface elements in accordance with a device type

• US 10,126,926 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2017
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Bayer, Jason, Laligand, Pierre-Yves, Baghdassarian, Leo
• Primary Examiner(s): Crawford, Jacinta M
• Application Number:
  US15/695,867
• Publication Number:
  US 20180067626A1
• Time in Patent Office: 434 Days
• Field of Search: 345619, 345649, 345650, 345659, 715700
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4516 involving client characteristics, e.g. Set-Top-Box type, software version or amount of memory available

Abstract

This application is directed to a method implemented by a computer system for rendering one or more user interface elements on a display device. The computer system receives a request for rendering a first user interface element without an orientation preference, and identifies a type of the display device. In accordance with a determination that the type of the display device is a first device type corresponding to television devices, the first user interface element is rendered as a vertical user interface element for display in a first display region of the display device. In accordance with a determination that the type of the display device is a second device type corresponding to one or more device other than the television devices, the first user interface element is rendered as a horizontal user interface element for display in a second display region of the display device.

Claims

1. A method for rendering one or more user interface elements on a display device, comprising:

at a computer system coupled with the display device, the computer system comprising one or more processors and memory storing one or more portable programs, for execution by the one or more processors, for rendering the one or more user interface elements on the display device;

executing a portable application;

receiving a request for rendering a first user interface element in the portable application without an orientation preference;

identifying a type of the display device;

in accordance with a determination that the type of the display device is a first device type corresponding to television devices, rendering the first user interface element as a vertical user interface element in a first display region of the display device; and

in accordance with a determination that the type of the display device is a second device type corresponding to one or more devices other than the television devices, rendering the first user interface element as a horizontal user interface element in a second display region of the display device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the horizontal user interface element is rendered along a top side of the display device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device type corresponds to personal devices.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

rendering one or more user-selectable user interface objects in the first user interface element;

detecting user selection of a respective user interface object of the one or more user-selectable user interface objects; and

expanding the respective user interface object.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the selected respective user interface object corresponds to a list of additional user interface objects, and expanding the respective user interface object includes displaying the list of additional user interface objects at a predetermined location separately on the display device while displaying the selected respective user interface object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user interface element, rendered in accordance with the determination that the type of the display device is the first device type, matches the first user interface element, rendered in accordance with the determination that the type of the display device is the second device type.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the vertical user interface element includes one or more user-selectable user interface objects that are not included in the horizontal user interface element.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the horizontal user interface element includes one or more user-selectable user interface objects that are not included in the vertical user interface element.

9. A computer system for rendering one or more user interface elements on a display device of a device, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory storing one or more programs, for execution by the one or more processors, for rendering the one or more user interface elements on the display device of the display device, the one or more programs including instructions for;

executing a portable application;

receiving a request for rendering a first user interface element in the portable application without an orientation preference;

identifying a type of the display device;

in accordance with a determination that the type of the display device is a first device type corresponding to television devices, rendering the first user interface element as a vertical user interface element in a first display region of the display device; and

in accordance with a determination that the type of the display device is a second device type corresponding to one or more devices other than the television devices, rendering the first user interface element as a horizontal user interface element in a second display region of the display device.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for:

rendering one or more user-selectable user interface objects in the first user interface element;

detecting user selection of a respective user interface object of the one or more user-selectable user interface objects;

in accordance with the determination that the type of the display device is the first device type, expanding the respective user interface object; and

in accordance with the determination that the type of the display device is the second device type, maintaining a display of the respective user interface object.

11. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for:

rendering one or more user-selectable user interface objects in the first user interface element, wherein when the first user interface element is rendered as the vertical user interface element, the one or more user-selectable user interface objects are configured to be accessed by non-touch-based input means associated with the first device type corresponding to the television devices.

12. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the horizontal user interface element is rendered along a top side of the display device.

13. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the second device type corresponds to personal devices.

14. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

rendering one or more user-selectable user interface objects in the first user interface element;

detecting user selection of a respective user interface object of the one or more user-selectable user interface objects; and

expanding the respective user interface object.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of a computer system coupled with a device with a display device, the one or more programs including instructions for:

executing a portable application;

receiving a request for rendering a first user interface element in the portable application without an orientation preference;

identifying a type of the display device;

in accordance with a determination that the type of the display device is a first device type corresponding to television devices, rendering the first user interface element as a vertical user interface element in a first display region of the display device; and

in accordance with a determination that the type of the display device is a second device type corresponding to one or more devices other than the television devices, rendering the first user interface element as a horizontal user interface element in a second display region of the display device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the vertical user interface element is rendered along a left side of the display device.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for:

rendering one or more user-selectable user interface objects in the first user interface element, the one or more user-selectable user interface objects including a first user interface object, wherein the first user interface object is rendered independently of the device type of the display device.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

rendering one or more user-selectable user interface objects in the first user interface element;

detecting user selection of a respective user interface object of the one or more user-selectable user interface objects; and

expanding the respective user interface object.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the vertical user interface element includes one or more user-selectable user interface objects that are not included in the horizontal user interface element.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

rendering one or more user-selectable user interface objects in the first user interface element, the one or more user-selectable user interface objects including a first user interface object, wherein the first user interface object is rendered independently of the device type of the display device.