User interface for editing a value in place

• US 10,133,466 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2017
• Issued: 11/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Rampson, Benjamin Edward, Cheng, Sr., Karen Xiaoxu
• Primary Examiner(s): Pardo, Thuy
• Application Number:
  US15/487,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20170220238A1
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 345173, 345174, 345156, 715747, 715767, 348 51, 396157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A user interface element is displayed for in place editing of values within a document. For example, in response to selecting a value, a user interface is displayed near the value that receives a slide gesture for adjusting the value in place. The user interface may be configured to select one of the discrete parts of the value in response to changing a level of the slide gesture. For example, a user may move the swipe gesture from a level used for adjusting the day value to the level representing the year value. The user interface displayed and method(s) used to adjust the value may be based on the type of value and the structure and content of the document.

Claims

1. A method for receiving input to adjust a value with more than one part, comprising:

in response to determining to edit a value selected in a document wherein the value selected has more than one part, displaying a user interface element for adjusting the value selected in the document;

displaying a different level in the user interface element corresponding with each part of the value selected in the document;

receiving input for adjusting one of the levels in the user interface element without updating the display of the value selected in the document;

in response to receiving input for adjusting one of the levels in the user interface element, adjusting the display of the user interface element to a new value; and

after adjusting the display of the user interface element to the new value, showing the value selected in the document as changing to the new value from the user interface element.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the user interface element comprises displaying a line that appears to a left of a display of the value and to a right of the display of the value.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein in response to a swipe gesture, the value appears to slide along the line.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a swipe gesture, wherein receiving the swipe gesture comprises determining a level of the swipe and adjusting the part of the value that corresponds to the level of the swipe.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a swipe gesture to adjust the value, wherein receiving the swipe gesture to adjust the value comprises receiving a touch gesture that comprises detecting a finger sliding along the display near the display of the value.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the user interface element comprises displaying potential values above a display of the value.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein displaying potential values above a display of the value comprises displaying potential values for each part of a value that may be set at different levels.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein displaying the potential values comprises displaying the potential values as an alpha blend such that a portion of the display remains visible that is located beneath the display of the potential values.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the display of the user interface element and the display of the value in comprises determining a distance from the value to a current swipe position and adjusting a speed of the change of the value in response to the position increasing.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a type of category that is associated with the value and adjusting the value based on the determined type of category.

11. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for in place editing of values, comprising:

displaying a value having more than one part within a graphical display;

determining when the value is selected;

in response to determining the value is selected, displaying a user interface element for adjusting the value that is selected and displaying a different level in the user interface element corresponding with each part of the value that is selected;

receiving input for adjusting one of the levels in the user interface element without updating the display of the value selected in the document;

in response to receiving input for adjusting one of the levels in the user interface element, adjusting the display of the user interface element to a new value; and

after adjusting the display of the user interface element to the new value, showing the value selected in the document as changing to the new value from the user interface element.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising displaying potential values for each part of a value at different positions on the display of the user interface element.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising receiving a swipe gesture for determining a level and adjusting the part of the value that corresponds to the level of the swipe.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising displaying potential values as an alpha blend such that a portion of the display remains visible that is located beneath the display of the potential values.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising determining a distance from the value to a current swipe position and adjusting a speed of the change of the value in response to the position increasing.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising determining a type of category that is associated with the value by examining a cell and at least one surrounding cell near the selected value.

17. An apparatus for in place editing of values, comprising:

a display that is configured to receive touch input;

a processor and memory;

an operating environment executing using the processor;

an application that includes values that may be changed; and

a user interface manager operating in conjunction with the application that is configured to perform actions comprising;

displaying a value having more than one part within a graphical display;

determining when the value is selected;

in response to determining the value is selected, displaying a user interface element for adjusting the value that is selected and displaying a different level in the user interface element corresponding with each part of the value that is selected;

receiving input for adjusting one of the levels in the user interface element without updating the display of the value selected in the document;

in response to receiving input for adjusting one of the levels in the user interface element, adjusting the display of the user interface element to a new value; and

after adjusting the display of the user interface element to the new value, showing the value selected in the document as changing to the new value from the user interface element.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein displaying the user interface element comprises displaying the user interface element as an alpha blend such that a portion of the display remains visible that is located beneath the display of the user interface element.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, further comprising determining a distance from the value to a current swipe position and adjusting a speed of the change of the value in response to the position increasing.

20. The system of claim 17, further comprising examining content of a document near the value to determine potential values to display within the user interface element.