Pull-to-view image user interface feature

• US 10,210,841 B1
• Filed: 07/19/2013
• Issued: 02/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yelp, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Yelp, Inc.
• Inventors: Singley, Eric, Handford, Gabriel, Prabaker, Madhu, de Beule, Yoni
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisen, Alexander
• Assistant Examiner(s): Said, Mansour M
• Application Number:
  US13/946,950
• Time in Patent Office: 2,041 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-173, 178 1801
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/006 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04

Abstract

A pull-to-view image user interface feature is disclosed. In some embodiments, a page comprising a mobile application interface is provided via a display configured to receive tactile input. In response to receiving a tactile input comprising a swipe on the page via the display, an image associated with the page is provided. In the event of detecting a release of the received tactile input, an image gallery associated with the page is provided.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing to a client device a home page published by a server via a client-side mobile application interface of a mobile application service provided by the server, wherein content published by the mobile application service includes the home page and an image gallery associated with the home page and wherein the client device comprises a display configured to receive tactile input;

receiving an indication of a swipe on the provided home page via the display of the client device;

in response to the received indication of the swipe, providing a first image of the image gallery via the mobile application interface;

in the event of receiving an indication of a release of the swipe, launching the image gallery associated with the home page via the mobile application interface, wherein only swiping and releasing on the provided home page facilitates directly jumping into the image gallery associated with the home page; and

wherein the swipe is a first swipe and in the event of receiving an indication of a second swipe in a direction opposite the first swipe while lingering on the first image provided in response to the first swipe, reverting back to providing the home page instead of the first image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the swipe on the provided home page comprises a finger swipe.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the finger swipe comprises a pull-down or pull-up of the home page.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the provided home page is semi-transparent with the first image at least in part visible as a background layer of the home page.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the first image comprises moving the first image from a background layer to a foreground layer of the home page.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the image gallery comprises images uploaded to the mobile application service by a plurality of users.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein reverting back to providing the home page instead of the first image comprises moving the first image from a foreground layer to a background layer of the home page.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication of a release of the swipe comprises receiving an indication that no further tactile input is received following an ending position of the swipe.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the image gallery includes a plurality of images including the first image.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the image gallery comprises a slideshow.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein images comprising the image gallery comprise photographs.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the home page comprises a home page for a business published by a local search and reviews service.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the image gallery comprises images uploaded to the mobile application service by an owner associated with the home page and other users.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the client device comprises a mobile phone, a personal or enterprise digital assistant, a tablet computer, or a kiosk.

45. The method of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a touchscreen.

15. A system, comprising:

a processor configured to;

provide to a client device a home page published by a server via a client-side mobile application interface of a mobile application service provided by the server, wherein content published by the mobile application service includes the home page and an image gallery associated with the home page and wherein the client device comprises a display configured to receive tactile input;

receive an indication of a swipe on the provided home page via the display of the client device;

in response to the received indication of the swipe, provide a first image of the image gallery via the mobile application interface;

in the event of receiving an indication of a release of the swipe, launch the image gallery associated with the home page via the mobile application interface, wherein only swiping and releasing on the provided home page facilitates directly jumping into the image gallery associated with the home page; and

wherein the swipe is a first swipe and in the event of receiving an indication of a second swipe in a direction opposite the first swipe while lingering on the first image provided in response to the first swipe, revert back to providing the home page instead of the first image; and

a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide instructions to the processor.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the swipe on the provided home page comprises a finger swipe.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the image gallery comprises images uploaded to the mobile application service by a plurality of users.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein receiving an indication of a release of the swipe comprises receiving an indication that no further tactile input is received following an ending position of the swipe.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the display comprises a touchscreen.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the finger swipe comprises a pull-down or pull-up of the home page.

22. The system of claim 15, wherein the provided home page is semi-transparent with the first image at least in part visible as a background layer of the home page.

23. The system of claim 15, wherein to provide the first image comprises to move the first image from a background layer to a foreground layer of the home page.

24. The system of claim 15, wherein to revert back to providing the home page instead of the first image comprises to move the first image from a foreground layer to a background layer of the home page.

25. The system of claim 15, wherein the image gallery includes a plurality of images including the first image.

26. The system of claim 15, wherein the image gallery comprises a slideshow.

27. The system of claim 15, wherein images comprising the image gallery comprise photographs.

28. The system of claim 15, wherein the home page comprises a home page for a business published by a local search and reviews service.

29. The system of claim 15, wherein the image gallery comprises images uploaded to the mobile application service by an owner associated with the home page and other users.

30. The system of claim 15, wherein the client device comprises a mobile phone, a personal or enterprise digital assistant, a tablet computer, or a kiosk.

20. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

providing to a client device a home page published by a server via a client-side mobile application interface of a mobile application service provided by the server, wherein content published by the mobile application service includes the home page and an image gallery associated with the home page and wherein the client device comprises a display configured to receive tactile input;

receiving an indication of a swipe on the provided home page via the display of the client device;

in response to the received indication of the swipe, providing a first image of the image gallery via the mobile application interface;

in the event of receiving an indication of a release of the swipe, launching the image gallery associated with the home page via the mobile application interface, wherein only swiping and releasing on the provided home page facilitates directly jumping into the image gallery associated with the home page; and

wherein the swipe is a first swipe and in the event of receiving an indication of a second swipe in a direction opposite the first swipe while lingering on the first image provided in response to the first swipe, reverting back to providing the home page instead of the first image.

31. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the swipe on the provided home page comprises a finger swipe.

32. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the finger swipe comprises a pull-down or pull-up of the home page.

33. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the provided home page is semi-transparent with the first image at least in part visible as a background layer of the home page.

34. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein providing the first image comprises moving the first image from a background layer to a foreground layer of the home page.

35. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the image gallery comprises images uploaded to the mobile application service by a plurality of users.

36. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein reverting back to providing the home page instead of the first image comprises moving the first image from a foreground layer to a background layer of the home page.

37. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein receiving an indication of a release of the swipe comprises receiving an indication that no further tactile input is received following an ending position of the swipe.

38. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the image gallery includes a plurality of images including the first image.

39. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the image gallery comprises a slideshow.

40. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein images comprising the image gallery comprise photographs.

41. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the home page comprises a home page for a business published by a local search and reviews service.

42. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the image gallery comprises images uploaded to the mobile application service by an owner associated with the home page and other users.

43. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the client device comprises a mobile phone, a personal or enterprise digital assistant, a tablet computer, or a kiosk.

44. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the display comprises a touchscreen.