Information cycling in graphical notifications

• US 10,345,986 B1
• Filed: 06/17/2016
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: No, Charles, Gil de Paiva, Joao Paulo, Kessler, Heath
• Primary Examiner(s): Salomon, Phenuel S
• Application Number:
  US15/185,939
• Time in Patent Office: 1,117 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A computing system is described that includes one or more processors and at least one module. The module is operable by the processors to output a graphical user interface, and, responsive to receiving an indication of an event: output, within the graphical user interface, a graphical notification including a first graphical element associated the event, responsive to determining that the computing system did not detect a user input prior to a first predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the first graphical element was output, output, within the graphical notification and in place of the first graphical element, a second graphical element associated with the event, and, responsive to determining that the computing system did not detect the user input prior to a second predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the second graphical element was output, output the graphical user interface without the graphical notification.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

outputting, by a processor of a wearable computing device and for display by a display component of the wearable computing device, a watch graphical user interface including a current time; and

responsive to receiving an indication of an event;

outputting, by the processor and for display by the display component, a graphical notification within the watch graphical user interface, the graphical notification including a first graphical element associated with the event, wherein the graphical notification is output such that it visually slides in from an edge of the display component and into a region of the watch graphical user interface, and wherein the watch graphical user interface continues to include the current time;

determining, by the processor, whether the wearable computing device detected a user input prior to a first predetermined amount of timing having elapsed since the first graphical element was output;

responsive to determining, by the processor, that the wearable computing device did not detect the user input prior to the first predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the first graphical element was output;

outputting, by the processor and for display by the display component, within the graphical notification included in the watch graphical user interface and in place of the first graphical element, a second graphical element associated with the event, wherein the first graphical element is output such that it visually scrolls out of the graphical notification and the second graphical element is output such that it visually scrolls into the graphical notification; and

responsive to determining, by the processor, that the wearable computing device did not detect the user input prior to a second predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the second graphical element was output, outputting, by the processor and for display by the display component, the watch graphical user interface without the graphical notification, wherein the graphical notification is output such that it visually slides toward the edge of the display component and then disappears from the display component; and

responsive to determining, by the processor, that the wearable computing device detected the user input prior to the first predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the first graphical element was output or prior to the second predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the second graphical element was output, outputting, by the processor and for display by the display component, a different graphical user interface in place of the watch graphical user interface, the different graphical user interface including additional information associated with the event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the different graphical user interface includes the graphical notification.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

outputting, by the processor and for display by the display component, a third graphical element in the graphical notification, wherein the first, second, and third graphical elements are distinct graphical elements, and wherein the third graphical element is associated with preforming an action associated with the event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein outputting the different graphical user interface comprises outputting an animation of the different graphical user interface sliding over the watch graphical user interface from one edge of the display component.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the user input is a swipe gesture having a direction, and wherein the different graphical user interface slides over the watch user interface in the direction of the swipe gesture.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input includes one or more of a tap gesture, a tap-and-hold gesture, a swipe gesture, or a lift and rotate motion of an arm of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the event is an incoming communication;

the first graphical element is an indication of a sender of the incoming communication; and

the second graphical element is an indication of an application associated with the incoming communication.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the event is one or more of an incoming communication, a calendar appointment, an alarm, a travel event, a reservation, a shipment alert, weather event, fitness event, system alert, a reminder, or a traffic alert, a departure time, or upcoming travel information.

9. A computing system comprising:

one or more processors;

a display component; and

a storage device that stores at least one module operable by the one or more processors to;

output, for display by the display component, a graphical user interface including a current time; and

responsive to receiving an indication of an event;

output, for display by the display component, a graphical notification within the graphical user interface, the graphical notification including a first graphical element associated with the event, wherein the graphical notification is output such that it visually slides in from an edge of the display component and into a region of the graphical user interface, and wherein the graphical user interface continues to include the current time;

determine whether the computing system detected a user input prior to a first predetermined amount of timing having elapsed since the first graphical element was output;

responsive to determining that the computing system did not the user input prior to the first predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the first graphical element was output;

output, for display by the display component, within the graphical notification included in the watch graphical user interface and in place of the first graphical element, a second graphical element associated with the event, wherein the first graphical element is output such that it visually scrolls out of the graphical notification and the second graphical element visually scrolls into the graphical notification; and

responsive to determining that the computing system did not detect the user input prior to a second predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the second graphical element was output, output, for display by the display component, the graphical user interface without the graphical notification, wherein the graphical notification is output such that it visually slides toward the edge of the display component and then disappears from the display component; and

responsive to determining that the computing system detected the user input prior to the first predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the first graphical element was output or prior to the second predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the second graphical element was output, output, for display by the display component, a different graphical user interface in place of the graphical user interface, the different graphical user interface including additional information associated with the event.

10. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the different graphical user interface includes the graphical notification.

11. The computing system of claim 10, wherein the at least one module is further executable by the one or more processors to:

output, for display by the display component, a third graphical element in the graphical notification, wherein the first, second, and third graphical elements are distinct graphical elements, and wherein the third graphical element is associated with preforming an action associated with the event.

12. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the at least one module is further executable by the one or more processors to output an animation of the different graphical user interface sliding over the graphical user interface from one edge of the display component.

13. The computing system of claim 12, wherein the user input is a swipe gesture having a direction, and wherein the different graphical user interface slides over the user interface in the direction of the swipe gesture.

14. The computing system of claim 9, wherein:

the event is an incoming communication;

the first graphical element is an indication of a sender of the incoming communication; and

the second graphical element is an indication of an application associated with the incoming communication.

15. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, configure one or more processors of a computing device to:

output, for display by a display component, a graphical user interface including a current time; and

responsive to receiving an indication of an event;

output, for display by the display component, a graphical notification within the graphical user interface, the graphical notification including a first graphical element associated with the event, wherein the graphical notification is output such that it visually slides in from an edge of the display component and into a region of the graphical user interface, and wherein the graphical user interface continues to include the current time;

determine whether the computing system detected a user input prior to a first predetermined amount of timing having elapsed since the first graphical element was output;

responsive to determining that the computing device did not the user input prior to the first predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the first graphical element was output;

output, for display by the display component, within the graphical notification included in the watch graphical user interface and in place of the first graphical element, a second graphical element associated with the event, wherein the first graphical element is output such that it visually scrolls out of the graphical notification and the second graphical element is output such that it visually scrolls into the graphical notification; and

responsive to determining that the computing device did not detect the user input prior to a second predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the second graphical element was output, output, for display by the display component, the graphical user interface without the graphical notification, wherein the graphical notification is output such that it visually slides toward the edge of the display component and then disappears from the display component; and

responsive to determining that the computing device detected the user input prior to the first predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the first graphical element was output or prior to the second predetermined amount of time having elapsed since the second graphical element was output, output, for display by the display component, a different graphical user interface in place of the graphical user interface, the different graphical user interface including additional information associated with the event.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein:

the different graphical user interface includes the graphical notification; and

the instructions further configure the one or more processors to output, for display by the display component, a third graphical element in the graphical notification, wherein the first, second, and third graphical elements are distinct graphical elements, and wherein the third graphical element is associated with preforming an action associated with the event.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further configure the one or more processors to output an animation of the different graphical user interface sliding over the graphical user interface from one edge of the display component.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the user input is a swipe gesture having a direction, and wherein the different graphical user interface slides over the user interface in the direction of the swipe gesture.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein:

the event is an incoming communication;

the first graphical element is an indication of a sender of the incoming communication; and

the second graphical element is an indication of an application associated with the incoming communication.