Rotation smoothing of a user interface
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- at an electronic device with a display and one or more sensors configured to detect orientation and rotation of the electronic device;
while the electronic device is in a first orientation, displaying, on the display, a first user interface for an application that includes a first plurality of selectable elements, wherein;
the first user interface for the application is displayed in a portrait orientation while the device is in the first orientation; and
the first user interface has a first width;
while displaying the first user interface for the application in the portrait orientation, detecting, with the one or more sensors, rotation of the electronic device to a second orientation, and,in response to detecting rotation of the electronic device to the second orientation, switching to displaying a second user interface for the application in a second orientation, wherein;
the second user interface for the application includes a second plurality of selectable elements that correspond to the first plurality of selectable elements;
the second user interface for the application is displayed in a landscape orientation while the device is in the second orientation;
the second user interface has a second width that is different from the first width;
switching to displaying the second user interface for the application in the second orientation includes displaying an animated transition in which the first user interface is distorted by increasing the width of the first user interface without increasing a height of the first user interface by a corresponding amount during the animated transition; and
displaying the animated transition includes rotating and stretching a respective region of the first user interface, the respective region including text, without stretching the text in the respective region.
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Abstract
This is directed to animating transitions in a user interface as the orientation of the user interface changes. An electronic device can display a user interface in any suitable orientation, including for example in portrait and landscape modes (e.g., based on the orientation of the display). To provide a resource efficient and aesthetically pleasing transition, the electronic device can pre-render the interface in the final orientation, and define an animation by cross-fading the interface between the initial and final interfaces. In some embodiments, the electronic device can identify distinct regions of the interface, and define separate animations for each region. The separate animations can be overlaid and displayed simultaneously to provide a uniform animated transition between the initial and final interfaces.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display and one or more sensors configured to detect orientation and rotation of the electronic device; while the electronic device is in a first orientation, displaying, on the display, a first user interface for an application that includes a first plurality of selectable elements, wherein; the first user interface for the application is displayed in a portrait orientation while the device is in the first orientation; and the first user interface has a first width; while displaying the first user interface for the application in the portrait orientation, detecting, with the one or more sensors, rotation of the electronic device to a second orientation, and, in response to detecting rotation of the electronic device to the second orientation, switching to displaying a second user interface for the application in a second orientation, wherein; the second user interface for the application includes a second plurality of selectable elements that correspond to the first plurality of selectable elements; the second user interface for the application is displayed in a landscape orientation while the device is in the second orientation; the second user interface has a second width that is different from the first width; switching to displaying the second user interface for the application in the second orientation includes displaying an animated transition in which the first user interface is distorted by increasing the width of the first user interface without increasing a height of the first user interface by a corresponding amount during the animated transition; and displaying the animated transition includes rotating and stretching a respective region of the first user interface, the respective region including text, without stretching the text in the respective region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display; one or more sensors configured to detect orientation and rotation of the device; one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for; while the electronic device is in a first orientation, displaying, on the display, a first user interface for an application that includes a first plurality of selectable elements, wherein; the first user interface for the application is displayed in a portrait orientation while the device is in the first orientation; and the first user interface has a first width; while displaying the first user interface for the application in the portrait orientation, detecting, with the one or more sensors, rotation of the electronic device to a second orientation, and, in response to detecting rotation of the electronic device to the second orientation, switching to displaying a second user interface for the application in a second orientation, wherein; the second user interface for the application includes a second plurality of selectable elements that correspond to the first plurality of selectable elements; the second user interface for the application is displayed in a landscape orientation while the device is in the second orientation; the second user interface has a second width that is different from the first width; switching to displaying the second user interface for the application in the second orientation includes displaying an animated transition in which the first user interface is distorted by increasing the width of the first user interface without increasing a height of the first user interface by a corresponding amount during the animated transition; and displaying the animated transition includes rotating and stretching a respective region of the first user interface, the respective region including text, without stretching the text in the respective region. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by an electronic device with a display and one or more sensors configured to detect orientation and rotation of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
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while the electronic device is in a first orientation, display, on the display, a first user interface for an application that includes a first plurality of selectable elements, wherein; the first user interface for the application is displayed in a portrait orientation while the device is in the first orientation; and the first user interface has a first width; while displaying the first user interface for the application in the portrait orientation, detect, with the one or more sensors, rotation of the electronic device to a second orientation, and, in response to detecting rotation of the electronic device to the second orientation, switch to displaying a second user interface for the application in a second orientation, wherein; the second user interface for the application includes a second plurality of selectable elements that correspond to the first plurality of selectable elements; the second user interface for the application is displayed in a landscape orientation while the device is in the second orientation; the second user interface has a second width that is different from the first width; switching to displaying the second user interface for the application in the second orientation includes displaying an animated transition in which the first user interface is distorted by increasing the width of the first user interface without increasing a height of the first user interface by a corresponding amount during the animated transition; and displaying the animated transition includes rotating and stretching a respective region of the first user interface, the respective region including text, without stretching the text in the respective region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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