Displaying an image on an irregular screen
First Claim
1. A method to display an image on a nonrectangular display area, the method comprising:
- receiving the image to display on the nonrectangular display area having display functionality, the nonrectangular display area defining a shape without display functionality, wherein a region of the image corresponds to the shape without display functionality;
determining a position of the image within the nonrectangular display area, wherein the position encompasses the shape without display functionality;
when a critical object at least partially overlaps the shape without display functionality, modifying the image by moving a critical object to a different portion of the image, wherein the different portion of the image does not overlap the shape without display functionality, and wherein a noncritical object comprises an ornamental feature of the image; and
displaying the modified image within the nonrectangular display area.
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Abstract
Presented here are systems and methods to enable software applications to display images on irregular screen shapes containing the shape without display functionality. In one embodiment, the shape without display functionality is confined within a bounding shape, which, when subtracted from the irregular screen shape leaves a rectangular area of the screen where the image can be displayed. The area within the bounding shape can be occupied by images provided by the operating system associated with the irregular screen, such as a status bar and/or navigation bar. In another embodiment, the image can be displayed on the full irregular screen, such that the shape without display functionality covers a part of the image. When the occluded part of the image contains a critical object, such as a menu item, a button, etc., the image can be modified to move the critical object out of the area occluded by the shape without display functionality.
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1. A method to display an image on a nonrectangular display area, the method comprising:
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receiving the image to display on the nonrectangular display area having display functionality, the nonrectangular display area defining a shape without display functionality, wherein a region of the image corresponds to the shape without display functionality; determining a position of the image within the nonrectangular display area, wherein the position encompasses the shape without display functionality; when a critical object at least partially overlaps the shape without display functionality, modifying the image by moving a critical object to a different portion of the image, wherein the different portion of the image does not overlap the shape without display functionality, and wherein a noncritical object comprises an ornamental feature of the image; and displaying the modified image within the nonrectangular display area.
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2. A method comprising:
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receiving an image to display on a nonrectangular display area having display functionality, the nonrectangular display area defining a shape without display functionality, wherein a region of the image corresponds to the shape without display functionality; determining a position of the image within the nonrectangular display area, wherein the position encompasses the shape without display functionality; when a critical object at least partially overlaps the shape without display functionality, modifying the image by moving the critical object to a different portion of the image, wherein the different portion of the image does not overlap the shape without display functionality; and displaying the modified image within the nonrectangular display area. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a nonrectangular display area having display functionality, the nonrectangular display area defining a shape without display functionality; a processor associated with the nonrectangular display area; a storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform a computer-implemented operation, the instructions comprising; instructions for receiving an image to display on the nonrectangular display area having a display functionality, the nonrectangular display area defining the shape without display functionality, wherein a region of the image corresponds to the shape without display functionality; instructions for determining a position of the image within the nonrectangular display area, wherein the position encompasses the shape without display functionality; instructions for when a critical object at least partially overlaps the shape without display functionality, modifying the image by moving the critical object to a different portion of the image, wherein the different portion of the image does not overlap the shape without display functionality; and instructions for displaying the modified image within the nonrectangular display area. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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