Method and computer program for implementing interactive bargraphs of any shape or design on a graphical user in interface

• US 20060103651A1
• Filed: 11/18/2004
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman Professional, Inc. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Amx Corporation (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lee, Mark R., Kessler, Joseph P., Whapham, Robert M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,342,584 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/440.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

A method and computer program are provided for implementing an interactive bargraph that includes associating an interactive bargraph with an independent touch map image having a plurality of pixel values, displaying the interactive bargraph, determining a current level of the interactive bargraph based on the content of the touch map image, and updating the display of the interactive bargraph based on the current level of the interactive bargraph.

Claims

1. A method for implementing an interactive bargraph, comprising:

associating an interactive bargraph with an independent touch map image having a plurality of pixel values;

displaying the interactive bargraph;

determining a current level of the interactive bargraph based on the content of the touch map image; and

updating the display of the interactive bargraph based on the current level of the interactive bargraph.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the current level comprises:

retrieving a current pointer coordinate from the interactive bargraph;

retrieving one of the plurality of pixel values based on the current pointer coordinate; and

determining the current level of the interactive bargraph based on the retrieved pixel value.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the touch map image comprises an independent image graphically aligned with the interactive bargraph.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the touch map image is not displayed or non-visible.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein retrieving one of the plurality of pixel values includes translating the current pointer coordinate into the touch map image.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the interactive bargraph is capable of any shape.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the interactive bargraph is a radial shape.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the interactive bargraph and the touch map image are of the same size.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein the interactive bargraph and the touch map image are different sizes.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein the touch map image comprises a plurality of RGB pixel values.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein the touch map image comprises a plurality of gradient pixel values.

12. The method of claim 4, wherein the touch map image comprises a plurality of random pixel values.

13. The method of claim 4, wherein the interactive bargraph comprises a visible image derived from the touch map image.

14. The method of claim 4, wherein the interactive bargraph comprises a plurality of visible images.

15. The method of claim 4, wherein the touch map image comprises a plurality of images.

16. A computer program for implementing an interactive bargraph, comprising:

a first computer code for associating an interactive bargraph with an independent touch map image having a plurality of pixel values;

a second computer code for displaying the interactive bargraph;

a third computer code for determining a current level of the interactive bargraph based on the content of the touch map image; and

a forth computer code for updating the display of the interactive bargraph based on the current level of the interactive bargraph.

17. The computer program of claim 16, wherein determining the current level comprises:

a fifth computer code for retrieving a current pointer coordinate from the interactive bargraph;

a sixth computer code for retrieving one of the plurality of pixel values based on the current pointer coordinate; and

a seventh computer code for determining the current level of the interactive bargraph based on the retrieved pixel value.

18. The computer program of claim 17, wherein the touch map image is graphically aligned with the interactive bargraph.

19. The computer program of claim 18, wherein the touch map image is not displayed or non-visible.

20. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the sixth computer code for retrieving one of the plurality of pixel values includes a seventh computer code for translating the current pointer coordinate into the touch map image.

21. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the interactive bargraph is capable of any shape.

22. The computer program of claim 21, wherein the interactive bargraph is a radial shape.

23. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the interactive bargraph and the touch map image are of the same size.

24. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the interactive bargraph and the touch map image are different sizes.

25. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the touch map image comprises a plurality of RGB pixel values.

26. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the touch map image comprises a plurality of gradient pixel values.

27. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the touch map image comprises a plurality of random pixel values.

28. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the interactive bargraph comprises a visible image derived from the touch map image.

29. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the interactive bargraph comprises a plurality of visible images.

30. The computer program of claim 19, wherein the touch map image comprises a plurality of images.

31. A method for determining a current level of an interactive bargraph, comprising:

associating an interactive bargraph with an independent non-visible touch map image having a plurality of pixel values;

retrieving a current pointer coordinate from the interactive bargraph;

translating the current pointer coordinate into the touch map image;

retrieving one of the plurality of pixel values based on the translated current pointer coordinate; and

determining the current level of the interactive bargraph based on the retrieved pixel value.

32. A computer program for determining a current level of an interactive bargraph, comprising:

a first computer code for associating an interactive bargraph with an independent non-visible touch map image having a plurality of pixel values;

a second computer code for retrieving a current pointer coordinate from the interactive bargraph;

a third computer code for translating the current pointer coordinate into the touch map image;

a forth computer code for retrieving one of the plurality of pixel values based on the translated current pointer coordinate; and

a fifth computer code for determining the current level of the interactive bargraph based on the retrieved pixel value.

33. A method for determining a current level of an interactive bargraph, comprising:

associating an interactive bargraph with a plurality of dependent visible touch map images each having a plurality of pixel values;

retrieving a current pointer coordinate from the interactive bargraph;

translating the current pointer coordinate into a corresponding one of the plurality of touch map images;

retrieving one of the plurality of pixel values based on the translated current pointer coordinate; and

determining the current level of the interactive bargraph based on the retrieved pixel value.