Methods and Apparatus for Controlling Transition Behavior of Graphical User Interface Elements Based on a Dynamic Recording

• US 20080126928A1
• Filed: 11/27/2006
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: de Leon, David, Hjort, Staffan, Winter, Simon
• Granted Patent: US 8,726,154 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/700
• 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: H04M 1/233 including a pointing device, e.g. roller key, track ball, rocker switch or joystick constructional details of pointing devices per se G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264

Abstract

A dynamic recording including transition information is provided. Transition behavior of a graphical user interface (GUI) element on a display of an electronic device, such as a mobile terminal, is defined responsive to the dynamic recording. For example, in some embodiments of the present invention, the dynamic recording may be generated responsive to a sensor of the electronic device, such as an audio sensor, a video sensor and/or a motion sensor. The GUT transition behavior may include, for example, a window transition behavior, a menu transition behavior and/or a dialog transition behavior. The defined GUI transition behavior may include, for example, movement, metamorphosis, shape transition behavior and/or color transition behavior. Apparatus and computer program products configured to perform such operations are provided.

Claims

1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

providing a dynamic recording including transition information; and

defining transition behavior of a graphical user interface (GUI) element on a display of the electronic device responsive to the dynamic recording.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a dynamic recording comprises generating the dynamic recording responsive to a sensor of the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the sensor comprises an audio sensor, a visual sensor and/or a motion sensor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein defining transition behavior of a GUI element on a display of the electronic device responsive to the dynamic recording comprises defining a movement and/or a metamorphosis of the GUI element.

5. The method of claim 4, further defining a shape and/or a color transition behavior of the GUI element responsive to the dynamic recording.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein defining a movement and/or a metamorphosis of the GUI element comprises defining a movement and/or a metamorphosis of the GUI element responsive to a first dynamic recording and further comprising defining a shape and/or a color transition behavior of the GUI element responsive to a second dynamic recording.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first dynamic recording comprises a non-video recording and wherein the second dynamic recording comprises a video recording.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising defining movement and/or metamorphosis of the GUI element responsive to the second dynamic recording.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein defining transition behavior of a GUI element on a display of the electronic device responsive to the dynamic recording comprises defining a window transition behavior, a menu transition behavior and/or a dialog transition behavior.

10. An electronic device configured to perform the method of claim 1.

11. A computer program product comprising computer program code embodied in a storage medium, the computer program code comprising program code configured to perform the method of claim 1.

12. A method of operating a portable electronic device, the method comprising:

generating a video recording using a camera of the portable electronic device; and

defining transition behavior of a GUI element on a display of the portable electronic device responsive to the video recording.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein defining transition behavior of a GUI element on a display of the portable electronic device responsive to the video recording comprises controlling a movement and/or a metamorphosis of the GUI element responsive to the video recording.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising controlling a shape and/or a color of the GUI element responsive to the video recording.

15. A portable electronic device configured to perform the method of claim 12.

16. A computer program product comprising computer program code embodied in a storage medium, the computer program code comprising program code configured to perform the method of claim 12.

17. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a display; and

a controller configured to control transition behavior of GUI elements on the display responsive to a dynamic recording comprising at least one transition.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, further comprising a camera, wherein the controller is configured to control transition behavior of GUI elements on the display responsive to a video recording generated by the camera.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 17, further comprising a motion sensor, and wherein the controller is configured to control transition behavior of GUI elements on the display responsive to a dynamic recording generated by the motion sensor.