DYNAMIC DETAIL-IN-CONTEXT USER INTERFACE FOR APPLICATION ACCESS AND CONTENT ACCESS ON ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS

• US 20090172587A1
• Filed: 07/24/2008
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accessify, LLC (Ascend Innovation Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: IDELIX Software Inc. (Lat49 Media Inc.)
• Inventors: JETHA, ZEENAT, DOYLE, MICHAEL, CARLISLE, ANDREW, MORROW, CHLOE, TING, VINCENT, KOMAR, ROBERT, MONTAGNESE, CATHERINE, CHONG, JAMIE, IPPEL, KEITH, BAAR, DAVID J. P.
• Granted Patent: US 9,026,938 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A method for presenting applications on a display screen, comprising: displaying a first presentation on the display screen, the first presentation including two or more icons; receiving a signal indicative of an icon, the icon being one of the two or more icons, the icon having an application associated therewith; initiating the application, the application having information associated therewith; generating a second presentation, the second presentation having a first area for presenting the information at least partially surrounded by a second area for presenting reduced-size versions of the two or more icons other than the icon; and, displaying the second presentation on the display screen to replace display of the first presentation.

Claims

1. A method for presenting applications on a display screen, comprising:

displaying a first presentation on the display screen, the first presentation including two or more icons;

receiving a signal indicative of an icon, the icon being one of the two or more icons, the icon having an application associated therewith;

initiating the application, the application having information associated therewith;

generating a second presentation, the second presentation having a first area for presenting the information at least partially surrounded by a second area for presenting reduced-size versions of the two or more icons other than the icon; and

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displaying the second presentation on the display screen to replace display of the first presentation.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the generating includes maintaining relative position in the second presentation of the first area and the reduced-size versions of the two or more icons other than the icon with respect to the icon and the two or more icons other than the icon in the first presentation, respectively.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the first area has a perimeter and a reduced-size version of the icon is presented proximate the perimeter in the second presentation.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the perimeter is rectangular in shape and wherein the reduced-size version of the icon is presented over a corner of the perimeter.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the perimeter is high-lighted according to type of application or information.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the displaying of the second presentation includes animating transition from the first presentation to the second presentation.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the content is magnified for the first area.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the second presentation includes a graphical user interface for adjusting a magnification for the first area.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the second presentation includes a graphical user interface for adjusting a lens for the first area.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the display screen is a display screen of a handheld or wireless device.

11. A system for presenting applications on a display screen, the system comprising:

a processor coupled to memory and the display screen; and

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modules within the memory and executed by the processor, the modules including;

a module for displaying a first presentation on the display screen, the first presentation including two or more icons;

a module for receiving a signal indicative of an icon, the icon being one of the two or more icons, the icon having an application associated therewith;

a module for initiating the application, the application having information associated therewith;

a module for generating a second presentation, the second presentation having a first area for presenting the information at least partially surrounded by a second area for presenting reduced-size versions of the two or more icons other than the icon; and

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a module for displaying the second presentation on the display screen to replace display of the first presentation.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the generating includes a module for maintaining relative position in the second presentation of the first area and the reduced-size versions of the two or more icons other than the icon with respect to the icon and the two or more icons other than the icon in the first presentation, respectively.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the first area has a perimeter and a reduced-size version of the icon is presented proximate the perimeter in the second presentation.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the perimeter is rectangular in shape and wherein the reduced-size version of the icon is presented over a corner of the perimeter.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein the perimeter is high-lighted according to type of application or information.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein the module for displaying of the second presentation includes a module for animating transition from the first presentation to the second presentation.

17. The system of claim 11 wherein the content is magnified for the first area.

18. The system of claim 11 wherein the second presentation includes a graphical user interface module for adjusting a magnification for the first area.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein the second presentation includes a graphical user interface module for adjusting a lens for the first area.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein the system is a handheld or wireless device.

21. A method for presenting information on a display screen, comprising:

displaying a first presentation on the display screen, the first presentation including a first icon and a second icon;

receiving a signal indicative of the first icon, the first icon having information associated therewith;

generating a second presentation, the second presentation having an inner display area for presenting the information at least partially surrounded by an outer display area for presenting a reduced-size version of the second icon; and

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displaying the second presentation on the display screen to replace display of the first presentation.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the generating includes maintaining relative position in the second presentation of the inner display area and the reduced-size version of the second icon with respect to the first icon and the second icon in the first presentation, respectively.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the inner display area has a perimeter and a reduced-size version of the first icon is presented proximate the perimeter in the second presentation.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein the perimeter is rectangular in shape and wherein the reduced-size version of the first icon is presented over a corner of the perimeter.

25. The method of claim 23 wherein the perimeter is high-lighted according to type of information.

26. The method of claim 21 wherein the displaying of the second presentation includes animating transition from the first presentation to the second presentation.

27. The method of claim 21 wherein the information is magnified for the inner display area.

28. The method of claim 21 wherein the second presentation includes a graphical user interface for adjusting a magnification for the inner display area.

29. The method of claim 21 wherein the second presentation includes a graphical user interface for adjusting a lens for the inner display area.

30. The method of claim 21 wherein the display screen is a display screen of a handheld or wireless device.

31. The method of claim 21 wherein the first and second icons are a plurality of icons.