Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing a Dynamic Slider Interface

• US 20100162169A1
• Filed: 12/23/2008
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Skarp, Ari-Pekka
• Application Number:
  US12/342,136
• Publication Number:
  US 20100162169A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/833
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724634 With partially locked states, e.g. when some telephonic functional locked states or applications remain accessible in the locked states
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

An apparatus for providing a slider interface module for use with touch screen devices may include a processor. The processor may be configured to identify a selected functionality option based on a detected first slider selection event on a touch screen display. The processor may also be configured to present, in response to identifying the selected functionality option, at least one sub-functionality option on the touch screen display based on the selected functionality option, the at least one sub-functionality option being selectable via a second slider selection event. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying a selected functionality option based on a detected first slider selection event on a touch screen display; and

presenting, in response to identifying the selected functionality option, at least one sub-functionality option on the touch screen display based on the selected functionality option, the at least one sub-functionality option being selectable via a second slider selection event, and wherein presenting the at least one sub-functionality option on the touch screen display is performed via a processor.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising executing a first operation associated with the selected functionality option.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

identifying a selected sub-functionality option based on a detected second slider selection event; and

executing a second operation associated with the selected sub-functionality option.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying a selected sub-functionality option based on a detected second slider selection event; and

executing an operation associated with the selected functionality option and the selected sub-functionality option.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein identifying the selected sub-functionality option based on a detected second slider selection event includes detecting the second slider selection event wherein an origin of the second slider selection event is a destination of the first slider selection event.

6. An apparatus comprising a processor, the processor configured to:

identify a selected functionality option based on a detected first slider selection event on a touch screen display; and

present, in response to identifying the selected functionality option, at least one sub-functionality option on the touch screen display based on the selected functionality option, the at least one sub-functionality option being selectable via a second slider selection event.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to execute a first operation associated with the selected functionality option.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a selected sub-functionality option based on a detected second slider selection event; and

execute a second operation associated with the selected sub-functionality option.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a selected sub-functionality option based on a detected second slider selection event; and

execute an operation associated with the selected functionality option and the selected sub-functionality option.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the processor configured to identify the selected sub-functionality option based on a detected second slider selection event includes being configured to detect the second slider selection event wherein an origin of the second slider selection event is a destination of the first slider selection event.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

implement a locked mode prior to identifying the selected functionality option; and

transition to an unlocked mode in response to the detected first slider selection event.

12. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising the touch screen display in communication with the processor.

13. An computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having executable computer-readable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-readable program code instructions configured to:

identify a selected functionality option based on a detected first slider selection event on a touch screen display; and

present, in response to identifying the selected functionality option, at least one sub-functionality option on the touch screen display based on the selected functionality option, the at least one sub-functionality option being selectable via a second slider selection event.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer-readable program code instructions are further configured to execute a first operation associated with the selected functionality option.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the computer-readable program code instructions are further configured to:

identify a selected sub-functionality option based on a detected second slider selection event; and

execute a second operation associated with the selected sub-functionality option.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer-readable program code instructions are further configured to:

identify a selected sub-functionality option based on a detected second slider selection event; and

execute an operation associated with the selected functionality option and the selected sub-functionality option.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the computer-readable program code instructions configured to identify the selected sub-functionality option based on a detected second slider selection event include being configured to detect the second slider selection event wherein an origin of the second slider selection event is a destination of the first slider selection event.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer-readable program code instructions are further configured to:

implement a locked mode prior to identifying the selected functionality option; and

transition to an unlocked mode in response to the detected first slider selection event.

19. An apparatus comprising:

means for identifying a selected functionality option based on a detected first slider selection event on a touch screen display; and

means for presenting, in response to identifying the selected functionality option, at least one sub-functionality option on the touch screen display based on the selected functionality option, the at least one sub-functionality option being selectable via a second slider selection event.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 further comprising:

means for identifying a selected sub-functionality option based on a detected second slider selection event; and

means for executing an operation associated with the selected functionality option and the selected sub-functionality option.