User Interface Mechanics

• US 20100199180A1
• Filed: 04/08/2010
• Published: 08/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Twitter Inc (X Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Atebits LLC (X Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Brichter, Loren
• Granted Patent: US 8,448,084 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for providing enhanced user interface mechanics are presented. In one arrangement, a scrollable list of content items may be displayed. Input associated with a scroll command may be received. Then, based on the scroll command, a scrollable refresh trigger may be displayed. Subsequently, the scrollable list of content items may be refreshed in response to determining, based on the scroll command, that the scrollable refresh trigger has been activated. In at least one instance, it may be determined that the scrollable refresh trigger has been activated in response to determining that the scroll command was completed while the scrollable refresh trigger was fully displayed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

displaying a content area;

receiving input associated with a first command, the first command including a request to scroll the content area; and

based on the first command, performing a second command, the second command being independent of the first command.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the second command includes refreshing the content area.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

waiting for the first command to be completed before performing the second command.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on the first command, prior to performing the second command, displaying an indicator corresponding to the second command.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

in response to determining that the first command was completed while the indicator was displayed, performing the second command.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

in response to determining that the first command was completed while the indicator was not displayed, not performing the second command.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

in response to determining that the second command has been performed, removing the indicator.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the content area includes a list of content items.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the received input represents touch-based user input.

10. A method, comprising:

displaying a scrollable list of content items;

receiving input associated with a scroll command;

based on the scroll command, displaying a scrollable refresh trigger;

in response to determining, based on the scroll command, that the scrollable refresh trigger has been activated, refreshing the scrollable list of content items.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the scrollable refresh trigger scrolls with the scrollable list of content items.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the scrollable refresh trigger indicates the time at which the scrollable list of content items was last refreshed.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

based on the scroll command, providing a first instruction associated with displaying the scrollable refresh trigger; and

in response to determining that the scrollable refresh trigger is fully displayed, providing a second instruction associated with activating the scrollable refresh trigger.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

in response to determining that the scroll command was completed while the scrollable refresh trigger was fully displayed, determining that the scrollable refresh trigger has been activated.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

in response to determining that the scroll command was completed while the scrollable refresh trigger was not fully displayed, determining that the scrollable refresh trigger has not been activated.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

in response to determining that a refresh operation has completed, automatically scrolling the scrollable list of content items such that the scrollable refresh trigger is not displayed.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the scrollable list of content items includes a plurality of discrete content items arranged chronologically.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein the received input represents touch-based user input.

17. The method of 10, further comprising:

in response to displaying the scrollable refresh trigger, providing first audio feedback; and

in response to determining that the scrollable refresh trigger has been activated, providing second audio feedback.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, comprising:

displaying a scrollable list of content items, the scrollable list of content items including a plurality of discrete content items arranged chronologically;

receiving input associated with a scroll command, the input representing touch-based user input;

based on the scroll command, displaying a scrollable refresh trigger configured to scroll with the scrollable list of content items;

in response to determining that the scrollable refresh trigger is fully displayed, providing an instruction associated with activating the scrollable refresh trigger;

in response to determining that the scroll command was completed while the scrollable refresh trigger was fully displayed, refreshing the scrollable list of content items; and

in response to determining that the scrollable list of content items has been refreshed, automatically scrolling the scrollable list of content items such that the scrollable refresh trigger is not displayed.