CONCURRENTLY DISPLAYING A DROP ZONE EDITOR WITH A MENU EDITOR DURING THE CREATION OF A MULTIMEDIA DEVICE

• US 20120166981A1
• Filed: 02/24/2012
• Published: 06/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Weber, Ralf, Diaconu, Adrian, Martin, Timothy B., Bachman, William M., Alsina, Thomas M., Martin, Reed E., Evans, Matt
• Application Number:
  US13/404,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20120166981A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided providing users with the ability to create and produce multimedia devices. In one aspect of the present invention, users are provided with the capability to easily and seamlessly create slideshows using multiple forms of graphic elements instead of just still pictures. In another aspect of the present invention, users are provided with the capability to create and modify the DVD menu that is required for DVDs to function properly on conventional DVD players. In still another aspect of the present invention, users are provided with an intuitive graphic interface that simply and clearly explains the trade offs the user must make in deciding which mode to record the DVD.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

displaying, on a screen of a processor-based system, a primary window at a first orientation;

receiving an input invoking display of a user interface area;

in response to the input, altering the display of the primary window so that the primary window is displayed at a tilted orientation with respect to the first orientation, wherein displaying the primary window in the tilted orientation uses less area of the screen than when the primary window is in the first orientation; and

displaying the invoked user interface area at least partly in the screen area provided by displaying the primary window in the tilted orientation.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the primary window comprises an editing or viewing area of an application.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user interface area provides a user input interface for receiving user inputs for altering the content displayed in the primary window.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving the input results in an application executing on the processor-based system and causing display of the primary window to enter a different mode of operation.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user interface area is capable of receiving drag-and-drop user inputs corresponding to graphical content to be displayed in the primary window.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein display of the primary window corresponds to first mode of operation of an application and invocation of and display of the user interface area with the primary window corresponds to a second mode of operation of the application.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user interface area comprises a secondary window.

8. A processor-based system, comprising:

a display screen;

one or more user input structures;

a storage encoding one or more processor-executable routines, wherein the routines, when executed cause acts to be performed comprising;

displaying, on the display screen, a primary window at a first orientation;

receiving an input from one or more of the input structures, wherein the input invokes display of a user interface area on the display screen;

in response to the input, altering the display of the primary window so that the primary window is displayed at a tilted orientation with respect to the first orientation, wherein displaying the primary window in the tilted orientation uses less area of the display screen than when the primary window is in the first orientation;

displaying the invoked user interface area at least partly in the screen area provided by displaying the primary window in the tilted orientation;

a memory configured to encode the one or more processor-executable routines prior to execution; and

a processing component configured to access and execute the one or more routines when encoded by the memory.

9. The processor-based system of claim 8, wherein the primary window comprises a content viewing area associated with a media editing or playback application.

10. The processor-based system of claim 9, wherein receiving the input results in the media editing or playback application entering a different mode of operation

11. The processor-based system of claim 8, wherein the user interface area comprises one or more drop zones for receiving media content to be displayed in the primary window.

12. The processor-based system of claim 8, wherein the user interface area comprises one or more control areas corresponding to respective locations within the primary window.

13. The processor-based system of claim 8, wherein display of the primary window corresponds to first mode of operation of an application and invocation of and display of the user interface area with the primary window corresponds to a second mode of operation of the application.

14. The processor-based system of claim 8, wherein the user interface area comprises a secondary window.

15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media encoding one or more processor-executable routines, wherein the one or more routines, when executed by a processor, cause acts to be performed comprising:

displaying, on the display screen, a primary window at a first orientation;

receiving an input from one or more of the input structures, wherein the input invokes display of a user interface area on the display screen;

in response to the input, altering the display of the primary window so that the primary window is displayed at a tilted orientation with respect to the first orientation, wherein displaying the primary window in the tilted orientation uses less area of the display screen than when the primary window is in the first orientation;

displaying the invoked user interface area at least partly in the screen area provided by displaying the primary window in the tilted orientation.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media encoding one or more processor-executable routines, wherein the primary window comprises an editing or viewing area of an application

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media encoding one or more processor-executable routines, wherein the user interface area provides a user input interface for receiving user inputs for altering the content displayed in the primary window.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media encoding one or more processor-executable routines, wherein user interface area is capable of receiving drag-and-drop user inputs corresponding to graphical content to be displayed in the primary window.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media encoding one or more processor-executable routines, wherein the user interface area comprises one or more control areas corresponding to respective locations within the primary window.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media encoding one or more processor-executable routines, wherein display of the primary window corresponds to first mode of operation of an application and invocation of and display of the user interface area with the primary window corresponds to a second mode of operation of the application.