METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NAVIGATING A LIST WITH GESTURES

• US 20120210214A1
• Filed: 02/11/2011
• Published: 08/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Linkedln Corporation
• Inventors: Yoo, Frank Taehyun, Flory, Steven Thomas, Beausoleil, Sean Edward
• Granted Patent: US 9,015,639 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Methods and systems for facilitating the navigation of a list of content items with gestures are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a computing device detects simple gestures, and in response, display a preview of content items preceding, or following a currently selected content item, from the list of content items. Upon detecting a selection gesture, the computing device updates the view of the currently selected content item to display the newly selected content item.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method to enable navigation of a list of content items, each content item in the list having a list view and a detailed view, the method comprising:

while displaying a detailed view of a first content item from the list of content items, detecting a first gesture;

responsive to detecting the first gesture, displaying a list view of a second content item that immediately precedes the first content item in the list of content items; and

responsive to detecting a second gesture, displaying in place of the second content item a list view of a third content item that immediately precedes the second content item in the list of content items.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to detecting a third gesture representing a selection of the third content item, displaying a detailed view of the third content item.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein detecting a first gesture includes detecting a finger pressed to a touch screen display on which the detailed view of the first content item is displayed, and then detecting movement of the finger in a downward direction relative to the top of the touch screen display.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein displaying a list view of the second content item includes displaying an animation in which the list view of the second content item appears to move on the touch screen display in a downward direction from a top portion of the touch screen display in direct response to detection of the movement of the finger.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein detecting a second gesture includes detecting a finger held to a touch screen display on which the detailed view of the first content item is displayed, and then detecting movement of the finger in an upward direction relative to the top of the touch screen display, immediately followed by a movement in the downward direction relative to the top of the touch screen display.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

while displaying the detailed view of the first content item from the list of content items, continuously refreshing the display of a list view of a content item in the list of content items in response to detecting gestures representing requests to jog through the list of content items.

7. A computer-implemented method to enable navigation of a list of content items, each content item in the list having a list view and a detailed view, the method comprising:

while displaying a detailed view of a first content item from the list of content items, detecting a first gesture;

responsive to detecting the first gesture, displaying a list view of a second content item that immediately follows the first content item in the list of content items; and

responsive to detecting a second gesture, displaying in place of the second content item a list view of a third content item that immediately follows the second content item in the list of content items.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

responsive to detecting a third gesture representing a selection of the third content item, displaying a detailed view of the third content item.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein detecting a first gesture includes detecting a finger pressed to a touch screen display on which the detailed view of the first content item is displayed, and then detecting movement of the finger in an upward direction relative to the top of the touch screen display.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein displaying a list view of the second content item includes displaying an animation in which the list view of the second content item appears to move onto the touch screen display in an upward direction from a bottom portion of the touch screen display in direct response to detection of the movement of the finger.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein detecting a second gesture includes detecting a finger held to a touch screen display on which the detailed view of the first content item is displayed, and then detecting movement of the finger in a downward direction relative to the top of the touch screen display, immediately followed by a movement in the upward direction relative to the top of the touch screen display.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

while displaying the detailed view of the first content item from the list of content items, continuously refreshing the display of a list view of a content item in the list of content items in response to detecting gestures representing requests to jog through the list of content items.

13. A computing device to facilitate navigating a list of content items, the device comprising:

a processor for executing instruction stored in a memory, the instructions, when executed, to cause the computing device to perform operations including;

detecting a first gesture while displaying a detailed view of a first content item from the list of content items;

responsive to detecting the first gesture, displaying a list view of a second content item that immediately precedes, or follows, the first content item in the list of content items; and

responsive to detecting a second gesture, displaying in place of the second content item a list view of a third content item that immediately precedes, or follows, the second content item in the list of content items.

14. A computing device to facilitate navigating a list of content items, the device comprising:

a gesture detection module to detect a first gesture while a display of the computing device is displaying a detailed view of a first content item from the list of content items;

a view management module to cause the computing device to display a list view of a second content item that immediately precedes the first content item in the list of content items in response to the gesture detection module detecting the first gesture, wherein, responsive to the gesture detection module detecting a second gesture, the view management module is to cause the computing device to display in place of the second content item a list view of a third content item that immediately precedes, or follows, the second content item in the list of content items.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the view management module is to display a detailed view of the third content item when the gesture detection module detects a selection gesture, representing a selection of the third content item.

16. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the gesture detection module is to detect the first gesture by detecting a finger pressed to a touch screen display on which the detailed view of the first content item is displayed, and then detect movement of the finger in direction relative to the orientation of the touch screen display.

17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the list management modules is to display a list view of the second content item by displaying an animation in which the list view of the second content item appears to move on the touch screen display in a direction that correlates with a direction of a finger detected making the gesture.

18. A computer-implemented method to facilitate navigation of a list of content items, the method comprising:

while displaying a long view of a first content item selected from the list of content items, detecting a gesture representing a request to jog through the list of content items in an order indicated by the gesture; and

displaying in succession a short view of the content items preceding or following the first content item in the list of content items, depending upon a direction indicated by the gesture and beginning with the content item that immediately precedes or follows the first content item.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the length of time the short view of each content item in the list of content items is displayed is dependent upon the length of time a finger involved in making the gesture is kept in contact with a touch sensitive device.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the length of time the short view of each content item in the list of content items is displayed is dependent upon a distance traveled by a finger involved in making the gesture.