USER INTERFACE FOR SELECTING A PHOTO TAG

• US 20130007664A1
• Filed: 09/11/2012
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: BROWN, Michael S., Klassen, Gerhard D., Dent, Terrill
• Granted Patent: US 9,003,330 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/821
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

There is disclosed a user interface for selecting a photo tag. In an embodiment, the user interface embodies a method of selecting a photo tag for a tagged photo, comprising: providing a tag entry field for entering a photo tag; in dependence upon a string entered by a user, displaying in a matching tag list any tags from one or more selected tag sources matching the entered string. The method may further comprise displaying a tag type for each tag appearing in the matching tag list. The method may further comprise allowing user selection of a tag in the matching tag list to complete the tag entry field.

Claims

1. A communications device including a display, the communications device comprising:

a processor in data communication with the display, the processor configured to;

display an image containing a subject;

display, concurrent with the image, a list including a tag associated with the subject, the tag including a tag type;

highlight the subject with a visual indicator, the visual indicator corresponding to the tag type and being presented upon scrolling over the associated tag; and

display a menu of options associated with at least one of the tag and the tag type, the menu of options being presented upon scrolling over the associated tag.

2. The communications device as recited in claim 1, wherein the visual indicator that highlights the subject is different for each tag type.

3. The communications device as recited in claim 1, wherein the menu of options include entries corresponding to at least one of editing the tag and deleting the tag.

4. The communications device as recited in claim 1, wherein the tag type includes context-sensitive menu options.

5. The communications device as recited in claim 4, wherein, upon scrolling over the associated tag, the context-sensitive menu options include user-specific information associated with one of a social media application, an address book application, and a browser application.

6. The communications device as recited in claim 1, wherein the tag type corresponds to a geographic location.

7. The communications device as recited in claim 2, wherein the visual indicator corresponds to at least one of a pre-selected color and a pre-selected shape.

8. A method of presenting photo tags on a communication device having a display, said method comprising:

displaying, via a processor in data communication with the display, an image containing a subject;

displaying, concurrent with the image, a list including a tag associated with the subject, the tag including a tag type;

highlighting the subject with a visual indicator, the visual indicator corresponding to the tag type and being presented upon scrolling over the associated tag; and

displaying a menu of options associated with at least one of the tag and the tag type, the menu of options being presented upon scrolling over the associated tag.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein highlighting the subject with the visual indicator includes providing a different highlighting for each tag type.

10. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein displaying the menu of options includes presenting entries corresponding to at least one of editing the tag and deleting the tag.

11. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the tag type includes context-sensitive menu options.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein, upon scrolling over the associated tag, the context-sensitive menu options include presenting user-specific information associated with one of a social media application, an address book application, and a browser application.

13. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein the tag type corresponds to a geographic location.

14. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the visual indicator corresponds to at least one of a pre-selected color and a pre-selected shape.

15. A non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when loaded into a communications device, are executable to:

display an image containing a subject;

display, concurrent with the image, a list including a tag associated with the subject, the tag including a tag type;

highlight the subject with a visual indicator, the visual indicator corresponding to the tag type and being presented upon scrolling over the associated tag; and

display a menu of options associated with at least one of the tag and the tag type, the menu of options being presented upon scrolling over the associated tag.

16. The non-transitory memory as recited in claim 15, storing instructions executable to highlight the subject using the visual indicator, wherein the visual indicator is different for each tag type.

17. The non-transitory memory as recited in claim 15, storing instructions that are executable to present the menu options, wherein the menu options include entries corresponding to at least one of editing the tag and deleting the tag.

18. The non-transitory memory as recited in claim 15, storing instructions that are executable to present the tag type, wherein the tag type includes context-sensitive menu options.

19. The non-transitory memory as recited in claim 18, storing instructions that are executable to present the context-sensitive menu options upon scrolling over the associated tag, wherein the context-sensitive menu options include user-specific information associated with one of a social media application, an address book application, and a browser application.

20. The non-transitory memory as recited in claim 18, storing instructions that are executable to present the tag type, wherein the tag type corresponds to a geographic location.

21. The non-transitory memory as recited in claim 16, storing instructions that are executable to present the visual indicator, wherein the visual indicator corresponds to at least one of a pre-selected color and a pre-selected shape.