Gestures for Presentation of Different Views of a System Diagram

• US 20130031514A1
• Filed: 07/28/2011
• Published: 01/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: National Instruments Corporation (Emerson Electric Company)
• Original Assignee: National Instruments Corporation (Emerson Electric Company)
• Inventors: Gabbert, Adam K.
• Granted Patent: US 8,713,482 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Presenting different views of a system based on input from a user. A first view of a first portion of the system may be displayed. For example, the first portion may be a device of the system. User input specifying a first gesture may be received. In response to the first gesture, a second view of the first portion of the system may be displayed. For example, the first view may represent a first level of abstraction of the portion of the system and the second view may represent a second level of abstraction of the portion of the system. A second gesture may be used to view a view of a different portion of the system. Additionally, when changing from a first view to a second view, the first view may “morph” into the second view.

Claims

1. A non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium storing program instructions for presenting different views of a system based on gestures provided by a user, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to:

display a first view of a first portion of the system;

receive user input specifying a first gesture, wherein the first gesture is used to request a different view of the first portion of the system;

display a second view of the first portion of the system in response to the first gesture.

2. The non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium of claim 1, wherein the first gesture is a translation gesture.

3. The non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium of claim 1, wherein the first gesture is a vertical translation gesture.

4. The non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium of claim 1, wherein the first view corresponds to a first level of abstraction of the first portion of the system, wherein the second view corresponds to a second level of abstraction of the first portion of the system.

5. The non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium of claim 1, wherein the first view visually indicates the appearance of the first portion of the system.

6. The non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium of claim 1, wherein the second view visually indicates components of the first portion of the system.

7. The non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium of claim 1, wherein the second view visually indicates software deployed on the first portion of the system.

8. The non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium of claim 1, wherein the system comprises a plurality of devices, wherein the first portion of the system corresponds to a first device of the system.

9. The non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium of claim 1, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

receive user input specifying a second gesture, wherein the second gesture is used to request a different portion of the system;

display a first view of a second portion of the system in response to the second gesture.

10. The non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium of claim 9, wherein the system comprises a plurality of devices, wherein the first portion of the system corresponds to a first device of the system, wherein the second portion of the system corresponds to a second device of the system.

11. A method for presenting different views of a system based on gestures provided by a user, comprising:

displaying a first view of a first portion of the system;

receiving user input specifying a first gesture, wherein the first gesture is used to request a different view of the first portion of the system;

displaying a second view of the first portion of the system in response to the first gesture.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first gesture is a translation gesture.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first gesture is a vertical translation gesture.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first view corresponds to a first level of abstraction of the first portion of the system, wherein the second view corresponds to a second level of abstraction of the first portion of the system.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the first view visually indicates the appearance of the first portion of the system.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the second view visually indicates components of the first portion of the system.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the second view visually indicates software deployed on the first portion of the system.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the system comprises a plurality of devices, wherein the first portion of the system corresponds to a first device of the system.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving user input specifying a second gesture, wherein the second gesture is used to request a different portion of the system;

displaying a first view of a second portion of the system in response to the second gesture.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the system comprises a plurality of devices, wherein the first portion of the system corresponds to a first device of the system, wherein the second portion of the system corresponds to a second device of the system.