APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VISUAL TRANSITION BETWEEN SCREENS
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- provide for display of a first screen representing a first interactive content;
receive an input from a user comprising a movement component; and
provide for a visual transition from the first screen to a second screen representing a second, different interactive content in response to the input by applying a first graphical effect to the display of the first screen and applying a second graphical effect to the display of the second screen, the first graphical effect being different from the second graphical effect,wherein the visual transition is proportional to the movement component,wherein the first graphical effect is indicative of a transition from display of the first screen to non-display of the first screen, andwherein the second graphical effect is indicative of a transition from non-display of the second screen to display of the second screen.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that provide for the display of a visual transition between screens representing different interactive content to indicate to a user that the user is “leaving” (e.g., transitioning away) from one screen and is “entering” (e.g., transitioning to) another screen. In particular, a first graphical effect may be applied to a first screen and a second, different graphical effect may be applied to the second screen. The first graphical effect may be indicative of a transition from display of the first screen to non-display of the first screen, while the second graphical effect may be indicative of a transition from non-display of the second screen to display of the second screen. The combination of the first and second graphical effects may, thus, create for the user a visual transition from the first screen to the second screen.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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provide for display of a first screen representing a first interactive content; receive an input from a user comprising a movement component; and provide for a visual transition from the first screen to a second screen representing a second, different interactive content in response to the input by applying a first graphical effect to the display of the first screen and applying a second graphical effect to the display of the second screen, the first graphical effect being different from the second graphical effect, wherein the visual transition is proportional to the movement component, wherein the first graphical effect is indicative of a transition from display of the first screen to non-display of the first screen, and wherein the second graphical effect is indicative of a transition from non-display of the second screen to display of the second screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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providing for display of a first screen representing a first interactive content; receiving an input from a user comprising a movement component; and providing for a visual transition from the first screen to a second screen representing a second, different interactive content in response to the input by applying a first graphical effect to the display of the first screen and applying a second graphical effect to the display of the second screen, the first graphical effect being different from the second graphical effect, wherein the visual transition is proportional to the movement component, wherein the first graphical effect is indicative of a transition from display of the first screen to non-display of the first screen, and wherein the second graphical effect is indicative of a transition from non-display of the second screen to display of the second screen. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:
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providing for display of a first screen representing a first interactive content; receiving an input from a user comprising a movement component; and providing for a visual transition from the first screen to a second screen representing a second, different interactive content in response to the input by applying a first graphical effect to the display of the first screen and applying a second graphical effect to the display of the second screen, the first graphical effect being different from the second graphical effect, wherein the visual transition is proportional to the movement component, wherein the first graphical effect is indicative of a transition from display of the first screen to non-display of the first screen, and wherein the second graphical effect is indicative of a transition from non-display of the second screen to display of the second screen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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