APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRANSITIONS BETWEEN SCREENS

• US 20130162516A1
• Filed: 12/22/2011
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Paretti, Christopher, Lindmeier, William
• Granted Patent: US 10,182,141 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that determine a destination screen for display and provide for a visual transition between an origin screen and the destination screen based on a position of a user input and a direction of the movement component of the input. The origin screen may, for example, associate certain areas of the screen with certain destination screens, such that an input received in one area invokes one destination screen and an input received in another area invokes another destination screen. The destination screen may also be determined based on the direction of the movement component of the input. Thus, one of several destination screens may be accessible to the user and may be determined based on the characteristics of the input received.

Claims

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 an origin screen;

receive an input from a user comprising a movement component;

determine a destination screen for display from a plurality of screens based on a position of the input and a direction of the movement component of the input; and

provide for a visual transition from the origin screen to the destination screen.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the origin screen defines at least a first area and a second area, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine a first screen for display based on the position of the input being within the first area and to determine a second screen for display based on the position of the input being within the second area.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to provide an indication on the origin screen of an association of the first area with the first screen and an association of the second area with the second screen, respectively.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine a first screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a first direction and to determine a second screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a second, different direction.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the origin screen defines at least a first area and a second area, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine a first screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a first direction and based on the position of the input being within the first area, to determine a second screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a second direction and based on the position of the input being within the first area, and to determine a third screen for display based on the position of the input being within the second area.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine the destination screen for display based on an initial contact position of the input.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the origin screen represents a first interactive content and wherein the destination screen represents a second interactive content.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the origin screen is a lock screen, and wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to unlock the lock screen upon receipt of the input based on at least one of the position of the input and the direction of the movement component of the input.

9. A method comprising:

providing for display of an origin screen;

receiving an input from a user comprising a movement component;

determining a destination screen for display from a plurality of screens based on a position of the input and a direction of the movement component of the input; and

providing for a visual transition from the origin screen to the destination screen.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the origin screen defines at least a first area and a second area, wherein determining the destination screen comprises determining a first screen for display based on the position of the input being within the first area and determining a second screen for display based on the position of the input being within the second area.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising providing an indication on the origin screen of an association of the first area with the first screen and an association of the second area with the second screen, respectively.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein determining the destination screen comprises determining a first screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a first direction and determining a second screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a second, different direction.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the origin screen defines at least a first area and a second area, wherein determining the destination screen comprises determining a first screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a first direction and based on the position of the input being within the first area, determining a second screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a second direction and based on the position of the input being within the first area, and determining a third screen for display based on the position of the input being within the second area.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein determining the destination screen for display comprises determining the destination screen for display based on an initial contact position of the input.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the origin screen represents a first interactive content and wherein the destination screen represents a second interactive content.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the origin screen is a lock screen, wherein determining the destination screen comprises unlocking the lock screen upon receipt of the input based on at least one of the position of the input and the direction of the movement component of the input.

17. 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:

providing for display of an origin screen;

receiving an input from a user comprising a movement component;

determining a destination screen for display from a plurality of screens based on a position of the input and a direction of the movement component of the input; and

providing for a visual transition from the origin screen to the destination screen.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the origin screen defines at least a first area and a second area, wherein the program code instructions for determining the destination screen comprise program code instructions for determining a first screen for display based on the position of the input being within the first area and determining a second screen for display based on the position of the input being within the second area.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising program code instructions for providing an indication on the origin screen of an association of the first area with the first screen and an association of the second area with the second screen, respectively.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the program code instructions for determining the destination screen comprise program code instructions for determining a first screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a first direction and determining a second screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a second, different direction.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the origin screen defines at least a first area and a second area, wherein the program code instructions for determining the destination screen comprise program code instructions for determining a first screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a first direction and based on the position of the input being within the first area, determining a second screen for display based on the direction of the movement component being a second direction and based on the position of the input being within the first area, and determining a third screen for display based on the position of the input being within the second area.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the program code instructions for determining the destination screen for display comprise program code instructions for determining the destination screen for display based on an initial contact position of the input.

23. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the origin screen represents a first interactive content and wherein the destination screen represents a second interactive content.

24. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the origin screen is a lock screen, the program code instructions for determining the destination screen for display comprise program code instructions for unlocking the lock screen upon receipt of the input based on at least one of the position of the input and the direction of the movement component of the input.