APPLICATION OF A TOUCH BASED INTERFACE WITH A CUBE STRUCTURE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- at a portable device with a touch screen,(a) displaying one of first files in said touch screen;
(b) receiving a swipe gesture left or right from a user to browse each of first files in said touch screen in a horizontal reviewing mode;
(c) receiving a rotation gesture from the user to initiate a rotation transition;
(d) displaying a three dimensional cube rotation scene including a portion of one of second files during the transition in said touch screen;
after the transition, displaying said one of second files in said touch screen;
(e) receiving a swipe gesture up or down from the user to browse each of second files in said touch screen in a vertical reviewing mode, and;
(f) receiving said swipe gesture left or right from the user in the vertical reviewing mode to return to the said horizontal reviewing mode, wherein said rotation gesture is a gesture other than said swipe gesture left or right.
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Abstract
A computer system and method to browse and to move files of a first folder in a horizontal reviewing mode, files of a second folder a first vertical reviewing mode and files of a third folder in a second vertical reviewing mode in the touch display of a portable device is described. The method provides a three dimensional cube rotation scene including a portion of one of second files during the transition in said touch screen. The computer system has a folder selection mode during the switching from the horizontal reviewing mode to the first vertical reviewing mode. The computer system further has a category reviewing mode which enables a user to review folders in each category, wherein each category is presented in different layers of a category tree.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- at a portable device with a touch screen,
(a) displaying one of first files in said touch screen; (b) receiving a swipe gesture left or right from a user to browse each of first files in said touch screen in a horizontal reviewing mode; (c) receiving a rotation gesture from the user to initiate a rotation transition; (d) displaying a three dimensional cube rotation scene including a portion of one of second files during the transition in said touch screen;
after the transition, displaying said one of second files in said touch screen;(e) receiving a swipe gesture up or down from the user to browse each of second files in said touch screen in a vertical reviewing mode, and; (f) receiving said swipe gesture left or right from the user in the vertical reviewing mode to return to the said horizontal reviewing mode, wherein said rotation gesture is a gesture other than said swipe gesture left or right. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- at a portable device with a touch screen,
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8. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- at a portable device with a touch screen,
a. displaying one of first files in said touch screen; b. receiving a swipe gesture left or right from a user to browse each of first files in said touch screen in a horizontal reviewing mode; c. receiving a first rotation gesture to initiate a rotation transition in an end of a first group in said horizontal reviewing mode; d. displaying a three dimensional cube rotation scene including a portion of one of second files of a second group during the transition in said touch screen;
after the transition, displaying said one of second files in said touch screen;e. receiving a swipe gesture left or right from the user to browse each of second files in said touch screen; f. receiving a rotation gesture to initiate a rotation transition to enter a vertical reviewing mode in one of first files or second files, and; g. receiving said swipe gesture left or right from the user in the vertical reviewing mode to return to the said horizontal reviewing mode, wherein said rotation gesture is a gesture other than said swipe gesture left or right.
- at a portable device with a touch screen,
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9. A computer system, comprising:
- a touch display;
one or more processors;
memory;and a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including instructions for performing an interface on the touch display to browse and to move files of a first folder in a horizontal reviewing mode, files of a second folder a first vertical reviewing mode and files of a third folder in a second vertical reviewing mode, said interface detecting a first reviewing gesture with a first gesture direction to browse files in the horizontal reviewing mode and detecting a second reviewing gesture with a second gesture direction to browse files in the first vertical reviewing mode and the second vertical reviewing mode; said interface detecting a first rotating gesture with a second gesture direction to switch from the horizontal reviewing mode to the first vertical reviewing mode, a second rotating gesture with a second gesture direction to switch from the horizontal reviewing mode to the second vertical reviewing mode, and a return gesture with a first gesture direction switch from the first vertical reviewing mode to the horizontal reviewing mode or from the second vertical reviewing mode to the horizontal reviewing mode, said interface detecting a move gesture with a second gesture direction to move files from the horizontal reviewing mode to the first vertical reviewing mode or from the horizontal reviewing mode to the second vertical reviewing mode, and; said program displaying a three dimensional cube rotation scene to show a portion of one of files of a second folder during the switching from the horizontal reviewing mode to the first vertical reviewing mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a touch display;
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