CURSOR DRIVEN INTERFACE FOR LAYER CONTROL

• US 20130321457A1
• Filed: 05/20/2013
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Door Number 3, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Door Number 3
• Inventors: Bauermeister, Benjamin P., Flagg, Neil A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,360,942 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/629
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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: G06F 3/1462 with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the remote displays
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/377 for mixing or overlaying two or more graphic patterns G09G5/02, G09G5/397 take precedence

Abstract

An approach for manipulating objects within a document whereby one or more objects are transposed between other objects in a display order. A first element of the plurality of elements is selected as the active element and a display interface is associated with the first element, and based on input received with respect to the interface element, the display order of the first element is changed in relation to the plurality of elements.

Claims

1. A method for layer control, comprising:

displaying a plurality of elements stacked in a display order;

selecting a first element, of the plurality of elements, as the active element;

displaying an interface element associated with the first element;

changing the display order of the first element in relation to the plurality of elements based on input received with respect to the interface element.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the speed at which the interface element is being adjusted; and

adjusting the speed at which the display order of the first element is visually presented based on the speed at which the interface element is being adjusted.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the speed at which the display order is visually presented is modified based upon the proximity of the first element to either the bottom or top of the display order.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the speed at which the display order is visually presented slows down as the first element approaches either the bottom or top of the display order.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the speed at which the display order is visually presented is modified based upon the proximity of the first element to its original place in the display order.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first element comprises multiple elements.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the interface element comprises an existing handle.

8. A computer-readable storage medium that tangibly stores instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause:

displaying a plurality of elements wherein the elements are stacked in a display order;

causing a first element of the plurality of elements to be selected as the active element;

displaying an interface element associated with the first element;

based on input received with respect to the interface element, changing the display order of the first element in relation to the plurality of elements.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, further comprising instructions for:

determining the speed at which the interface element is being adjusted; and

adjusting the speed at which the display order of the first element is visually presented based on the speed at which the interface element is being adjusted.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the speed at which the display order is visually presented is modified based upon the proximity of the first element to either the bottom or top of the display order.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the speed at which the display order is visually presented slows down as the first element approaches either the bottom or top of the display order.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the speed at which the display order is visually presented is modified based upon the proximity of the first element to its original place in the display order.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the first element comprises multiple elements.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the interface element comprises an existing handle.

15. A system for layer control, comprising a device configured to cause:

displaying a plurality of elements wherein the elements are stacked in a display order;

causing a first element of the plurality of elements to be selected as the active element;

displaying an interface element associated with the first element;

based on input received with respect to the interface element, changing the display order of the first element in relation to the plurality of elements.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

determining the speed at which the interface element is being adjusted; and

adjusting the speed at which the display order of the first element is visually presented based on the speed at which the interface element is being adjusted.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the speed at which the display order is visually presented is modified based upon the proximity of the first element to either the bottom or top of the display order.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the speed at which the display order is visually presented slows down as the first element approaches either the bottom or top of the display order.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the speed at which the display order is visually presented is modified based upon the proximity of the first element to its original place in the display order.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the first element comprises multiple elements.