GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR NAVIGATING APPLICATIONS

• US 20140137020A1
• Filed: 05/02/2013
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Sharma, Sameer, Amit, Gadi, Hoshino, Yoshikazu, Bourgeois, Solene, Satzger, Douglas, Stauber, Nicolas
• Granted Patent: US 9,448,694 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop

Abstract

Technologies are provided in embodiments to provide a graphical user interface to navigate applications on a mobile device. At least one embodiment is configured to receive a request to display a rotatable menu of applications on a computing device and to generate the rotatable menu comprising a first set of one or more content cards, where at least one of the content cards of the first set represents at least one application in the computing device. The embodiment is also configured to provide the rotatable menu in a first orientation for display on the computing device. Embodiments may be configured to receive an indication of input to rotate the rotatable menu, rotate the rotatable menu to a second orientation, and cause, at least in part, actions that result in display of the rotatable menu in the second orientation.

Claims

1. At least one computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for accessing applications through a user interface, the instructions when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:

receive a request to display a rotatable menu of applications on a computing device;

generate the rotatable menu comprising a first set of one or more content cards, at least one of the content cards of the first set representing at least one application in the computing device; and

provide the rotatable menu in a first orientation for display on the computing device.

2. The medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to:

receive an indication of input to rotate the rotatable menu;

rotate the rotatable menu to a second orientation; and

cause, at least in part, actions that result in display of the rotatable menu in the second orientation.

3. The medium of claim 2, wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to:

receive the indication of input when a finger gesture is detected on a touch-sensitive screen of a display.

4. The medium of claim 1, wherein a content card of the first set is selectable by a user, wherein the content card changes as the rotatable menu is rotated.

5. The medium of claim 4, wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to:

receive an indication of input to select the content card, the selected content card representing an application in the computing device; and

cause, at least in part, actions that result in display of a zoomed-in view of the rotatable menu, wherein a first location in the zoomed-in view includes the selected content card with one or more graphical elements provided by the application.

6. The medium of claim 5, wherein the zoomed-in view includes portions of two content cards of the first set in two other locations, the two other locations adjacent to opposite sides of the first location in the zoomed-in view.

7. The medium of claim 5, wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to:

receive a second indication of input associated with an object of the application;

generate a new rotatable menu comprising a second set of one or more content cards, at least one of the content cards in the second set representing another application in the computing device; and

cause, at least in part, actions that result in display of the new rotatable menu.

8. The medium of claim 7, wherein the second indication of input is responsive to the object of the application being dragged to a menu control element in another location of the zoomed-in view.

9. The medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to:

identify the other application based, at least in part, on the application represented by the selected content card and on one or more context rules.

10. The medium of claim 9, wherein the identified other application is configured with a capability of performing an action on the object.

11. The medium of claim 5, wherein a third set of one or more content cards are layered behind the selected content card, wherein the selected content card and the one or more content cards of the third set contain one or more graphical elements provided by the application.

12. The medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to:

receive another indication of input to scroll through the one or more content cards of the third set.

13. The medium of claim 1, wherein one of the content cards of the first set is selectable when the rotatable menu is displayed in a first orientation, and wherein, when the rotatable menu is displayed in a second orientation, a different one of the content cards of the first set is selectable.

14. The medium of claim 1, wherein the rotatable menu is configured in a visual representation of a carousel.

15. The medium of claim 1, wherein one or more of the content cards of the first set each represents two or more applications.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein a selection of one of the content cards of the first set results in display of another rotatable menu including a fourth set of two or more other content cards representing two or more applications.

17. An apparatus for accessing applications through a user interface, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory storing one or more applications;

a menu manager module configured to;

receive a request to display a rotatable menu of applications on the apparatus;

generate the rotatable menu comprising a first set of one or more content cards, at least one of the content cards of the first set representing at least one application in the apparatus; and

provide the rotatable menu in a first orientation to be displayed on the apparatus.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the menu manager is further configured to:

receive an indication of input to rotate the rotatable menu;

rotate the rotatable menu to a second orientation; and

cause, at least in part, actions that result in display of the rotatable menu in the second orientation.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein a content card of the first set is selectable by a user, wherein the content card changes as the rotatable menu is rotated.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the menu manager is further configured to:

receive an indication of input to select the content card, the selected content card representing an application in the apparatus; and

cause, at least in part, actions that result in display of a zoomed-in view of the rotatable menu, wherein a first location in the zoomed-in view includes the selected content card with one or more graphical elements provided by the application.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the menu manager is further configured to:

receive a second indication of input associated with an object of the application;

generate a new rotatable menu comprising a second set of one or more content cards, at least one of the content cards in the second set representing another application in the apparatus; and

cause, at least in part, actions that result in display of the new rotatable menu.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the menu manager is further configured to:

identify the other application based, at least in part, on the application represented by the selected content card and on one or more context rules.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the identified other application is configured with a capability of performing an action on the object.

24. A method for accessing applications through a user interface, the method comprising:

receive a request to display a rotatable menu of applications on a computing device;

generate the rotatable menu comprising a first set of one or more content cards, at least one of the content cards representing at least one application in the computing device; and

provide the rotatable menu in a first orientation for display on the computing device.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

receiving an indication of input to rotate the rotatable menu;

rotating the rotatable menu to a second orientation; and

causing, at least in part, actions that result in display of the rotatable menu in the second orientation.