CAUSING ELEMENTS TO BE DISPLAYED

• US 20140365893A1
• Filed: 12/31/2011
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Gao, Fiona, Peltola, Mikko Juhani, Yan, Julie, Xiong, Jenny, Wang, Alan, Yu, Alex
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,177 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces

Abstract

Apparatus, the apparatus having at least one processor and at least one memory having computer-readable code stored therein which when executed controls the at least one processor to perform a method comprising: causing a first element to be displayed, the first element associated with content; in response to an input in relation to the first element, causing a plurality of second elements to be displayed, each second element associated with one of a plurality of parts of the content, wherein the number of second elements is dependent upon a property of the input; and, in response to an input in relation to one or more of the plurality of second elements, carrying out an action.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the memory having computer-readable code stored therein which when executed causes the at least one processor to perform:

causing a first element to be displayed, the first element being associated with content;

in response to an input in relation to the first element, causing a plurality of second elements to be displayed, each second element being associated with one of a plurality of parts of the content, wherein a number of the plurality of second elements is dependent upon a property of the input; and

in response to an input in relation to one or more of the plurality of second elements, carrying out an action.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the input comprises a sliding input; and

causing the plurality of second elements to be displayed comprises causing the number of second elements to increase as the length of the sliding input along a defined path increases.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable code when executed causes the at least one processor to perform:

determining the plurality of parts of the content based upon one or more characteristics of the content.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein causing the plurality of second elements to be displayed comprises causing the second elements to be displayed along a defined path, wherein an order of the second elements on the defined path corresponds to an order of the associated parts of the content.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the defined path comprises a plurality of parts, each part being arranged along a first direction and each part except the first part being offset from the preceding part in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of parts associated with the displayed second elements together constitute the content.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein:

causing the plurality of second elements to be displayed comprises causing the number of second elements to increase successively; and

the computer-readable code when executed causes the at least one processor to perform;

determining a next second element to be displayed by determining a next division of the content based upon one or more characteristics of the content; and

displaying the next second element in an appropriate position in relation to the other displayed second elements.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable code when executed causes the at least one processor to perform:

causing the first element to move along a defined path in accordance with the input in relation to the first element.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable code when executed causes the at least one processor to perform:

in response to a further input in relation to one of the plurality of second elements, causing a plurality of further second elements to be displayed, each further second element associated with one of a plurality of subparts of the part of the content which is associated with the second element, wherein the number of further second elements is dependent upon a property of the further input in relation to the second element.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein carrying out the action comprises:

selecting one or more of the plurality of second elements; and

generating further content consisting of the parts associated with the selected one or more second elements.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the content comprises a video.

12. A method comprising:

causing a first element to be displayed, the first element being associated with content;

in response to an input in relation to the first element, causing a plurality of second elements to be displayed, each second element being associated with one of a plurality of parts of the content, wherein a number of the plurality second elements is dependent upon a property of the input; and

in response to an input in relation to one or more of the plurality of second elements, carrying out an action.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the input comprises a sliding input; and

causing the plurality of second elements to be displayed comprises causing the number of second elements to increase as the length of the sliding input along a defined path increases.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining the plurality of parts of the content based upon one or more characteristics of the content.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein causing the plurality of second elements to be displayed comprises causing the second elements to be displayed along a defined path, wherein the order of the second elements on the defined path corresponds to an order of the associated parts of the content.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the defined path comprises a plurality of parts, each part being arranged along a first direction and each part except the first part being offset from the preceding part in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of parts associated with the displayed second elements together constitute the content.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein;

causing the plurality of second elements to be displayed comprises causing the number of second elements to increase successively; and

the method further comprises;

determining a next second element to be displayed by determining the next most important dividing point in the content based upon one or more characteristics of the content; and

displaying the next second element in an appropriate position in relation to the other displayed second elements.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

causing the first element to move along a defined path in accordance with the input in relation to the first element.

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25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-readable code, which, when executed by a computing apparatus, causes the computing apparatus to perform:

causing a first element to be displayed, the first element being associated with content;

in response to an input in relation to the first element, causing a plurality of second elements to be displayed, each second element being associated with one of a plurality of parts of the content, wherein a number of the plurality of second elements is dependent upon a property of the input; and

in response to an input in relation to one or more of the plurality of second elements, carrying out an action.