GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, APPLICATION COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DIGITAL-ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20150067611A1
• Filed: 08/08/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xyrality GmbH
• Original Assignee: Xyrality GmbH
• Inventors: SPOHR, ALEXANDER
• Granted Patent: US 9,933,923 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/844
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H

Abstract

A graphical user interface for a display apparatus comprises an addressable window, which is related to a first formation action of a first start object to a target object and related to a second formation action of a second start object to the same target object, wherein each formation action comprises a transit from the respective start object to the target object using elements which can be selected from a plurality of element types, wherein assigned to each transit is an arrival time resulting from the speed of the corresponding formation, wherein the window includes a synchronisation button, by means of which the second formation action can be synchronised with the first formation action by delaying the second arrival time to the first arrival time.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface for a display apparatus, comprising an addressable window, wherein the addressable window is related to a first formation action of a first start object to a target object, and wherein the addressable window is related to a second formation action of a second start object to the target object, wherein the first formation action comprises a first transit from the first start object to the target object using first elements selected from a plurality of element types, wherein the second formation action comprises a second transit from the second object to the target object using second elements selected from the plurality of element types, wherein assigned to the first transit is a first arrival time resulting from a first speed of the first formation action, wherein assigned to the second transit is a second arrival time resulting from a second speed of the second formation action, wherein the addressable window includes a synchronization button, wherein activation of the synchronization button synchronizes the second formation action with the first formation action by delaying the second arrival time to the first arrival time.

2. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein the first formation action is an already initiated formation action.

3. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein the second formation action is a yet to be initiated formation action.

4. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein the addressable window is a formation selection window that facilitates a selection of the second elements to be used for the second formation action.

5. The graphical user interface according to claim 4, wherein each element of the second elements has a corresponding element speed dependent on a corresponding element type of the element, wherein it is only possible to select elements with element types such that the second arrival time resulting from the selected element is before the first arrival time.

6. The graphical user interface according to claim 5, wherein non-selectable element types are graphically modified.

7. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein the synchronization button is not actuatable if the first arrival time is before the second arrival time.

8. The graphical user interface according to claim 7, wherein a non-actuatable synchronization button is graphically modified.

9. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein delaying the second arrival time to the first arrival time delays the second arrival time a delay time, wherein the addressable window has a delay time information region for reproducing the delay time.

10. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein the delay time information region contains a graphical delay time symbol.

11. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein the addressable window has an arrival time information region for reproducing the synchronized arrival time.

12. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein the addressable window can be opened by actuating a further synchronization button in a further addressable window.

13. The graphical user interface according to claim 12, wherein the further addressable window comprises a transit information region for displaying the first transit.

14. The graphical user interface according to claim 13, wherein the further synchronization button is arranged directly connected to the transit information region.

15. The graphical user interface according to claim 12, wherein the synchronization button is only displayed if a second arrival time that is before the first arrival time is possible.

16. The graphical user interface according to claim 13, wherein the synchronization button is only displayed if a second arrival time that is before the first arrival time is possible.

17. A computer program, comprising a graphical user interface, to be stored and executed in a digital-electronic device, wherein said graphical user interface comprises an addressable window, which is related to a first formation action of a first start object to a target object and related to a second formation action of a second start object to the same target object, wherein each formation action comprises a transit from the respective start object to the target object using elements which can be selected from a plurality of element types, wherein assigned to each transit is an arrival time resulting from the speed of the corresponding formation, wherein the window includes a synchronisation button, by means of which the second formation action can be synchronised with the first formation action by delaying the second arrival time to the first arrival time.

18. A digital-electronic device having a display apparatus and an electronic control device, wherein a program comprising a graphical user interface is stored in the electronic control device, wherein said graphical user interface comprises an addressable window, which is related to a first formation action of a first start object to a target object and related to a second formation action of a second start object to the same target object, wherein each formation action comprises a transit from the respective start object to the target object using elements which can be selected from a plurality of element types, wherein assigned to each transit is an arrival time resulting from the speed of the corresponding formation, wherein the window includes a synchronisation button, by means of which the second formation action can be synchronised with the first formation action by delaying the second arrival time to the first arrival time.