DISPLAYING ACTIONABLE ITEMS IN AN OVERSCROLL AREA

• US 20150199082A1
• Filed: 11/13/2012
• Published: 07/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: SCHOLLER, Jerome F., GREENWALD, Jesse Ryan
• Application Number:
  US13/675,838
• Publication Number:
  US 20150199082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Systems and methods for user interface management are provided. In some aspects, a first scroll beyond an original content being presented for a user is detected, where the first scroll indicates an overscroll event. Menu content is provided for display upon detection of the first scroll, where the menu content includes one or more actionable items.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for user interface management, the method comprising:

detecting a first scroll beyond an original content being presented for a user, wherein the first scroll indicates an overscroll event;

providing for display of menu content upon detection of the first scroll, wherein the menu content includes one or more actionable items, wherein the one or more actionable items in the menu content dynamically change based on the original content being presented for the user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second scroll beyond the original content, wherein the second scroll indicates scrolling beyond the original content that does not amount to an overscroll event; and

providing for partial display of the menu content upon detection of the second scroll.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first scroll is in an upwards direction and the menu content provided for display is on a bottom portion of the original content.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a third scroll in a direction opposite the first and second scrolls; and

providing, in response to the third scroll, for removing display of the menu content, wherein the resulting display includes the original content being presented for the user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one of the one or more actionable items.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein receiving the selection of the one or more actionable items comprises:

receiving an indication of a touch at a position corresponding to the one or more actionable items.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first scroll is associated with a first input object, wherein the first input object is held in an end position of the first scroll during the touch at the position corresponding to the one or more actionable items, and wherein the touch at the position corresponding to the one or more actionable items is associated with a second input object different from the first input object.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the selection of the one or more actionable items further comprises:

detecting an additional scroll, wherein the additional scroll corresponds to a request to continue displaying the menu items upon release of the additional scroll.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the additional scroll forms an angle with the first scroll.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first scroll is associated with a first input object, the method further comprising:

receiving an indication of release of the first input object from a touch screen, wherein the original content is presented on the touch screen.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

continuing providing for display of the menu content upon the release of the first input object from the touch screen.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

providing for removal of the menu content upon the release of the first input object from the touch screen.

4. (canceled)

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for user interface management, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to implement a method, the method comprising:

providing for display of first content via a touch screen, wherein the first content has a termination point in a first axis;

receiving, via the touch screen, an indication of a first scroll of the first content along the first axis, wherein the first scroll extends beyond the termination point of the first content;

providing for display, in response to the received indication of the first scroll, of a region via the touch screen, wherein the region does not include the first content;

providing for display, within the region, of one or more user interface icons for entering commands, wherein the one or more user interface icons dynamically change based on the first content being presented for display.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the region is not provided for display before the indication of the first scroll is received.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the first content is associated with an application, and wherein the one or more user interface icons are for entering commands within the application.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the application comprises a web browser, and wherein the commands within the application comprise one or more of a new tab command, a close tab command, a back command, and a forward command.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the application comprises an electronic messaging application, and wherein the commands within the application comprise one or more of a next message command, a previous message command, a compose new message command, or a delete message command.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein at least one of the one or more user interface icons in the region is partially displayed.

20. A system for user interface management, the system comprising:

one or more hardware processors; and

a memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to implement a method, the method comprising;

providing for display of first content via a touch screen, wherein the first content has a termination point in a first axis;

receiving, via the touch screen, an indication of a first scroll of the first content along the first axis, wherein the first scroll extends beyond the termination point of the first content;

providing for display, in response to the received indication of the first scroll, of a region via the touch screen, wherein the region does not include the first content;

providing for display, within the region, of one or more user interface icons, the one or more user interface icons being partially displayed;

receiving, via the touch screen, an indication of further scrolling in a direction of the first scroll; and

increasing, in response to the received indication of the further scrolling, a size of the region to fully display the one or more user interface icons, wherein the one or more user interface icons dynamically change based on the first content being presented for the user.