ADJUSTABLE TIMELINE USER INTERFACE

• US 20160110046A1
• Filed: 03/29/2013
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: YAO, Di
• Application Number:
  US14/778,231
• Publication Number:
  US 20160110046A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• 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

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose an adjustable timeline user interface for a mobile device. According to one embodiment, in response to a detected touch input on the display of the device, a zoom classification level and/or scrolling feature for the timeline interface is determined based on the number of fingers, finger movement speed, and/or finger direction associated with the touch input. Consequently, the timeline interface and associated data collection is adjusted in accordance with the determined zoom classification level and/or scrolling feature.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing an adjustable timeline interface on a device, the method comprising:

detecting touch input on a display associated with said device; and

determining, in response to said touch input, a zoom classification level and/or scrolling feature for the timeline interface based on the number of fingers, finger movement speed, and/or finger direction associated with said touch input,

wherein the timeline interface and an associated data collection is adjusted in accordance with the determined zoom classification level and/or scrolling feature.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising

advancing the timeline forward or reverting the timeline backward based on the number of fingers and finger movement direction associated with the touch input.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting the zoom classification level based on a detected pinch operation and the current zoom classification level.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein when the touch input includes a single finger swipe movement, the timeline is adjusted to scroll forward or backward at a speed corresponding to the finger movement speed.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein when the touch input includes a two finger swipe movement, the timeline is adjusted to scroll forward or backward at three times the finger movement speed.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein when the touch input includes a three finger swipe movement, the current timeline view is adjusted to skip to start or end of said timeline.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the zoom classification level includes an album view, a month view, and year view of the data collection.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the data collection comprises a plurality of images, videos, and/or news feeds.

9. A system for proving an adjustable timeline user interface on a portable electronic device, the system comprising:

a touch-enabled display for displaying an interactive timeline and configured to receive touch input from an operating user; and

a timeline control module configured to adjust, in response to a detected touch input, a zoom classification level and/or scrolling feature for the timeline interface and an associated data collection based on the number of fingers, finger movement speed, and/or finger direction associated with the touch input.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the timeline advances forward or reverts backward based on the number of fingers and finger movement direction associated said touch input.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein zoom classification level of the timeline is adjusted based on a detected pinch operation and the current zoom classification level.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein a single finger swipe movement scrolls the timeline forward or backward at a speed corresponding to the finger movement speed, a two finger swipe movement scrolls the timeline forward or backward at three times the finger movement speed, and a three finger swipe movement skips to the start or end of the timeline.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the zoom classification level includes an album view, a month view, and year view of the data.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the data collection comprises a plurality of images, videos, and/or news feeds.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored executable instructions for providing an adjustable timeline user interface on a portable electronic device having a display, and that when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

detect a touch input from a user on said display;

determine, in response to said touch input, an adjustment view of the interface timeline that enables;

scrolling the timeline forward or backward based on the number of fingers, finger movement speed, and finger movement direction associated the touch input, and

modifying the zoom classification level based on a detected pinch operation and the current zoom classification level.