Photo browse and zoom
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, when executed by a computer, perform the acts comprising:
- displaying simultaneously a plurality of thumbnails each associated with a different photo, wherein each of the thumbnails is a reduced version of a portion of the photo associated therewith;
receiving a first user selection of one of the thumbnails; and
responsive to receiving the first user selection, animating the plurality of thumbnails to increase in size simultaneously with the first user selection, causing the plurality of thumbnails to fade out, and causing an entirety of the photo associated with the selected one of the thumbnails to fade in within a visual boundary;
if a second user selection of the photo being displayed is received within a period of time after the photo has faded in, then in response to the second user selection, causing the photo to fade out, causing the plurality of thumbnails to fade in, and animating each of the plurality of thumbnails to reduce in size back to a size at which each of the plurality of thumbnails was displayed when the first user selection was received; and
if the second user selection is not received within the period of time, then in response to the period of time having passed, animating the photo to fade out, causing the plurality of thumbnails to fade in, and causing each of the plurality of thumbnails to reduce in size back to a size at which each of the plurality of thumbnails was displayed when the first user selection was received, wherein the amount of time is measured staffing with selection of photo representation, staffing with animation in response to the second user selection, or staffing with completion of the animation and cross-fading.
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Abstract
Groups of photo thumbnails are presented to the user, and where a user selects one of the thumbnails, a transition is provided replacing the group of thumbnails with the photo represented by the selected thumbnail. The photo may be displayed without cropping or stretching. In addition, a zoom/enlargement animation of the selected thumbnail is provided, and also possibly of the remaining thumbnails in the group, which then transitions into the represented photo. In addition, after or during the zooming animation, a cross-fading may occur such that the thumbnails fade out and the represented photo fades in. These types of transitions and user inputs both while the user is manually browsing thumbnails and when the user is viewing an automated slideshow of the thumbnails.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, when executed by a computer, perform the acts comprising:
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displaying simultaneously a plurality of thumbnails each associated with a different photo, wherein each of the thumbnails is a reduced version of a portion of the photo associated therewith; receiving a first user selection of one of the thumbnails; and responsive to receiving the first user selection, animating the plurality of thumbnails to increase in size simultaneously with the first user selection, causing the plurality of thumbnails to fade out, and causing an entirety of the photo associated with the selected one of the thumbnails to fade in within a visual boundary; if a second user selection of the photo being displayed is received within a period of time after the photo has faded in, then in response to the second user selection, causing the photo to fade out, causing the plurality of thumbnails to fade in, and animating each of the plurality of thumbnails to reduce in size back to a size at which each of the plurality of thumbnails was displayed when the first user selection was received; and if the second user selection is not received within the period of time, then in response to the period of time having passed, animating the photo to fade out, causing the plurality of thumbnails to fade in, and causing each of the plurality of thumbnails to reduce in size back to a size at which each of the plurality of thumbnails was displayed when the first user selection was received, wherein the amount of time is measured staffing with selection of photo representation, staffing with animation in response to the second user selection, or staffing with completion of the animation and cross-fading. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, when executed by a computer, perform the acts comprising:
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displaying simultaneously a first plurality of thumbnails as a first group and a second plurality of thumbnails as a second group separate from the first group, each of the thumbnails in the first and second pluralities of thumbnails associated with a different photo, wherein each of the thumbnails is a reduced version of a portion of the photo associated therewith; receiving a first user selection of one of the thumbnails in the first group; responsive to receiving the first user selection, animating the selected one of the thumbnails in the first group to increase in size, causing the selected one of the thumbnails in the first group to fade out, and causing an entirety of the photo associated with the selected one of the thumbnails in the first group to fade in; receiving a second user selection of one of the thumbnails in the second group; and responsive to receiving the second user selection, animating the selected one of the thumbnails in the second group to increase in size, causing the selected one of the thumbnails in the second group to fade out, and causing an entirety of the photo associated with the selected one of the thumbnails in the second group to fade in; and if the second user selection is not received within a period of time, then in response to the period of time having passed, causing the photo to fade out, causing the selected one of the thumbnails to fade in, and animating the selected one of the thumbnails to reduce in size, wherein the amount of time is measured starting with selection of photo representation, starting with animation in response to the second user selection, or starting with completion of the animation and cross-fading. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, when executed by a computer, perform the acts comprising:
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displaying simultaneously a plurality of thumbnails each associated with a different photo, wherein each of the thumbnails is a depiction of a portion of the photo associated therewith; selecting one of the thumbnails; and animating the selected one of the thumbnails to zoom in, causing the selected one of the thumbnails to fade out, and causing an entirety of the photo associated with the selected one of the thumbnails to fade in; if a user selection of the photo being displayed is received within a period of time after the photo has faded in, then in response to the user selection, causing the photo to fade out, causing the selected one of the thumbnails to fade in, and animating the selected one of the thumbnails to reduce in size; and if the user selection is not received within the period of time, then in response to the period of time having passed, causing the photo to fade out, causing the selected one of the thumbnails to fade in, and animating the selected one of the thumbnails to reduce in size, wherein the amount of time is measured starting with selection of photo representation, starting with animation in response to the second user selection, or starting with completion of the animation and cross-fading. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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