Adaptive graphical interface

• US 8,379,006 B1
• Filed: 12/12/2011
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Bauer, German Wolfgang, Johnson, Elwan Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Caschera, Antonio A
• Application Number:
  US13/316,670
• Time in Patent Office: 435 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 345/207
• 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 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/066 for control of contrast
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/10 Mixing of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of an operation, e.g. adding, on the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

An adaptive graphical interface may include determining a first visual characteristic of a background portion, selecting a second visual characteristic contrasting with the first visual characteristic, and presenting a graphical feature portion, the graphical feature portion being presented over the background portion, and the graphical feature portion having the second visual characteristic.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a signal from a light sensor;

determining if the signal exceeds a threshold; and

adjusting a visual characteristic of a translucent portion of a plurality of portions of a display to compensate for the signal in response to the signal exceeding the threshold, wherein said adjustment of the visual characteristic of the translucent portion occurs independently from at least some other portions of the plurality of portions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the visual characteristic further comprises increasing a contrast of the translucent portion of the display in response to the signal indicating an increase in ambient light.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the visual characteristic further comprises decreasing a contrast of the translucent portion of the display in response to the signal indicating a decrease in ambient light.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the visual characteristic of the translucent portion of the display comprises adjusting the brightness of the translucent portion of the display.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring the signal from the light sensor; and

readjusting the visual characteristic of the translucent portion of the display in response to the signal exceeding the threshold.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the visual characteristic of the translucent portion of the display comprises adjusting an opacity of the translucent portion of the display.

7. A system, comprising:

a light sensor;

a display;

at least one processor;

and a memory comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to;

receive a signal from the light sensor;

determine if the signal exceeds a threshold; and

adjust a visual characteristic of a translucent portion of a plurality of portions of the display to compensate for the signal in response to the signal exceeding the threshold, wherein said adjustment of the visual characteristic of the translucent portion occurs independently from at least some other portions of the plurality of portions.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein to adjust the visual characteristic, the program instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to increase a contrast of the translucent portion of the display in response to the signal indicating an increase in ambient light.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein to adjust the visual characteristic, the program instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to decrease a contrast of the translucent portion of the display in response to the signal indicating a decrease in ambient light.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein to adjust the visual characteristic of the translucent portion of the display, the program instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to adjust the brightness of the translucent portion of the display.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the program instructions when executed by the at least one processor further cause the at least one processor to:

monitor the signal from the light sensor; and

readjust the visual characteristic of the translucent portion of the display in response to the signal exceeding the threshold.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein to adjust the visual characteristic of the translucent portion of the display, the program instructions when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to adjust an opacity of the translucent portion of the display.

13. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium, storing program instructions that when executed by a computing device implement:

receiving a signal from a light sensor;

determining if the signal exceeds a threshold; and

adjusting a visual characteristic of a translucent portion of a plurality of portions of a display to compensate for the signal in response to the signal exceeding the threshold, wherein said adjustment of the visual characteristic of the translucent portion occurs independently from at least some other portions of the plurality of portions.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein, in said adjusting the visual characteristic, the program instructions when executed by the computing device implement increasing a contrast of the translucent portion of the display in response to the signal indicating an increase in ambient light.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein, in said adjusting the visual characteristic, the program instructions when executed by the computing device implement decreasing a contrast of the translucent portion of the display in response to the signal indicating a decrease in ambient light.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein, in said adjusting the visual characteristic of the translucent portion of the display, the program instructions when executed by computing device implement adjusting the brightness of the translucent portion of the display.

17. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the program instructions when executed by the computing device further implement:

monitoring the signal from the light sensor; and

readjusting the visual characteristic of the translucent portion of the display in response to the signal exceeding the threshold.

18. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein, in said adjusting the visual characteristic of the translucent portion of the display, the program instructions when executed by computing device implement adjusting an opacity of the translucent portion of the display.