Variable device graphical user interface

• US 8,631,358 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2007
• Issued: 01/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Louch, John O.
• Primary Examiner(s): ALVESTEFFER, STEPHEN D
• Application Number:
  US11/937,463
• Publication Number:
  US 20090100384A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,259 Days
• Field of Search: 715/863
• US Class Current: 715/866
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0418 for error correction or compensation, e.g. based on parallax, calibration or alignment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for adjusting a graphical user interface. A motion of a device is detected. A graphical user interface of the device is adjusted in response to the detected motion.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting changes in motion of a device;

determine a pattern of motion of the device based on the changes in motion matching predefined criteria;

while determining the pattern of motion, detecting user mistakes associated with user input to a graphical user interface of the device;

determining a pattern of user mistakes for the pattern of motion based on the detected user mistakes associated with the user input; and

in response to subsequently detecting the pattern of motion, adjusting the graphical user interface of the device based on the determined pattern of user mistakes.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting includes detecting one or more of acceleration, proximity or orientation.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensors comprise one or more of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or a proximity sensor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the graphical user interface comprises resizing one or more elements in the graphical user interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the graphical user interface comprises shifting one or more user interface elements of the graphical user interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the graphical user interface comprises resizing an area of touch sensitivity on a touch sensitive display of the device corresponding to an element in the graphical user interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the graphical user interface comprises adjusting a sensitivity level of a touch-sensitive display of the device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an angular position of the device; and

adjusting a graphical user interface of the device based on the detected angular position.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

predicting, based on the pattern of motion and the pattern of user mistakes, where on the graphical user interface user input will be received; and

adjusting the graphical user interface of the device based on the prediction.

10. A device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more sensors;

a computer-readable medium;

one or more processors; and

instructions stored in the computer-readable medium and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the instructions comprising instructions to;

detecting changes in motion of a device;

determine a pattern of motion of the device based on the changes in motion matching predefined criteria;

while determining the pattern of motion, detect user mistakes associated with user input to the touch-sensitive display of the device;

determining a pattern of user mistakes for the pattern of motion based on the detected user mistakes associated with the user input; and

in response to subsequently detecting the pattern of motion, adjust the graphical user interface of the device based the pattern of user mistakes.

11. The device of claim 10, further comprising one or more of instructions to detect acceleration, instructions to detect proximity, or instructions to detect orientation.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the sensors comprise one or more of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or a proximity sensor.

13. The device of claim 10, further comprising instructions to resize one or more elements in the graphical user interface.

14. The device of claim 10, further comprising instructions to shift one or more user interface elements of the graphical user interface.

15. The device of claim 10, further comprising instructions to resize an area of touch sensitivity on the touch sensitive display corresponding to an element in the graphical user interface.

16. The device of claim 10, further comprising instructions to adjust a sensitivity level of the touch-sensitive display.

17. The device of claim 10, further comprising instructions to:

detect an angular position of the device; and

adjust a graphical user interface of the device based on the detected angular position.

18. The device of claim 10, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to:

predict, based on the pattern of motion and the pattern of user mistakes, where on the graphical user interface user input will be received; and

adjust the graphical user interface of the device based on the prediction.

19. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable non-transitory medium, operable to cause a device to perform operations comprising:

detecting changes in motion of a device;

determine a pattern of motion of the device based on the changes in motion matching predefined criteria;

while determining the pattern of motion, detecting user mistakes associated with user input to a graphical user interface of the device;

determining a pattern of user mistakes for the pattern of motion based on the detected user mistakes associated with the user input; and

in response to subsequently detecting the pattern of motion, adjusting the graphical user interface of the device based on the pattern of user mistakes.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, further operable to cause the device to detect one or more of acceleration, proximity, or orientation.

21. The computer program product of claim 19, further operable to cause the device to perform operations comprising resizing one or more elements in the graphical user interface.

22. The computer program product of claim 19, further operable to cause the device to perform operations comprising shifting one or more user interface elements of the graphical user interface.

23. The computer program product of claim 19, further operable to cause the device to perform operations comprising resizing an area of touch sensitivity on the touch sensitive display corresponding to an element in the graphical user interface.

24. The computer program product of claim 19, further operable to cause the device to perform operations comprising adjusting a sensitivity level of the touch-sensitive display.

25. The computer program product of claim 19, further operable to cause the device to perform operations comprising:

detecting an angular position of the device; and

adjusting a graphical user interface of the device based on the detected angular position.

26. The computer program product of claim 19, further operable to cause the device to perform operations comprising:

predicting, based on the pattern of motion and the pattern of user mistakes, where on the graphical user interface user input will be received; and

adjusting the graphical user interface of the device based on the prediction.