Application programming interfaces for scrolling operations

• US 8,661,363 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2013
• Issued: 02/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Platzer, Andrew, Herz, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US13/867,950
• Publication Number:
  US 20130239046A1
• Time in Patent Office: 309 Days
• Field of Search: 715/764, 715/765, 715/781, 715/784, 715/786, 715/788, 715/800, 715/863, 715/864, 715/866, 715/973, 715/974, 345/156, 345/157, 345/169, 345/173, 345/473
• US Class Current: 715/784
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• 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

A method performed at an electronic device that has one or more processors, memory, and a touch-sensitive display includes transferring a set bounce call to provide a bounce operation. Transferring the set bounce call causes a bounce of a scrolled content region in an opposite direction of a scroll. The scrolled region includes an information object that bounces in the opposite direction of the scroll when the information object reaches or intersects a terminus, and the scrolled content region has a first velocity before the bounce and a second velocity, distinct from the first velocity, after the bounce.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at an electronic device that includes one or more processors, memory, and a touch-sensitive display;

transferring a set bounce call to provide a bounce operation, wherein transferring the set bounce call causes a bounce of a scrolled content region in an opposite direction of a scroll, the scrolled region includes an information object that bounces in the opposite direction of the scroll when the information object reaches or intersects a terminus, and the scrolled content region has a first velocity before the bounce and a second velocity, distinct from the first velocity, after the bounce.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting at least one of maximum and minimum bounce values, wherein the at least one of maximum and minimum bounce values is associated with at least one edge of a window that has received a user input and the at least one of maximum and minimum bounce values determines an amount of bouncing of the scrolled region in the opposite direction of the scroll.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein motion of the information object is dampened after the bounce.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transferring the set bounce call is one of issuing, initiating, invoking or receiving the set bounce call.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is one of:

a data processing device, a portable device, a portable data processing device, a multi touch device, a multi touch portable device, a wireless device, and a cell phone.

6. The method of claim 1, including transferring the set bounce call between user interface software and a software application through an application programming interface.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by an electronic device with one or more processors and a touch-sensitive display, the one or more programs including instructions for:

transferring a set bounce call to provide a bounce operation, wherein transferring the set bounce call causes a bounce of a scrolled content region in an opposite direction of a scroll, the scrolled region includes an information object that bounces in the opposite direction of the scroll when the information object reaches or intersects a terminus, and the scrolled content region has a first velocity before the bounce and a second velocity, distinct from the first velocity, after the bounce.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

setting at least one of maximum and minimum bounce values, wherein the at least one of maximum and minimum bounce values is associated with at least one edge of a window that has received a user input and the at least one of maximum and minimum bounce values determines an amount of bouncing of the scrolled region in the opposite direction of the scroll.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein motion of the information object is dampened after the bounce.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein transferring the set bounce call is one of issuing, initiating, invoking or receiving the set bounce call.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the electronic device is one of:

a data processing device, a portable device, a portable data processing device, a multi touch device, a multi touch portable device, a wireless device, and a cell phone.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for transferring the set bounce call between user interface software and a software application through an application programming interface.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors,

the one or more programs including instructions for;

transferring a set bounce call to provide a bounce operation, wherein transferring the set bounce call causes a bounce of a scrolled content region in an opposite direction of a scroll, the scrolled region includes an information object that bounces in the opposite direction of the scroll when the information object reaches or intersects a terminus, and the scrolled content region has a first velocity before the bounce and a second velocity, distinct from the first velocity, after the bounce.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

setting at least one of maximum and minimum bounce values, wherein the at least one of maximum and minimum bounce values is associated with at least one edge of a window that has received a user input and the at least one of maximum and minimum bounce values determines an amount of bouncing of the scrolled region in the opposite direction of the scroll.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein motion of the information object is dampened after the bounce.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein transferring the set bounce call is one of issuing, initiating, invoking or receiving the set bounce call.

17. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the electronic device is one of:

a data processing device, a portable device, a portable data processing device, a multi touch device, a multi touch portable device, a wireless device, and a cell phone.

18. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for transferring the set bounce call between user interface software and a software application through an application programming interface.