Secondary actions on a notification

• US 8,788,979 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2011
• Issued: 07/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Osman, Heiwad Hamidy, Kuehnle, Holger, Wagh, Saurabh
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gattew, Asteway T
• Application Number:
  US13/229,700
• Publication Number:
  US 20130067421A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,046 Days
• Field of Search: 715/863, 715/808, 715/812, 715/828, 715/833, 715/708, 715/810, 715/835, 345/684, 345/672, 709/217
• US Class Current: 715/863
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

Various embodiments enable notifications to be generated in both touch and non-touch environments. In at least some embodiments, a notification window is presented and a drag operation can reveal one or more secondary actions that can be performed. In at least some embodiments, selection of one or more of the secondary actions can occur independent of, and without utilizing additional special affordances, such as buttons.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, using a computing device, a primary notification;

responsive to receiving the primary notification, presenting the primary notification on a display screen of the computing device;

detecting gestural input associated with the primary notification;

ascertaining a velocity associated with the gestural input;

responsive to detecting the gestural input and, based at least in part on ascertaining that the velocity has met a velocity threshold, presenting one or more secondary actions associated with the primary notification and continuing to present the primary notification; and

responsive to detecting the gestural input and ascertaining that the velocity has not met the velocity threshold, partially exposing the one or more secondary actions and continuing to present the primary notification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving a primary notification comprises receiving the primary notification from a remote computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the gestural input comprises a touch input.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the gestural input comprises a touch input comprising a swipe.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said presenting the one or more secondary actions further comprises presenting the one or more secondary actions responsive to ascertaining that a distance threshold associated with a distance the primary notification has been moved, has been met.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said presenting the one or more secondary actions comprises:

presenting the one or more secondary actions further responsive to ascertaining that a distance threshold associated with a distance the primary notification has been moved, has been met; and

responsive to the gestural input not meeting the distance threshold and not meeting the velocity threshold, partially exposing the one or more secondary actions.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said presenting the one or more secondary actions comprises presenting the one or more secondary actions in individual slots at least some of which are reserved for an operating system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said presenting the one or more secondary actions comprises presenting the one or more secondary actions in a scrollable or pannable window.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the primary notification comprises presenting the primary notification without an associated application'"'"'s code being run.

10. One or more computer-readable storage memories storing computer-executable instructions thereon which, when executed, perform a method comprising:

detecting gestural input associated with a primary notification that is displayed on a computing device display screen;

ascertaining a distance that the gestural input has moved the primary notification;

responsive to detecting the gestural input and, based at least in part on ascertaining that the distance has met a distance threshold, presenting one or more secondary actions associated with the primary notification and continuing to present the primary notification; and

responsive to detecting the gestural input and ascertaining that the distance has not met the distance threshold, partially exposing the one or more secondary actions and continuing to present the primary notification.

11. The one or more computer-readable storage memories of claim 10, wherein the gestural input comprises a touch input.

12. The one or more computer-readable storage memories of claim 10, wherein the gestural input comprises a touch input comprising a swipe.

13. The one or more computer-readable storage memories of claim 10, wherein the presenting is performed, at least in part, by receiving the notification using an operating system and calling, with the operating system, an associated application to cause presentation of the one or more secondary actions.

14. The one or more computer-readable storage memories of claim 10 further comprising receiving the primary notification and, responsive to receiving the primary notification, presenting the primary notification on the display screen.

15. The one or more computer-readable storage memories of claim 10, wherein said presenting the one or more secondary actions further comprises presenting the one or more secondary actions responsive to ascertaining that a velocity associated with the gestural input has met a velocity threshold.

16. The one or more computer-readable storage memories of claim 10, wherein said presenting the one or more secondary actions comprises:

presenting the one or more secondary actions further responsive to ascertaining that a velocity associated with the gestural input has met a velocity threshold; and

responsive to the gestural input not meeting the velocity threshold and not meeting the distance threshold, partially exposing the one or more secondary actions.

17. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer-readable media embodying computer-readable instructions which, when executed perform operations comprising;

receiving, using a computing device, a primary notification;

responsive to receiving the primary notification, presenting the primary notification on a display screen of the computing device;

detecting gestural input associated with the primary notification;

ascertaining a velocity associated with the gestural input;

responsive to detecting the gestural input and, based at least in part on ascertaining that the velocity has met a velocity threshold, presenting one or more secondary actions associated with the primary notification and continuing to present the primary notification; and

responsive to detecting the gestural input and ascertaining that the velocity has not met the velocity threshold, partially exposing the one or more secondary actions and continuing to present the primary notification.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said receiving a primary notification comprises receiving the primary notification from a remote computing device.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the gestural input comprises a touch input.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the gestural input comprises a touch input comprising a swipe.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein said presenting the one or more secondary actions further comprises presenting the one or more secondary actions responsive to ascertaining that a distance threshold associated with a distance the primary notification has been moved, has been met.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein said presenting the one or more secondary actions comprises:

presenting the one or more secondary actions further responsive to ascertaining that a distance threshold associated with a distance the primary notification has been moved, has been met; and

responsive to the gestural input not meeting the distance threshold and not meeting the velocity threshold, partially exposing the one or more secondary actions.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein said presenting the one or more secondary actions comprises presenting the one or more secondary actions in individual slots at least some of which are reserved for an operating system.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein said presenting the one or more secondary actions comprises presenting the one or more secondary actions in a scrollable or pannable window.

25. The system of claim 17, wherein presenting the primary notification comprises presenting the primary notification without an associated application'"'"'s code being run.