Methods and systems for scrolling and pointing in user interfaces

• US 8,935,630 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2006
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hillcrest Laboratories Incorporated (CEVA Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wroblewski, Frank J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Osman, Ramy M
• Application Number:
  US11/417,764
• Publication Number:
  US 20060250358A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,176 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/157, 345/163, 345/204, 715/786, 715/856, 715/764, 715/780, 715/784
• US Class Current: 715/784
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/24 Constructional details thereof, e.g. game controllers with detachable joystick handles
• 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 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42214 using alphanumerical characters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/45 Picture in picture , e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/012 Conversion between an interlaced and a progressive signal for graphics images G09G2310/0229

Abstract

Systems and methods according to the present invention address these needs and others by providing a structure for navigating in a GUI with a handheld device, e.g., a 3D pointing device, which incorporates buttons and a scroll wheel.

Claims

1. A method for jump scrolling through objects comprising the steps of:

detecting a jump scroll gesture, wherein said jump scroll gesture includes rotating a scroll wheel; and

skipping a group of objects which are positioned next in a scrolling sequence relative to a current cursor position to select another object in response to said jump scroll gesture, wherein said jump scroll gesture includes rotating said scroll wheel in a first direction by at least one click, then rotating said scroll wheel in a second direction by a single click and then rotating said scroll wheel in said first direction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said jump scroll gesture is a jump forward scroll gesture and further wherein said jump forward scroll gesture includes the steps of:

rotating said scroll wheel in forward direction;

then rotating said scroll wheel a single click in a backward direction; and

then rotating said scroll wheel in said forward direction.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said jump forward scroll gesture is reset by scrolling over two or more objects in a same direction.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said jump scroll gesture is a jump backward scroll gesture and further wherein said jump backward scroll gesture includes the steps of:

rotating said scroll wheel in backward direction;

then rotating said scroll wheel a single click in a forward direction; and

then rotating said scroll wheel in said backward direction.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said jump backward scroll gesture is reset by scrolling over two or more objects in a same direction.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed on a computer, perform the steps of:

displaying a first set of objects on a display;

detecting a jump scroll gesture, wherein said jump scroll gesture includes rotating a scroll wheel; and

skipping a group of objects which are positioned next in a scrolling sequence relative to a current cursor position to select another object in response to said jump scroll gesture, which results in a second set of objects being displayed on said display, wherein said jump scroll gesture includes rotating said scroll wheel in a first direction by at least one click, then rotating said scroll wheel in a second direction by a single click and then rotating said scroll wheel in said first direction.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein said jump scroll gesture is a jump forward scroll gesture and further wherein said jump forward scroll gesture includes the steps of:

rotating said scroll wheel in forward direction;

then rotating said scroll wheel a single click in a backward direction; and

then rotating said scroll wheel in said forward direction.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein said jump scroll gesture is a jump backward scroll gesture and further wherein said jump backward scroll gesture includes the steps of:

rotating said scroll wheel in backward direction;

then rotating said scroll wheel a single click in a forward direction; and

then rotating said scroll wheel in said backward direction.

9. A method for jump scrolling through objects comprising the steps of:

detecting a jump scroll gesture, wherein said jump scroll gesture includes rotating a scroll wheel; and

skipping a group of objects which are positioned next in a scrolling sequence relative to a current cursor position to select another object in response to said jump scroll gesture, wherein said scrolling sequence wraps around for collections of said objects which bridge a plurality of graphical user interface screens.