Rotated rectangle drawing

• US 9,007,398 B1
• Filed: 11/12/2012
• Issued: 04/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Sinram, Olaf
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmerman, Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Vu
• Application Number:
  US13/674,907
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 345/629
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/20 Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/203 Drawing of straight lines or curves

Abstract

Methods for drawing an aligned rectangle or rotated rectangle on an electronic device are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a first user input at a first location of a movable indicator in a graphical user interface includes an x-y axes, and determining whether the movable indicator has moved from the first location prior to receiving a second user input. The method also includes providing, for display, a rectangle based on coordinates of the first location and the second location and aligned to the x-y axes. The method further includes providing, for display, a first rotated rectangle, based on coordinates of the first location and a third location of the indicator, which is rotated about the x-y axes based on an angle calculated from the first location and the second location. Systems, graphical user interfaces, and machine-readable media are also provided.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for drawing an aligned rectangle or rotated rectangle on an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing devices, a first user input at a first location of a movable indicator in a graphical user interface comprising an x-y axes;

determining, by one or more computing devices, whether the movable indicator has moved from the first location prior to receiving a second user input;

when the determination indicates that the indicator has moved from the first location to a second location prior to receiving the second user input, providing, for display, a rectangle based on coordinates of the first location and the second location and aligned to the x-y axes; and

when the determination indicates that the indicator has remained at the first location when receiving the second user input and prior to the indicator moving from the first location to the second location, providing, for display, a first rotated rectangle, based on coordinates of the first location and a third location of the indicator, which is rotated about the x-y axes based on an angle calculated from the first location and the second location.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing the first rotated rectangle for display comprises receiving a third user input at the third location of the indicator.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving a fourth user input at a fourth location of the indicator;

providing, for display, a second rotated rectangle, based on coordinates of the first location and a fourth location of the indicator, which is rotated about the x-y axes based on the angle calculated from the first location and the second location.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the second rotated rectangle is provided for display in place of the first rotated rectangle.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein each of the first rotated rectangle and the second rotated rectangle are provided for display overlaid onto existing content for display.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the first user input and the third user input comprise pointing device-down actions, and the second user input and the fourth user input comprise pointing device-up actions.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein a device used for inputting the first user input, the second user input, the third user input, and the fourth user input is a mouse.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein a mouse-drag input is received from the mouse between the third user input and the fourth user input.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein each of the first user input, the second user input, the third user input, and the fourth user input comprise pointing device-up and pointing device-down actions.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the first user input comprises a touch action, the second user input comprises a touch-release action, the third user input comprises a touch-and-hold action, and the fourth user input comprises a touch-release action.

11. A system for drawing an aligned rectangle or rotated rectangle on an electronic device, the system comprising:

a memory comprising instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to;

receive a first user input at a first location of a movable indicator in a graphical user interface comprising an x-y axes;

determine whether the movable indicator has moved from the first location prior to receiving a second user input;

when the determination indicates that the indicator has moved from the first location to a second location prior to receiving the second user input, provide, for display, a rectangle based on coordinates of the first location and the second location and aligned to the x-y axes; and

when the determination indicates that the indicator has remained at the first location when receiving the second user input and prior to the indicator moving from the first location to the second location, provide, for display, a first rotated rectangle, based on coordinates of the first location and a third location of the indicator,

wherein a third input is received at the third location, and

wherein the first rotated rectangle is rotated about the x-y axes based on an angle calculated from the first location and the second location.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

receive a fourth user input at a fourth location of the indicator;

provide, for display, a second rotated rectangle, based on coordinates of the first location and a fourth location of the indicator, which is rotated about the x-y axes based on the angle calculated from the first location and the second location.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the second rotated rectangle is provided for display in place of the first rotated rectangle.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein each of the first rotated rectangle and the second rotated rectangle are provided for display overlaid onto existing content for display.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the first user input and the third user input comprise pointing device-down actions, and the second user input and the fourth user input comprise pointing device-up actions.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein a device used for inputting the first user input, the second user input, the third user input, and the fourth user input is a mouse, and wherein a mouse-drag input is received from the mouse between the third user input and the fourth user input.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein each of the first user input, the second user input, the third user input, and the fourth user input comprise pointing device-up and pointing device-down actions.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the first user input comprises a touch action, the second user input comprises a touch-release action, the third user input comprises a touch-and-hold action, and the fourth user input comprises a touch-release action.

19. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for drawing an aligned rectangle or rotated rectangle on an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a first user input at a first location of a movable indicator in a graphical user interface comprising an x-y axes;

determining whether the movable indicator has moved from the first location prior to receiving a second user input;

when the determination indicates that the indicator has moved from the first location to a second location prior to receiving the second user input, providing, for display, a rectangle based on coordinates of the first location and the second location and aligned to the x-y axes; and

when the determination indicates that the indicator has remained at the first location when receiving the second user input, then;

providing, for display, a first rotated rectangle, based on coordinates of the first location and a third location of the indicator, which is rotated about the x-y axes based on an angle calculated from the first location and the second location;

receiving a fourth user input at a fourth location of the indicator;

wherein a third input is received at the third location; and

providing, for display, a second rotated rectangle, based on coordinates of the first location and a fourth location of the indicator, which is rotated about the x-y axes based on the angle calculated from the first location and second location,

wherein the first user input and the third user input comprise pointing device-down actions, and the second user input and the fourth user input comprise pointing device-up actions.

20. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the second rotated rectangle is provided for display in place of the first rotated rectangle.