User interface for reordering thumbnails

• US 9,015,582 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2012
• Issued: 04/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kodimer, Marianne, Ghassemi, Reza
• Primary Examiner(s): Stork, Kyle
• Assistant Examiner(s): Velez-Lopez, Mario M
• Application Number:
  US13/461,633
• Publication Number:
  US 20130298014A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: 715/251, 715/243
• US Class Current: 715/251
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00448 horizontally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

There is disclosed a method and apparatus for reordering thumbnails. The method includes displaying a visual representation of an electronic document including a first page and a second page in an original order on a user interface generated on a touchscreen display, receiving movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a horizontal direction relative to the user interface, toward the second page. The method also includes altering the visual representation in response to release data such that the first page and the second page are presented in an altered order in the electronic document.

Claims

1. A method for providing a user interface comprising:

displaying a visual representation of an electronic document including a first page and a second page in an original order on a user interface generated on a touchscreen display;

receiving touchdown data indicating that a touch has been received from a user on the touchscreen display over the first page and hold data indicating that the user has held the touch for a predetermined period of time over the first page;

altering the visual representation in response to the touchdown data and the hold data such that the first page is visibly larger on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the second page is increased relative to the first page;

receiving movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a vertical direction relative to the user interface;

altering the visual representation in response to the movement data, as the touch reaches a vertical threshold relative to the user interface, such that the first page is visibly smaller on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the first page is increased relative to that of the second page;

receiving release data indicating that the user has released the touch; and

altering the visual representation in response to the release data such that the first page and second page return to similar transparency and size in the original order of the first page and the second page in the electronic document.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first page and the second page include superimposed visual indicia of the original order on the user interface.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising altering the visual representation such that the superimposed visual indicia are updated when the touch passes over a horizontal threshold to reflect an altered order.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the following, preceding the receiving movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a vertical direction relative to the user interface:

receiving movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a horizontal direction relative to the user interface, toward the second page; and

altering the visual representation of the second page in response to the movement data such that, as the touch passes over a horizontal threshold relative to the second page, the second page visibly moves in a direction opposite from the horizontal direction.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising altering the visual representation in response to the touchdown data and hold data such that a z-ordering of the first page is increased relative to the second page such that the first page appears in front of the second page when the first page and second page overlap on the user interface.

6. A multifunction peripheral, including a processor and associated memory, the multifunction peripheral including software that when executed by the processor causes the multifunction peripheral to:

display a visual representation of an electronic document including a first page and a second page in an original order on a user interface generated on a touchscreen display;

receive touchdown data indicating that a touch has been received from a user on the touchscreen display over the first page and hold data indicating that the user has held the touch for a predetermined period of time over the first page;

alter the visual representation in response to the touchdown data and the hold data such that the first page is visibly larger on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the second page is increased relative to the first page;

receive movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a vertical direction relative to the user interface;

alter the visual representation in response to the movement data, as the touch reaches a vertical threshold relative to the user interface, such that the first page is visibly smaller on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the first page is increased relative to that of the second page;

receive release data indicating that the user has released the touch; and

alter the visual representation in response to the release data such that the first page and second page return to similar transparency and size in the original order of the first page and the second page in the electronic document.

7. The multifunction peripheral of claim 6 wherein the first page and the second page include superimposed visual indicia of the original order on the user interface.

8. The multifunction peripheral of claim 7 wherein the software will further cause the processor to alter the visual representation such that the superimposed visual indicia are updated when the touch passes over a horizontal threshold to reflect an altered order.

9. The multifunction peripheral of claim 6 wherein the software will further cause the processor, before it receives movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a vertical direction relative to the user interface, to:

receive movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a horizontal direction relative to the user interface, toward the second page; and

alter the visual representation of the second page in response to the movement data such that, as the touch passes over a horizontal threshold relative to the second page, the second page visibly moves in a direction opposite from the horizontal direction.

10. The multifunction peripheral of claim 6 wherein the software will further cause the processor to alter the visual representation in response to the touchdown data and hold data such that a z-ordering of the first page is increased relative to the second page such that the first page appears in front of the second page when the first page and second page overlap on the user interface.

11. Apparatus comprising a storage medium storing a program having instructions which when executed by a processor will cause the processor to:

display a visual representation of an electronic document including a first page and a second page in an original order on a user interface generated on a touchscreen display;

receive touchdown data indicating that a touch has been received from a user on the touchscreen display over the first page and hold data indicating that the user has held the touch for a predetermined period of time over the first page;

alter the visual representation in response to the touchdown data and the hold data such that the first page is visibly larger on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the second page is increased relative to the first page;

receive movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a vertical direction relative to the user interface;

alter the visual representation in response to the movement data, as the touch reaches a vertical threshold relative to the user interface, such that the first page is visibly smaller on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the first page is increased relative to that of the second page;

receive release data indicating that the user has released the touch; and

alter the visual representation in response to the release data such that the first page and second page return to similar transparency and size in the original order of the first page and the second page in the electronic document.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the first page and the second page include superimposed visual indicia of the original order on the user interface.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the software will further cause the processor to alter the visual representation such that the superimposed visual indicia are updated when the touch passes over a horizontal threshold to reflect an altered order.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the software will further cause the processor, before it receives movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a vertical direction relative to the user interface, to:

receive movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a horizontal direction relative to the user interface, toward the second page; and

alter the visual representation of the second page in response to the movement data such that, as the touch passes over a horizontal threshold relative to the second page, the second page visibly moves in a direction opposite from the horizontal direction.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the software will further cause the processor to alter the visual representation in response to the touchdown data and hold data such that a z-ordering of the first page is increased relative to the second page such that the first page appears in front of the second page when the first page and second page overlap on the user interface.