Method and device for navigating time and timescale using movements

• US 9,250,781 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2012
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Abdukalykov, Rolan, Ghorayeb, Roy, El-Jayousi, Mohannad, Gauthier, Alain, Liang, Xuebo, Lavoie, Vincent
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Sanjiv D
• Application Number:
  US13/654,102
• Publication Number:
  US 20140104158A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A portable electronic device including a calendar application operable to display a calendar application at a first time and first timescale as well as a second time and second timescale different from the first time and first timescale, and an input unit operable to detect a movement of the portable electronic device, wherein the calendar application proceeds to the second time or second timescale from the first time or first timescale upon detection of the movement.

Claims

1. A method for navigating a calendar application hosted on a portable electronic device, the method comprising:

viewing a first timescale;

detecting a movement of the portable electronic device; and

upon detection of the movement, viewing a second timescale different from the first timescale,

wherein displayed content of a calendar entry varies in response the movement, the displayed content depending on the first timescale or the second timescale such that the displayed content includes statistical information of the calendar entry and a plurality of sub-activities if the second timescale is displayed, the displayed content further including a percent completion of each sub-activity.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement is a horizontal movement or tilt that corresponds to a change in time position.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement is a change in vertical position that corresponds to a change in timescale.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement is detected by a gyroscopic or other acceleration device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement is measured and compared to a threshold such that the first or second time or the first or second timescale is only changed when the threshold is exceeded.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein a shift factor is generated based on a measurement of the movement.

20. The method according to claim 5, wherein the threshold is user-defined.

21. The method according to claim 5, wherein the threshold varies depending on a type of calendar entry.

7. A portable electronic device comprising:

a calendar application operable to display a calendar application at a first timescale as well as a second timescale different from the first timescale; and

an input unit operable to detect a movement of the portable electronic device;

wherein the calendar application proceeds to the second timescale from the first timescale upon detection of the movement,

wherein displayed content of a calendar entry varies in response the movement, the displayed content depending on the first timescale or the second timescale such that the displayed content includes statistical information of the calendar entry and a plurality of sub-activities if the second timescale is displayed, the displayed content further including a percent completion of each sub-activity.

8. The portable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the movement is a horizontal movement or tilt that corresponds to a change in time position.

9. The portable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the movement is a change in vertical position that corresponds to a change in timescale.

10. The portable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the movement is detected by a gyroscopic or other acceleration device.

11. The portable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the movement is measured and compared to a threshold such that the first or second time or the first or second timescale is only changed when the threshold is exceeded.

12. The portable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein a shift factor is generated based on a measurement of the movement.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium for navigating a calendar application hosted on a portable electronic device, the non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions for:

viewing a first timescale;

detecting a movement of the portable electronic device; and

upon detection of the movement, viewing a second timescale different from the first timescale,

wherein displayed content of a calendar entry varies in response the movement, the displayed content depending on the first timescale or the second timescale such that the displayed content includes statistical information of the calendar entry and a plurality of sub-activities if the second timescale is displayed, the displayed content further including a percent completion of each sub-activity.

14. The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the movement is a horizontal movement or tilt that corresponds to a change in time position.

15. The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the movement is a change in vertical position that corresponds to a change in timescale.

16. The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the movement is detected by a gyroscopic or other acceleration device.

17. The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the movement is measured and compared to a threshold such that the first or second time or the first or second timescale is only changed when the threshold is exceeded.

18. The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein a shift factor is generated based on a measurement of the movement.

19. A portable electronic device comprising:

a calendar application having a timescale module operable to display a calendar application at a first timescale as well as a second timescale different from first timescale, each of the first timescale and the second timescale having primary and secondary sub-timescales, the secondary timescale being more granular than the primary timescale; and

at least one of a gyroscopic and acceleration device operable to detect a movement of the portable electronic device, the touch screen unit being coupled to a position calculating module and a zoom module,

wherein the movement is measured and compared to a threshold such that the calendar application proceeds to second timescale from first timescale upon detection of the movement, and

wherein displayed content of a calendar entry varies in response the movement, the displayed content depending on the first timescale or the second timescale such that the displayed content includes statistical information of the calendar entry and a plurality of sub-activities if the second timescale is displayed, the displayed content further including a percent completion of each sub-activity.