Tilting to scroll

• US 9,423,941 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2013
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Matas, Michael, Cunningham, Benjamin
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson, James A
• Application Number:
  US14/019,337
• Publication Number:
  US 20150062179A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,083 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes determining, by a computing device, a scroll range for an image based on a dimension of the image, determining the image'"'"'s origin position device'"'"'s initial tilt, determining a second tilt and a rate of rotation about a first axis, and determining a rate of rotation about a second axis. The method includes comparing the device'"'"'s rate of rotation about the first axis with the device'"'"'s rate of rotation about the second axis or one of its components. The method further includes determining, based on the comparison, whether to render a scrolling presentation of the image. When the scrolling presentation of the image is to be rendered, the method includes determining a progress parameter based on the scroll range, the origin position, the initial tilt, and the second tilt; and rendering a scrolling presentation of the image based on the progress parameter.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by a computing device, determining a scroll range for an image for display on the device, the scroll range based at least in part on a dimension of the image;

by the computing device, determining an origin position of the image and an initial tilt of the device;

by the computing device, determining a second tilt and a rate of rotation about a first axis;

by the computing device, determining a rate of rotation about a second axis;

by the computing device, determining a ratio of the rate of rotation of the device about the second axis or about a component of the second axis to the rate of rotation of the device about the first axis;

by the computing device, comparing the ratio to a predetermined non-zero threshold ratio;

by the computing device, determining, based on the comparison, whether to render a scrolling presentation of the image; and

by the computing device, when the scrolling presentation of the image is to be rendered;

determining a progress parameter based at least in part on the scroll range, the origin position, the initial tilt, and the second tilt; and

rendering a scrolling presentation of the image based at least in part on the progress parameter.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the progress parameter is determined substantially concurrently with one or more of:

determining the rate of rotation about the second axis;

determining the ratio of the rate of rotation of the device about the second axis or about a component of the second axis to the rate of rotation of the device about the first axis;

or

determining, based on the comparison, whether to render the scrolling presentation of the image.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein one or both of:

the second axis;

or

the component of the second axis,

is orthogonal to the first axis.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, based on the comparison, whether to render the scrolling presentation of the image comprises

determining, when the ratio is greater than the predetermined threshold ratio, that the scrolling presentation should not be rendered.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the predetermined ratio has a value of approximately 0.55.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first axis comprises an axis in the plane of the image and orthogonal to a third axis along which the image has a nonzero scroll range.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the second axis is the third axis.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the scroll range depends on the orientation of the device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, based on the comparison, whether to render the scrolling presentation of the image comprises determining whether to render the scrolling presentation of the image based on:

the comparison; and

a variable threshold that varies based on an acceleration of the device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the threshold increases when the acceleration of the device increases.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the acceleration comprises linear acceleration.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the threshold varies between a minimum threshold and a maximum threshold.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the threshold corresponds to a degree of tilt.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the threshold corresponds to a rate of rotation of the device.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the variable threshold is the predetermined threshold.

16. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to

determine a scroll range for an image for display on the device, the scroll range based at least in part on a dimension of the image;

determine an origin position of the image and an initial tilt of the device;

determine a second tilt and a rate of rotation about a first axis;

determine a rate of rotation about a second axis;

determine a ratio of the rate of rotation of the device about the second axis or about a component of the second axis to the rate of rotation of the device about the first axis;

compare the ratio to a predetermined non-zero threshold ratio;

determine based on the comparison, whether to render a scrolling presentation of the image; and

when the scrolling presentation of the image is to be rendered;

determine a progress parameter based at least in part on the scroll range, the origin position, the initial tilt, and the second tilt; and

render a scrolling presentation of the image based at least in part on the progress parameter.

17. The media of claim 16, wherein the software that is operable when executed to determine, based on the comparison, whether to render the scrolling presentation of the image comprises software that is operable when executed to determine whether to render the scrolling presentation of the image based on:

the comparison; and

a variable threshold that varies based on an acceleration of the device.

18. The media of claim 17, wherein the variable threshold is the predetermined threshold.

19. The media of claim 17, wherein the threshold increases when the acceleration of the device increases.

20. The media of claim 17, wherein the acceleration comprises linear acceleration.

21. The media of claim 17, wherein the threshold varies between a minimum threshold and a maximum threshold.

22. The media of claim 17, wherein the threshold corresponds to a degree of tilt.

23. The media of claim 17, wherein the threshold corresponds to a rate of rotation of the device.

24. The media of claim 16, wherein the progress parameter is determined substantially concurrently with one or more of:

determining the rate of rotation about the second axis;

determining the ratio of the rate of rotation of the device about the second axis or about a component of the second axis to the rate of rotation of the device about the first axis;

or

determining, based on the comparison, whether to render the scrolling presentation of the image.

25. The media of claim 16, wherein one or both of:

the second axis;

or

the component of the second axis, is orthogonal to the first axis.

26. The media of claim 16, wherein the software is further operable when executed to determine, when the ratio is greater than the predetermined threshold ratio, that the scrolling presentation should not be rendered.

27. The media of claim 26, wherein the predetermined ratio has a value of approximately 0.55.

28. The media of claim 16, wherein the first axis comprises an axis in the plane of the image and orthogonal to a third axis along which the image has a nonzero scroll range.

29. The media of claim 28, wherein the second axis is the third axis.

30. The media of claim 16, wherein the scroll range depends on the orientation of the device.

31. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

determine a scroll range for an image for display on the device, the scroll range based at least in part on a dimension of the image;

determine an origin position of the image and an initial tilt of the device;

determine a second tilt and a rate of rotation about a first axis;

determine a rate of rotation about a second axis;

determine a ratio of the rate of rotation of the device about the second axis or about a component of the second axis to the rate of rotation of the device about the first axis;

compare the ratio to a predetermined non-zero threshold ratio;

determine based on the comparison, whether to render a scrolling presentation of the image; and

when the scrolling presentation of the image is to be rendered;

determine a progress parameter based at least in part on the scroll range, the origin position, the initial tilt, and the second tilt; and

render a scrolling presentation of the image based at least in part on the progress parameter.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the processors that are operable when executing the instructions to determine, based on the comparison, whether to render the scrolling presentation of the image comprise processors that are operable when executing to the instructions to determine whether to render the scrolling presentation of the image based on:

the comparison; and

a variable threshold that varies based on an acceleration of the device.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein the threshold increases when the acceleration of the device increases.

34. The system of claim 32, wherein the acceleration comprises linear acceleration.

35. The system of claim 32, wherein the threshold varies between a minimum threshold and a maximum threshold.

36. The system of claim 32, wherein the threshold corresponds to a degree of tilt.

37. The system of claim 32, wherein the threshold corresponds to a rate of rotation of the device.

38. The system of claim 32, wherein the variable threshold is the predetermined threshold.

39. The system of claim 31, wherein the progress parameter is determined substantially concurrently with one or more of:

determining the rate of rotation about the second axis;

determining the ratio of the rate of rotation of the device about the second axis or about a component of the second axis to the rate of rotation of the device about the first axis;

or

determining, based on the comparison, whether to render the scrolling presentation of the image.

40. The system of claim 31, wherein one or both of:

the second axis;

or

the component of the second axis, is orthogonal to the first axis.

41. The system of claim 31, wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to determine, when the ratio is greater than the predetermined threshold ratio, that the scrolling presentation should not be rendered.

42. The system of claim 41, wherein the predetermined ratio has a value of approximately 0.55.

43. The system of claim 31, wherein the first axis comprises an axis in the plane of the image and orthogonal to a third axis along which the image has a nonzero scroll range.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein the second axis is the third axis.

45. The system of claim 31, wherein the scroll range depends on the orientation of the device.