One-dimensional to two-dimensional list navigation

• US 9,454,288 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2013
• Issued: 09/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Raffle, Hayes Solos, Patel, Nirmal
• Primary Examiner(s): Amini, Javid A
• Application Number:
  US13/890,049
• Publication Number:
  US 20140098102A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,238 Days
• Field of Search: 345/440
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0141 characterised by the informative content of the display
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are described herein related to a user interface (UI) for a computing device, such as a head-mountable device (HMD). The computing device can display a first card of an ordered plurality of cards using a timeline display. The computing device can receive a first input and, responsively determine a group of cards for a grid view and display the grid view. The group of cards can include the first card. The grid view can include the group of cards arranged in a grid and be focused on the first card. The computing device can receive a second input, and responsively modify the grid view and display the modified grid view. The modified grid view can be focused on a second card. The computing device can receive a third input and responsively display the timeline display, where the timeline display includes the second card.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a computing device, displaying a first card of an ordered plurality of cards using a timeline display, each card associated with a displayable item, wherein the computing device is a head-mountable device;

while displaying the timeline display, receiving a first input at the computing device;

in response to the first input, the computing device;

determining a first group of one or more cards for display in a grid view, wherein the first group of one or more cards includes the first card, and

displaying the grid view including the first group of one or more cards, wherein the grid view includes the first group of one or more cards arranged in a grid having two or more rows and two or more columns and the grid view is focused on the first card, and wherein the display of the grid view is different from the display of the first card using the timeline display;

while displaying the grid view, receiving a second input at the computing device;

in response to the second input, the computing device;

modifying the grid view, wherein the modified grid view is focused on a second card, and

displaying the modified grid view;

while displaying the modified grid view, receiving a third input to move the cards left or a fourth input to move the cards right;

in response to receiving the third input;

changing a focus from the second card to a card immediately to the left of the second card,

determining a second group of one or more cards, wherein the second group of one or more cards is different from the first group of one or more cards, and comprises the card immediately to the left of the second card, and

displaying the second group of one or more cards in the grid view, wherein the card immediately to the left of the second card is displayed in a center of the grid view;

in response to receiving the fourth input;

changing a focus from the second card to a card immediately to the right of the second card,

determining a third group of one or more cards, wherein the third group of one or more cards is different from the first group of one or more cards, and comprises the card immediately to the right of the second card, and

displaying the third group of one or more cards in the grid view, wherein the card immediately to the right of the second card is displayed in a center of the grid view;

while displaying the second group of one or more cards or the third group of one or more cards, receiving a fifth input at the computing device; and

in response to the fifth input, the computing device;

displaying the timeline display, wherein the timeline display comprises a display of a card in the second group of one or more cards or a card in the third group of one or more cards.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the grid view comprises a grid of cards having a grid height of greater than zero cards and having a grid width of greater than zero cards.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining the first group of one or more cards comprises determining a number of cards for the first group equal to the grid height times the grid width.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the ordered plurality of cards is a one-dimensional array of cards organized by time.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the grid view is configured to display less than the number of cards, wherein the grid view is configured to display a first number of cards in a first row of the grid view and to display a second number of cards in a second row of the grid view, and wherein the first number of cards differs from the second number of cards.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the timeline display comprises a single-card display.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the grid view is configured to display one or more circular-shaped cards card in a hexagonal layout.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the second card in a single-card display using a first format;

receiving a sixth input to zoom in on the second card;

in response to the sixth input, displaying the second card using a second format, wherein the second format is configured to enable display of additional information than enabled by the first format.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the second card in a single card view using a first format;

receiving a sixth input to zoom out on the second card;

in response to the sixth input, displaying the second card using a second format, wherein the first format is configured to enable display of additional information than enabled by the second format.

10. A method, comprising:

at head-mountable device, displaying a first card of an ordered plurality of cards using a single-timeline display, each card associated with a displayable item;

while displaying the single-timeline display, providing a first input to the head-mountable device;

in response to the first input, the head-mountable device;

determining a group of one or more cards comprising the first card for display in a multi-timeline view, wherein the multi-timeline view comprises the group of one or more cards arranged in at least a first timeline and a second timeline, the first timeline comprising the first card, and

displaying the multi-timeline view, wherein the multi-timeline view comprises an active-card indicator, the first timeline, and the second timeline, and wherein the active-card indicator is displayed at a first position on the first card;

while displaying the multi-timeline view, providing a second input to the head-mountable device;

in response to the second input, the head-mountable device;

moving the active-card indicator to a second position in the second timeline, wherein a second card is at the second position,

modifying the multi-timeline view to include a third timeline to the multi-timeline view, wherein the third timeline is positioned within the multi-timeline view based on the second position, and

displaying the modified multi-timeline view, wherein the modified multi-timeline view comprises the active-card indicator, the second timeline, and the third timeline, and wherein the active-card indicator is displayed at the second position on the second card;

while displaying the modified multi-timeline view, providing a third input to the head-mountable device; and

in response to the third input, the head-mountable device;

displaying the single-timeline display, wherein the single-timeline display comprises a display of the second card.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein determining the group of one or more cards comprises:

determining a number of timelines and a maximum number of cards per timeline to be displayed in the multi-timeline view;

determining a selection criteria for each timeline of the number of timelines; and

for each timeline of the number of timelines, selecting no more than a maximum number of cards from the ordered plurality of cards for the timeline based on the selection criteria for the timeline.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the selection criteria for the timeline comprises criteria based on an activity taken upon selection of a specific card.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a processor of a head-mountable computing device, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

displaying a first card of an ordered plurality of cards using a timeline display, each card associated with a displayable item;

while displaying the timeline display, receiving a first input;

in response to the first input;

determining a first group of one or more cards for display in a grid view, wherein the first group of one or more cards includes the first card, and

displaying the grid view including the first group of one or more cards, wherein the grid view includes the first group of one or more cards arranged in a grid having two or more rows and two or more columns and the grid view is focused on the first card, and wherein the grid view is different from the display of the first card using the timeline display;

while displaying the grid view, receiving a second input;

in response to the second input;

modifying the grid view, wherein the modified grid view is focused on a second card, and

displaying the modified grid view;

while displaying the modified grid view, receiving a third input to move the cards left or a fourth input to move the cards right;

in response to receiving the third input;

changing a focus from the second card to a card immediately to the left of the second card,

determining a second group of one or more cards, wherein the second group of one or more cards is different from the first group of one or more cards, and comprises the card immediately to the left of the second card, and

displaying the second group of one or more cards in the grid view, wherein the card immediately to the left of the second card is displayed in a center of the grid view;

in response to receiving the fourth input;

changing a focus from the second card to a card immediately to the right of the second card,

determining a third group of one or more cards, wherein the third group of one or more cards is different from the first group of one or more cards, and comprises the card immediately to the right of the second card, and

displaying the third group of one or more cards in the grid view, wherein the card immediately to the right of the second card is displayed in a center of the grid view;

while displaying the second group of one or more cards or the third group of one or more cards, receiving a fifth input; and

in response to the fifth input;

displaying the timeline display, wherein the timeline display comprises a display of a card in the second group of one or more cards or a card in the third group of one or more cards.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the grid view comprises a grid of cards that has a grid height of greater than zero cards and a grid width of greater than zero cards.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein determining a group of one or more cards for display in a grid view comprises determining a number of cards for the group equal to the grid height times the grid width.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the ordered plurality of cards is a one-dimensional array of cards organized by time.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the grid view is configured to display less than the number of cards, and wherein the grid view is configured to display a first number of cards in a first row of the grid view and a second number of cards in a second row of the grid view, wherein the first number of cards differs from the second number of cards, and wherein at least one of the first number of cards and the second number of cards is less than the grid width.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the timeline display comprises a single-card display.