Flip-through presentation of a list

• US 9,471,198 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2013
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Kunz, Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Weber, Joy M
• Application Number:
  US13/904,561
• Publication Number:
  US 20140359527A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,238 Days
• Field of Search: 715/810, 715/786, 715/776, 715/830
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for presenting list information. One method includes providing a series of controls for presentation representing a complete set of the elements, including first and last elements that are accessible without paging or scrolling to another screen. User input is received representing a traversal of the controls, including an uninterrupted selection of the controls. During the traversal and depending on a current position of the user input in relation to the controls, a position marker is displayed and continuously updated that identifies at least one element associated with a control at the current position. User input is received during the traversal indicating a selection of a particular control based on a termination of user input. The selection is based on a position relative to the series of controls. At least one particular element associated with the selected particular control is identified.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a list of elements for presentation;

providing only non-textual information associated with the elements, including providing a series of controls for simultaneous presentation, the series of controls representing a complete set of the elements, the complete set including at least first and last elements in the list of elements that are accessible without paging or scrolling to another screen;

receiving user input on the presented series of controls representing a traversal of the series of controls, the user input including an uninterrupted selection of at least part of the series of controls, the traversal being a maintained touch input across plural controls, and during the receiving, continuing to provide only non-textual information for particular elements represented by intervening controls used or skipped during the traversal;

during the traversal and depending on a current position of the user input in relation to the series of controls;

displaying and continuously updating a position marker identifying at least one element associated with a control at the current position, while continuing to provide only non-textual information for each element other than the at least one element; and

providing a peek feature associated with only the at least one particular element while continuing to provide only non-textual information for each of the other elements not including the at least one particular element, the peek feature identifying the at least one particular element, the peek feature being provided for display with the position marker and at a location substantially collocated with the current position;

receiving user input during the traversal indicating a selection of a particular control from the series of controls based on a termination of user input, the selection of the particular control based on a position relative to the series of controls represented by the user input; and

identifying at least one particular element associated with the selected particular control.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the maintained touch input is a touch-slide input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the series of controls are vertical lines, and wherein the traversal occurs substantially horizontally.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input representing the traversal of the series of controls is a drag operation, and wherein the termination is a release operation.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the user input is provided using touch input, and wherein the release operation is a finger lift that signals an end to the traversal, the method further comprising:

receiving additional touch input of the particular control representing a subsequent user selection of the particular control; and

presenting detailed information associated with the at least one element.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection of a particular control from the series of controls is based, at least in part, on techniques that determine an intended user selection using touch input and based on position and time.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the position marker identifies a group of elements associated with the current position, and the method further comprises, in response to the received user input indicating the selection of the particular control:

providing only non-textual information associated with the group of elements, including providing a second series of controls representing the group of elements;

receiving user input on the presented second series of controls representing a traversal of the second series of controls, the user input including an uninterrupted selection of at least part of the second series of controls;

during the traversal of the second series of controls and depending on a second current position of the user input in relation to the second series of controls;

displaying and continuously updating a second position marker identifying at least one element associated with a control at the second current position, while continuing to provide only non-textual information for each element of the group of elements other than the at least one element; and

providing a peek feature associated with only the one particular element while continuing to provide only non-textual information for each of the other elements not including the one particular element, the peek feature identifying the one particular element and provided for display with the position marker and at a location substantially collocated with the current position;

receiving user input during the traversal indicating a selection of a second particular control from the second series of controls based on a termination of user input, the selection of the second particular control based on a second position relative to the second series of controls represented by the user input;

identifying at least one particular element associated with the selected second particular control.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the series of controls representing the complete set of the elements includes selecting a number of controls to be presented in the series of controls based at least in part on a number of elements in the complete set of elements and display capabilities of a device on which the series of controls are to be displayed.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the series of controls representing the complete set of the elements includes providing controls in two dimensions, wherein a first dimension represents a first attribute of the elements and a second dimension represents a second attribute of the elements, wherein traversal of the controls occurs in two dimensions, and wherein user selection of a particular control from the series of controls causes the identification of at least one particular element associated with the selected particular control based on the first and second dimensions.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the position marker includes primary information displayed in a first way and secondary information displayed in a second way, wherein the primary information is associated with the element and matches information for at least one adjacent element in the list of elements, and wherein the secondary information associated with the element does not match information for the at least one adjacent element.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the series of controls includes annotations that describe and represent groupings of elements associated with the controls, each annotation describing and representing a different grouping of the groupings.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein annotations include color-coding of one or more sets of controls, the color-coding based on common characteristics shared by elements associated with different subsets of elements associated with controls within the series.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the complete set of the elements is available for searching using the series of controls.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the at least one particular element includes presenting only index information associated with the at least one particular element.

13. A computer-program product, the computer program product comprising computer-readable instructions embodied on tangible, non-transitory media, the instructions operable when executed by at least one computer to:

identify a list of elements for presentation;

provide only non-textual information associated with the elements, including providing a series of controls for simultaneous presentation, the series of controls representing a complete set of the elements, the complete set including at least first and last elements in the list of elements that are accessible without paging or scrolling to another screen;

receive user input on the presented series of controls representing a traversal of the series of controls, the user input including an uninterrupted selection of at least part of the series of controls, the traversal being a maintained touch input across plural controls, and during the receiving, continue to provide only non-textual information for particular elements represented by intervening controls used or skipped during the traversal;

during the traversal and depending on a current position of the user input in relation to the series of controls;

display and continuously update a position marker identifying at least one element associated with a control at the current position, while continuing to provide only non-textual information for each element other than the at least one element; and

provide a peek feature associated with only the at least one particular element while continuing to provide only non-textual information for each of the other elements not including the at least one particular element, the peek feature identifying the at least one particular element, the peek feature being provided for display with the position marker and at a location substantially collocated with the current position;

receive user input during the traversal indicating a selection of a particular control from the series of controls based on a termination of user input, the selection of the particular control based on a position relative to the series of controls represented by the user input;

identify at least one particular element associated with the selected particular control.

14. The computer-program product of claim 13, wherein the maintained touch input is a touch-slide input.

15. The computer-program product of claim 13, wherein the series of controls are vertical lines, and wherein the traversal occurs substantially horizontally.

16. The computer-program product of claim 13, wherein the user input representing the traversal of the series of controls is a drag operation, and wherein the termination is a release operation.

17. A system, comprising:

memory operable to store content, including static and dynamic content; and

at least one hardware processor interoperably coupled to the memory and operable to perform instructions to;

identify a list of elements for presentation;

provide only non-textual information associated with the elements, including providing a series of controls for simultaneous presentation, the series of controls representing a complete set of the elements, the complete set including at least first and last elements in the list of elements that are accessible without paging or scrolling to another screen;

receive user input on the presented series of controls representing a traversal of the series of controls, the user input including an uninterrupted selection of at least part of the series of controls, the traversal being a maintained touch input across plural controls, and during the receiving, continue to provide only non-textual information for particular elements represented by intervening controls used or skipped during the traversal;

during the traversal and depending on a current position of the user input in relation to the series of controls;

display and continuously update a position marker identifying at least one element associated with a control at the current position, while continuing to provide only non-textual information for each element other than the at least one element; and

provide a peek feature associated with only the at least one particular element while continuing to provide only non-textual information for each of the other elements not including the at least one particular element, the peek feature identifying the at least one particular element, the peek feature being provided for display with the position marker and at a location substantially collocated with the current position;

receive user input during the traversal indicating a selection of a particular control from the series of controls based on a termination of user input, the selection of the particular control based on a position relative to the series of controls represented by the user input;

identify at least one particular element associated with the selected particular control.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the series of controls are vertical lines, and wherein the traversal occurs substantially horizontally.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the user input representing the traversal of the series of controls is a drag operation, and wherein the termination is a release operation.