User interface having realistic physical effects

• US 9,569,086 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2007
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Pikkujamsa, Kalle, Linjama, Jukka, Kela, Juha, Korpipaa, Panu, Kallio, Sanna, Rantakokko, Tapani
• Primary Examiner(s): CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y
• Application Number:
  US11/954,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20090201270A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,352 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/169
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• 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 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 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop

Abstract

A user interface module includes a display and a motion detector arranged to detect a motion. The module is arranged to display an emulated movement of a graphical representation of a first object on the display according to a motion detected by the motion detector. The first object has a physical characteristic and the user interface module further includes a controller module arranged to generate the emulated movement based on the physical characteristic.

Claims

1. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions to:

receive an indication of an incoming communication to an apparatus;

cause a first object to be displayed, the first object indicating a visual indication of the incoming communication;

cause a second object to be displayed, wherein the second object provides a visual indication of an associated function, wherein the associated function initiates a response to the incoming communication;

detect a motion of the apparatus;

cause display of an emulated movement of the first object according to the detected motion;

detect an emulated collision between the first object and the second object; and

in response to detecting the emulated collision, cause execution of the function on a data value associated with the first object, such that the response to the incoming communication is initiated.

2. A computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer-executable program code instructions further comprise program instructions to:

determine an updated position of the first object from an original position depending on said physical characteristic and detected motion; and

cause display of the first object at said updated position.

3. A computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the detected motion is based on a physical characteristic, wherein the physical characteristic comprises a mass for emulating inertia of said first object.

4. A computer program product according to claim 1, the detected motion is based on a physical characteristic, wherein the physical characteristic comprises a spring coefficient and a damping coefficient and wherein said generation of said emulated movement is based on a damped spring dynamic.

5. A computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the detected motion is based on a physical characteristic, wherein the physical characteristic comprises an extent.

6. A computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the detected motion is based on a physical characteristic, wherein the physical characteristic comprises a velocity vector.

7. A computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer-executable program code instructions further comprise program instructions to:

cause display of a graphical representation of at least one additional object, wherein said at least one additional object has a physical characteristic and said emulated movement of said first object is further based on said physical characteristic of said at least one additional object.

8. A computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer-executable program code instructions further comprise program instructions to:

cause display of a data value associated with at least the first object or additional object.

9. A computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer-executable program code instructions further comprise program instructions to:

execute a function associated with a movement pattern on the first object upon detection of the movement pattern.

10. A computer program product according to claim 9, wherein said movement pattern corresponds to a throwing movement and said function is a delete operation.

11. A computer program product according to claim 9, wherein said movement pattern corresponds to an upwards movement and said function is an open operation.

12. A computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the first object has an associated function.

13. A computer program product according to claim 9, wherein said function is any taken from a group comprising:

a delete operation, a call operation, a send message operation, a postpone operation, an open operation and a read out operation.

14. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of an incoming communication to an apparatus;

causing a first object to be displayed, the first object indicating a visual indication of the incoming communication;

causing a second object to be displayed, wherein the second object provides a visual indication of an associated function, wherein the associated function initiates a response to the incoming communication;

detecting a motion of the apparatus;

causing display of an emulated movement of the first object according to the detected motion;

detecting an emulated collision between the first object and the second object; and

in response to detecting the emulated collision, causing execution of the function on a data value associated with the first object, such that the response to the incoming communication is initiated.

15. A method according to claim 14, wherein the detected motion is based on a physical characteristic, wherein the physical characteristic comprises a mass for emulating inertia of said first object.

16. A method according to claim 14, wherein the detected motion is based on a physical characteristic, wherein the physical characteristic comprises a spring coefficient and a damping coefficient and wherein said generation of said emulated movement is based on a damped spring dynamic.

17. A method according to claim 14, wherein the detected motion is based on a physical characteristic, wherein the physical characteristic comprises a velocity vector.

18. A method according to claim 14, further comprising:

causing display of a graphical representation of at least one additional object, wherein said at least one additional object has a physical characteristic and said emulated movement of said first object is further based on said physical characteristic of said at least one additional object.

19. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

receive an indication of an incoming communication to a device;

cause a first object to be displayed, the first object indicating a visual indication of the incoming communication;

cause a second object to be displayed, wherein the second object provides a visual indication of an associated function, wherein the associated function initiates a response to the incoming communication;

detect a motion of the device;

cause display of an emulated movement of the first object according to the detected motion;

detect an emulated collision between the first object and the second object; and

in response to detecting the emulated collision, cause execution of the function on a data value associated with the first object, such that the response to the incoming communication is initiated.

20. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the detected motion is based on a physical characteristic, wherein the physical characteristic comprises a mass for emulating inertia of said first object.

21. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the detected motion is based on a physical characteristic, wherein the physical characteristic:

comprises a spring coefficient and a damping coefficient and wherein said generation of said emulated movement is based on a damped spring dynamic.

22. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the detected motion is based on a physical characteristic, wherein the physical characteristic comprises an extent.

23. An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the detected motion is based on a physical characteristic, wherein the physical characteristic comprises a velocity vector.

24. An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to cause the apparatus to at least:

cause display of a graphical representation of at least a third object, wherein said third object visually indicates an additional associated function, different from the associated function of the second object.