Systems and methods for providing dynamic page indicators

• US 9,746,992 B1
• Filed: 05/01/2014
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Kaplan, Joshua Robin, Feldstein, Michael, Baghdassarian, Leo
• Primary Examiner(s): Shiberou, Mahelet
• Application Number:
  US14/267,553
• Time in Patent Office: 1,216 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence

Abstract

In an example implementation, a method includes outputting, for display at a display device, a first content item and a first group of content indicators being of a first quantity. The method also includes outputting, for display, a second group of content indicators being of a second quantity, such that the first and second groups are visually separated by at least one graphical element. The method includes, responsive to receiving an indication of a request to display a second content item, outputting, for display, an updated first group of content indicators of a third quantity that is one fewer than the first quantity and outputting, for display, an updated second group of content indicators of a fourth quantity that is one more than the second quantity. The method also includes outputting, for display at the display device, the second content item.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

outputting, by a computing device, and for display at a display device, a first content item that is associated with a first content indicator that is a graphical icon representative of actionable content associated with the first content item;

outputting, by the computing device, and for display at a first location of the display device, a first group of content indicators, the first group of content indicators being of a first quantity;

outputting, by the computing device, and for display at a second location of the display device, a second group of content indicators, the second group of content indicators being of a second quantity, such that the first group of content indicators and the second group of content indicators are visually separated by at least one graphical element;

responsive to receiving an indication of a request to display a second content item logically adjacent to the first content item;

outputting, by the computing device, and for display at the first location of the display device, an updated first group of content indicators, wherein the updated first group of content indicators is of a third quantity that is one fewer than the first quantity;

outputting, by the computing device, and for display at the second location of the display device, an updated second group of content indicators, wherein the updated second group of content indicators is of a fourth quantity that is one more than the second quantity; and

outputting, by the computing device, and for display at the display device, the second content item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a first content indicator is associated with the first content item.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to receiving the indication of the request to display the second content item, outputting, by the computing device, and for display at a third location of the display device, a transition content indicator, wherein the third location of the display is located between the first location and the second location.

4. A method, comprising:

outputting, by a computing device, and for display at a display device, a first content item, wherein the first content item comprises a plurality of pages;

outputting, by the computing device, and for display at a first location of the display device, a first group of content indicators, first group of content indicators being of a first quantity;

outputting, by the computing device, and for display at a second location of the display device, a second group of content indicators, the second group of content indicators being of a second quantity, such that the first group of content indicators and the second group of content indicators are visually separated by at least one graphical element;

responsive to receiving an indication of a request to display a first page of the plurality of pages comprising the first content item;

causing, by the computing device, the first group of content indicators and the second group of content indicators to be removed from display on the computing device;

outputting, by the computing device, for display at the display device, the first page of the plurality of pages comprising the first content item;

outputting, by the computing device, for display at a third location of the of the display device, a third group of content indicators, the third group of content indicators being of a third quantity;

outputting, by the computing device, and for display at a fourth location of the display device, a fourth group of content indicators, the fourth group of content indicators being of a fourth quantity, such that the third group of content indicators and the fourth group of content indicators are visually separated by at least one graphical element;

responsive to receiving an indication of a request to display a second page of the plurality of pages comprising the first content item logically adjacent to the first page;

outputting, by the computing device, and for display at the third location of the display device, an updated third group of content indicators, wherein the updated third group of content indicators is of a fifth quantity that is one fewer than the third quantity;

outputting, by the computing device, and for display at the fourth location of the display device, an updated fourth group of content indicators, wherein the updated fourth group of content indicators is of a sixth quantity that is one more than the fourth quantity; and

outputting, by the computing device, and for display at the display device, the second page of the plurality of pages comprising the first content item.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein a first content indicator is associated with the first page of the plurality of pages comprising the first content item.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first content indicator is a graphical icon representative of actionable content associated with the first page of the plurality of pages comprising the first content item.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein actionable content comprises content associated with functionalities or applications provided by the computing device.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the third group of content indicators displayed at the third location is horizontally aligned with the fourth group of content indicators displayed at the fourth location.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

responsive to receiving the indication of the request to display the second page of the plurality of pages comprising the first content item, outputting, by the computing device, and for display at a fifth location of the display device, a transition content indicator, wherein the fifth location of the display is located between the third location and the fourth location.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein the content indicators comprising the third and fourth groups of content indicators are associated with the plurality of pages comprising the first content item.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a computing device to:

output, for display at a display device, a first content item that is associated with a first content indicator that is a graphical icon representative of actionable content associated with the first content item;

output, for display at a first location of the display device, a first group of content indicators, the first group of content indicators being of a first quantity;

output, for display at a second location of the display device, a second group of content indicators, the second group of content indicators being of a second quantity, such that the first group of content indicators and the second group of content indicators are visually separated by at least one graphical element;

responsive to receiving an indication of a request to display a second content item logically adjacent to the first content item;

output, for display at the first location of the display device, an updated first group of content indicators, wherein the updated first group of content indicators is of a third quantity that is one fewer than the first quantity;

output, for display at the second location of the display device, an updated second group of content indicators, wherein the updated second group of content indicators is of a fourth quantity that is one more than the first quantity; and

output, for display at the display device, the second content item.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein a first content indicator is associated with the first content item.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein actionable content comprises content associated with functionalities or applications provided by the computing device.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the first group of content indicators displayed at the first location is vertically aligned with the second group of content indicators displayed at the second location.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, further storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, further cause the computing device to:

responsive to receiving the indication of the request to display the second content item, output, for display at a third location of the display device, a transition content indicator, wherein the third location of the display is located between the first location and the second location.