Method and apparatus for a slider interface element

• US 9,760,267 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2014
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Tarvainen, Tomi Petri, Kaasalainen, Janne Pekko, Tiittanen, Tero Tapio, Hung, Jung Chen, Soni, Shahil, Liusaari, Ari Pekka, Olsson, Marcus Carl Johan, Alakarhu, Juha Heikki, Laakso, Sami Pekka
• Primary Examiner(s): Lo, Weilun
• Assistant Examiner(s): Posigian, David S
• Application Number:
  US14/168,837
• Publication Number:
  US 20140223376A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,321 Days
• Field of Search: 715833, 715974
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters

Abstract

A method comprising determining to provide for adjustment of a first setting, causing display of a first curvilinear slider interface element that relates to a value of the first setting, receiving an indication of a drag input associated with the first curvilinear slider interface element, causing adjustment movement of the selection point relative to the curvilinear slider interface element in proportion to the drag input, and determining a value of the first setting is based, at least in part, on a position of the first selection point relative to curvilinear slider interface element is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

causation of display of an operation actuator relating to an operation that is associated with one or more settings, the operation being at least one of an image capture operation, a video capture operation, or a high dynamic range image capture operation;

causation of display of one or more curvilinear slider interface elements, wherein each of the one or more curvilinear slider interface elements relates to a value of a different one of the one or more settings;

receipt of an indication of a first drag input associated with the operation actuator, the first drag input having a terminus within a default setting zone and an origin outside of the default setting zone; and

causation of the value of each of the one or more settings related to the one or more displayed curvilinear slider interface elements to be set to a default value based, at least in part, on the first drag input,

wherein at least one of the displayed one or more curvilinear slider interface elements at least partially overlaps with the default setting zone.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the default setting zone is confined to a half of a display region that comprises the operation actuator.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform causation of display of an indication of the default setting zone.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

causation of display of a first one of the one or more curvilinear slider interface elements that relates to a value of a first one of the one or more settings;

causation of display of a second one of the one or more curvilinear slider interface elements that relates to a value of a second one of the one or more settings associated with the operation actuator;

receipt of an indication of a second drag input indicative of a non-adjustment movement of the first curvilinear slider interface element; and

causation of non-adjustment movement of the first curvilinear slider interface element based, at least in part, on the second drag input.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the non-adjustment movement causes at least one of:

an increase in distance between the first curvilinear slider interface element and the second curvilinear slider interface element, or a decrease in distance between the first curvilinear slider interface element and the second curvilinear slider interface element.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform causation of non-adjustment movement of the second curvilinear slider interface element in correspondence with the non-adjustment movement of the first curvilinear slider interface element, such that a distance between the first curvilinear slider interface element and the second curvilinear slider interface element is retained.

7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the non-adjustment movement relates to at

least one of:

curvilinear expansion, or curvilinear contraction.

8. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the memory includes computer program

code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

receipt of an indication of a third drag input associated with the operation actuator; and

causation of non-adjustment movement of the first curvilinear slider interface element and

the operation actuator based, at least in part, on the third drag input.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a display, and the

causation of display of the operation actuator comprises displaying of the operation actuator on

the display.

10. A method comprising:

causing display of an operation actuator relating to an operation that is associated with one or more settings, the operation being at least one of an image capture operation, a video capture operation, or a high dynamic range image capture operation;

displaying one or more curvilinear slider interface elements, wherein each of the one or more curvilinear slider interface elements relates to a value of a different one of the one or more settings;

receiving an indication of a first drag input associated with the operation actuator, the first drag input having a terminus within a default setting zone and an origin outside of the default setting zone; and

causing the value of each of the one or more settings related to the one or more displayed curvilinear slider interface elements to be set to a default value based, at least in part, on the first drag input,

wherein at least one of the displayed one or more curvilinear slider interface elements at least partially overlaps with the default setting zone.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the default setting zone is confined to a half of a display region that comprises the operation actuator.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising causation of display of an indication of the default setting zone.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

causing display of a first one of the one or more curvilinear slider interface elements that relates to a value of a first one of the one or more settings;

causing display of a second one of the one or more curvilinear slider interface elements that relates to a value of a second one of the one or more settings associated with the operation actuator;

receiving an indication of a second drag input indicative of a non-adjustment movement of the first curvilinear slider interface element; and

causing non-adjustment movement of the first curvilinear slider interface element based, at least in part, on the second drag input.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the non-adjustment movement causes at least one of:

an increase in distance between the first curvilinear slider interface element and the second curvilinear slider interface element, or a decrease in distance between the first curvilinear slider interface element and the second curvilinear slider interface element.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising causing non-adjustment movement of the second curvilinear slider interface element in correspondence with the non-adjustment movement of the first curvilinear slider interface element, such that a distance between the first curvilinear slider interface element and the second curvilinear slider interface element is retained.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the non-adjustment movement relates to at least one of:

curvilinear expansion, or curvilinear contraction.

17. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

causation of display of an operation actuator relating to an operation that is associated with one or more settings, the operation being at least one of an image capture operation, a video capture operation, or a high dynamic range image capture operation;

causation of display of one or more curvilinear slider interface elements, wherein each of the one or more curvilinear slider interface elements relates to a value of a different one of the one or more settings;

receipt of an indication of a first drag input associated with the operation actuator, the first drag input having a terminus within a default setting zone and an origin outside of the default setting zone; and

causation of the value of each of the one or more settings associated with related to the one or more displayed curvilinear slider interface elements to be set to a default value based, at least in part, on the first drag input,

wherein at least one of the displayed one or more curvilinear slider interface elements at least partially overlaps with the default setting zone.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the default setting zone is confined to a half of a display region that comprises the operation actuator.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, further encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform causation of display of an indication of the default setting zone.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, further encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

causation of display of a first one of the one or more curvilinear slider interface element that relates to a value of a first one of the one or more settings;

causation of display of a second one of the one or more curvilinear slider interface elements that relates to a value of a second one of the one or more settings associated with the operation actuator;

receipt of an indication of a second drag input indicative of a non-adjustment movement of the first curvilinear slider interface element; and

causation of non-adjustment movement of the first curvilinear slider interface element based, at least in part, on the second drag input.