User interface based on viewable area of a display

• US 9,965,136 B1
• Filed: 07/16/2013
• Issued: 05/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: X Corp. (f/k/a Twitter, Inc.) (X Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: X Corp. (f/k/a Twitter, Inc.) (X Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Brichter, Loren, Rechis, Leland
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tam
• Application Number:
  US13/943,433
• Time in Patent Office: 1,757 Days
• Field of Search: 715766, 715220, 715863, 715864
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• 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 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• 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: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174

Abstract

A method for displaying content in a computing device including a display, the method including: displaying content in a viewable area of the display; detecting, by the display, an input associated with the content; and shifting, in response to the input, at least a portion of the content of the viewable area to display a non-modal view, where the non-modal view and the shifted content are concurrently available for user interaction after shifting the portion of the content.

Claims

1. A method for displaying content on a touchscreen display of a computing device, the method comprising:

displaying, in a display area on the touchscreen display, a list of messages and a touch image operable to enable composing of a message;

based on detecting, via the touchscreen display, an input for the touch image, sliding the entire display area in a first direction and revealing an underlay view comprising a non-modal compose message screen for composing a new message; and

displaying, on the touchscreen display, in response to the input, concurrently with the non-modal compose message screen, a keyboard,

wherein the keyboard comprises an overlay and the displaying of the keyboard comprises sliding the overlay onto the touchscreen display in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of messages is displayed on a panel and the method further comprises, based on detecting a swipe gesture for the panel, sliding the panel in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.

3. A computing device, comprising:

a touchscreen display;

memory for storing program instructions; and

a computer processor,

wherein the computer processor is configured to execute the program instructions to at least;

display, in a display area on the touchscreen display, a list of messages and a touch image operable to enable composing of a new message;

based on detecting, via the touchscreen display, an input for the touch image, slide the entire display area in a first direction and reveal an underlay view comprising a non-modal compose message screen for composing a new message; and

display, on the touchscreen display, in response to the input, concurrently with the non-modal compose message screen, a keyboard,

wherein the keyboard comprises an overlay and the display of the keyboard comprises sliding the overlay onto the touchscreen display in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

4. The computing device of claim 3, wherein the computer processor is further configured to execute the program instructions to display the list of messages on a panel and, based on detecting a swipe gesture for the panel, sliding the panel in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions for displaying content, the plurality of instructions, when executed on at least one computer processor, enable the at least one computer processor to at least:

display, in a display area on a touchscreen display of a computing device, a list of messages and a touch image operable to enable composing of a new message;

based on detecting, via the touchscreen display, an input for the touch image, slide the entire display area in a first direction and reveal an underlay view comprising a non-modal compose message screen for composing a new message; and

display, on the touchscreen display, in response to the input, concurrently with the non-modal compose message screen, a keyboard,

wherein the keyboard comprises an overlay and the plurality of instructions, when executed, enable the at least one computer processor to slide the overlay onto the touchscreen display in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed, enable the at least one computer processor to:

display the list of messages on a panel; and

based on detecting a swipe gesture for the panel, sliding the panel in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.