Hiding portions of display content

• US 10,254,946 B2
• Filed: 11/03/2011
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Gossweiler, III, Richard C., Sahami, Mehran, Taylor, Thomas H., Blackburn, John, Brown, David A., Gupta, Neha, Patel, Manish G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Manglesh M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hasty, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US13/288,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20120054684A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,714 Days
• Field of Search: 715212-218, 715227-228, 715828
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• 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 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/177 of tables; using ruled lines
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26283 for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic program guide data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape

Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes generating code for displaying a two-dimensional media programming schedule grid, receiving a command to compress the grid at a first location along a first dimension, and generating code for displaying the grid with visible graphical fold marks defining a fold area near the first location along the first dimension.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

outputting multi-dimensional graphical information for display in a touch screen;

receiving, from a user, a two point touch input that comprises the user concurrently (a) touching a first location and a second location on the touch screen and (b) while continuing to touch the touch screen, executing a movement to shorten a distance between the first location and the second location that is defined by a new first location and a new second location, wherein the two point touch input comprises a pair of finger contacts on the touch screen;

determining, based on the executed movement, that the two point touch input is directed to compressing the graphical information; and

in response to the determination that the executed movement of the two point touch input is directed to compressing the graphical information, dynamically modifying the multi-dimensional graphical information to depict visible graphical fold marks that move concurrently with the executed movement of the two point touch input; and

outputting, for display between the new first location and the new second location, a portion of the multi-dimensional graphical information with the visible graphical fold marks that graphically depict a folded portion that consists of a first graphical fold mark at the first new location, a second graphical fold mark at the second new location, and a third single fold mark that is visually creased into or out of the display of the touch screen.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the movement to shorten the distance corresponds primarily to horizontal movement or to vertical movement on the touch screen; and

based on the determination, outputting, for display, the graphically depicted folded portion as a vertical or horizontal divider across the multi-dimensional graphical information, the folded portion being depicted as a vertical divider when the movement is determined to correspond primarily to horizontal movement, and the folded portion being depicted as a horizontal divider when the movement is determined to correspond primarily to vertical movement.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the visible graphical fold marks are depicted with shading and angling to represent a third dimension of a two-dimensional view on the touch screen.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying advertising information in an area defined by the visible graphical fold marks.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a relative width of an area between the fold marks is generated to be proportional to an area of graphical information that was replaced in response to receiving the user input.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to receiving the user input, outputting for display a movement of a first portion of the graphical information toward a second portion of the graphical information, and

displaying additional graphical information in areas of the display vacated by the first portion of the graphical information and the second portion of the graphical information, the first portion and second portion of the graphical information being displayed outside of an area between the first location and the second location before the user input was received.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the multi-dimensional graphical information comprises geographical mapping information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the multi-dimensional graphical information comprises media-scheduling information.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a command to unfold the graphical information that was compressed between the first location and the second location by receiving a second user input that corresponds to the user touching the graphical information at two touch points and, while continuing to touch the touch screen, executing a movement to lengthen a distance between the user'"'"'s touches; and

in response to receiving the command, outputting, for display the portion of the two-dimensional graphical information without the visible graphical fold marks.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the determining, outputting, for display in an area defined by the visible graphical fold marks, generated textual information that provides an indication of content that was hidden as a result of compressing the graphical information.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein third single fold mark is located midway between the first new location and the second new location.

10. A computer-implemented system for generating information, comprising:

a computing device;

an interface running on the computing device to receive requests for web-based content;

a programming database storing information about web-based content; and

a grid generator configured to produce a representation, in a touch screen on the computing device, of a page having a folded area at a location, the folded area corresponding to hidden web-based content and including visible graphical fold marks that are graphically depicted as a portion of web-based content hidden within, a folded portion,

wherein the location of the folded area is determined based on a received two point touch user input that comprises a user concurrently (a) touching a first location and a second location on the touch screen and (b) while continuing to touch the touch screen, executing a movement to shorten a distance between the first location and the second location that is defined by a new first location and a new second location, wherein the two point touch input comprises a pair of finger contacts on the touch screen,

wherein the folded portion consists of a first graphical fold mark at the first new location, a second graphical fold mark at the second new location, and a third single fold mark that is visually creased into or out of the display of the touch screen;

wherein the location of the folded area is dynamically modified such that the folded portion consisting of the first graphical fold mark, the second graphical fold mark, and the third single fold mark move concurrently with the executed movement of the two point touch.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the representation of the folded area displays advertising targeted to information that is associated with the hidden web-based content displayed in the folded area.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the representation of the folded area displays one or more creases represented by inward-directed angled lines defined at opposed ends of the folded area.

20. The system of claim 10, wherein the folded area comprises generated textual information in an area defined by the visible graphical fold marks, wherein the textual information provides an indication of graphical information that was hidden as a result of an input that causes web-based content to be hidden.

13. A computer-readable device having instructions encoded thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

outputting multi-dimensional graphical information for display in a touch screen;

receiving, from a user, a two point touch input that comprises the user concurrently (a) touching a first location and a second location on the touch screen and (b) while continuing to touch the touch screen, executing a movement to shorten a distance between the first location and the second location that is defined by a new first location and a new second location, wherein the two point touch input comprises a pair of finger contacts on the touch screen;

determining, based on the executed movement, that the two point touch input is directed to compressing the graphical information; and

in response to the determination that the executed movement of the two point touch input is directed to compressing the graphical information, dynamically modifying the multi-dimensional graphical information to depict visible graphical fold marks that move concurrently with the executed movement of the two point touch input; and

outputting, for display between the new first location and the new second location, a portion of the multi-dimensional graphical information with the visible graphical fold marks that graphically depict a folded portion that consists of a first graphical fold mark at the first new location, a second graphical fold mark at the second new location, and a third single fold mark that is visually creased into or out of the display of the touch screen.

14. The computer-readable device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise generating code for responding to received user input that corresponds to the user (a) touching a first folded portion and (b) while continuing to touch the touch screen, moving the touch input a length along the touch screen,

wherein the response to the user input comprises executing a movement to relocate the folded portion and content hidden by the folded portion to a different location on the touch screen.

15. The computer-readable device of claim 13, wherein the visible graphical fold marks are depicted with shading and angling to represent a third dimension of a two-dimensional view on the touch screen.

16. The computer-readable device of claim 13, wherein a relative width of an area between the fold marks is proportional to an area of graphical information that was replaced in response to receiving the user input.

17. The computer-readable device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise, in response to receiving the user input, moving a first portion of the graphical information toward a second portion of the graphical information, and displaying additional graphical information in areas of the display vacated by the first portion of the graphical information and the second portion of the graphical information, the first portion and second portion of the graphical information being displayed outside of an area between the first location and the second location before the user input was received.

18. The computer-readable device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a command to unfold the graphical information compressed between the first location and the second location, wherein receiving the command comprises receiving a second user input that corresponds to the user touching the graphical information at two touch points and while continuing to touch the touch screen executing a movement to lengthen a distance between the user'"'"'s touches; and

in response to receiving the command, generating code for displaying the portion of the graphical information without the visible graphical fold marks.

21. The computer-readable device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the determining, outputting, for display in an area defined by the visible graphical fold marks, generated textual information that provides an indication of content that was hidden as a result of compressing the graphical information.