Continuous and dynamic scene decomposition for user interface
First Claim
1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
- a hand-held case having one or more major surface;
a visual display disposed on at least one major surface;
a touch interface disposed on at least one major surface;
a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface; and
instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions are configured such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to;
a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements and one or more inactive elements;
b) decompose the image into a plurality of constituent regions that collectively make up the display, wherein each of said constituent regions corresponds to a different active element of the one or more active elements, wherein proportions of the decomposition of the image into the plurality of constituent regions are adjusted based on a probability that a user will use one or more active elements wherein the probability that user will use on or more of the active elements includes a probability of subsequent use of one or more active elements based on past use of one or more active elements;
c) correlate an active element in the image on the visual display to a corresponding touch sensitive region of the touch interface; and
d) activate one of the one or more active elements in response to a touch to the corresponding touch sensitive region of the touch interface by transforming the one of the one or more active elements from an initial state into a transformed state in which the one of the one or more active elements interact with the touch sensitive region in a different mode of operation in the transformed state than in the initial state, wherein the transformation is animated to signify a change to the different mode of operation.
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Abstract
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch pad are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces. A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to: a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) divide the image into one or more regions that fill the display, wherein each region corresponds to a different active element; c) correlating an active element in the image on the visual display to a corresponding active portion of the touch interface; and d) activate one of the one or more active elements in response to a touch to a corresponding one of the active portions of the touch interface.
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25 Claims
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1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
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a hand-held case having one or more major surface; a visual display disposed on at least one major surface; a touch interface disposed on at least one major surface; a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface; and instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions are configured such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to; a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements and one or more inactive elements; b) decompose the image into a plurality of constituent regions that collectively make up the display, wherein each of said constituent regions corresponds to a different active element of the one or more active elements, wherein proportions of the decomposition of the image into the plurality of constituent regions are adjusted based on a probability that a user will use one or more active elements wherein the probability that user will use on or more of the active elements includes a probability of subsequent use of one or more active elements based on past use of one or more active elements; c) correlate an active element in the image on the visual display to a corresponding touch sensitive region of the touch interface; and d) activate one of the one or more active elements in response to a touch to the corresponding touch sensitive region of the touch interface by transforming the one of the one or more active elements from an initial state into a transformed state in which the one of the one or more active elements interact with the touch sensitive region in a different mode of operation in the transformed state than in the initial state, wherein the transformation is animated to signify a change to the different mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for operating a hand-held electronic device having a case with one or more major surfaces, a visual display disposed on at least one major surfaces, a touch interface disposed on at least one major surfaces, a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface;
- and instructions executable by the processor to implement the method, the method comprising;
a) presenting an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements and one or more inactive elements; b) decomposing the image into a plurality of constituent regions that collectively make up the display, wherein each of said constituent regions corresponds to a different active element of the one or more active elements, wherein proportions of the decomposition of the image into the plurality of constituent regions are adjusted based on a probability that a user will use one or more active elements, wherein the probability that user will use on or more of the active elements includes a probability of subsequent use of one or more active elements based on past use of one or more active elements; c) correlating an active element in the image on the visual display to a corresponding touch sensitive region of the touch interface; and d) activating one of the one or more active elements in response to a touch to the corresponding touch sensitive region of the touch interface by transforming the one of the one or more active elements from an initial state into a transformed state in which the one of the one or more active elements interact with the touch sensitive region in a different mode of operation in the transformed state than in the initial state, wherein the transformation is animated to signify a change to the different mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
- and instructions executable by the processor to implement the method, the method comprising;
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25. A non-transitory computer readable medium programmed with computer executable instructions for operating a hand-held electronic device having a hand-held case with one or more major surfaces, a visual display disposed on at least one major surfaces, a touch pad disposed on at least one major surfaces, a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to implement a method comprising:
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a) presenting an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements and one or more inactive elements; b) decomposing the image into a plurality of constituent regions that collectively make up the display, wherein each of said constituent regions corresponds to a different active element of the one or more active elements, wherein proportions of the decomposition of the image into the plurality of constituent regions are adjusted based on a probability that a user will use one or more active elements, wherein the probability that user will use on or more of the active elements includes a probability of subsequent use of one or more active elements based on past use of one or more active elements; c) correlating an active element in the image on the visual display to a corresponding touch sensitive region of the touch interface; and d) activating one of the one or more active elements in response to a touch to the corresponding touch sensitive regions of the touch interface by transforming the one of the one or more active elements from an initial state into a transformed state in which the one of the one or more active elements interact with the touch sensitive region in a different mode of operation in the transformed state than in the initial state, wherein the transformation is animated to signify a change to the different mode of operation.
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