ADJUSTMENT OF RANGE OF CONTENT DISPLAYED ON GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

• US 20090228828A1
• Filed: 03/06/2008
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Popp, Bogdan, Beatty, Bryan
• Granted Patent: US 8,352,877 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/786
• 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 3/0488 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

Abstract

Various embodiments related to the adjustment of a displayed range of a portion of a content selection are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computing device with an interactive display is configured to display a portion of a content selection and a control associated with the content selection. The control comprises a track and an indicator that indicates a location and a range of the portion of the content selection within the content selection as a whole. A first type of input associated with the control alters the range of the portion of the content selection displayed relative to the content selection as a whole and adjusts an appearance of the indicator, while a second type of touch input associated with the control alters a portion of the content selection displayed and moves the indicator on the track.

Claims

1. A computing device having an interactive display, the computing device comprising:

code executable to display a portion of a content selection on the display;

code executable to display a control associated with the content selection, the control comprising

a track, and

an indicator configured to indicate a location and a range of the portion of the content selection within the content selection as a whole via a location of the indicator on the track and an appearance of the indicator, respectively;

code executable to detect a first type of input associated with the control, and in response to alter the range of the portion of the content selection displayed relative to the content selection as a whole and to adjust an appearance of the indicator; and

code executable to detect a second type of input associated with the control, and in response to display a different portion of the content selection and to move the indicator on the track.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the first type of input comprises a multi-touch input.

3. The computing device of claim 2, further comprising code executable to detect a change in a distance between two touch inputs, and to change a length of the indicator and a range of the portion of the content selection displayed a corresponding amount.

4. The computing device of claim 3, wherein the code is executable to detect a change in a distance between two touch inputs located over the indicator.

5. The computing device of claim 4 wherein the code is executable to detect a change in a distance between a touch input located over the track spaced from the indicator and a touch input located over the indicator.

6. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the second type of input comprises a single touch located over the indicator and moving in a direction along the track.

7. The computing device of claim 1, further comprising code executable to display a text box containing a numerical representation of the location of the indicator on the track and, in response to the first type of input and/or the second type of input, to change the numerical representation.

8. The computing device of claim 1 wherein the indicator comprises a first marker defining a first end the indicator and a second marker defining a second end of the indicator.

9. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the indicator has a unitary appearance.

10. The computing device of claim 1 wherein the first type of input comprises multiple cursor inputs, and wherein the second type of input comprises a single cursor input.

11. A computing device having a touch sensitive display, the computing device comprising:

code executable to display a portion of a content selection on the display;

code executable to display a control associated with the content selection in a region of the display, the control comprising

a track, and

an indicator configured to indicate a location and a range of the portion of the content selection within the content selection as a whole via a location of the indicator on the track and an appearance of the indicator, respectively;

code executable to detect a multi-touch input comprising two touches located over the indicator, and in response to alter the range of the portion of the content selection displayed and to adjust a length of the indicator correspondingly; and

code executable to detect a single touch input over the control and in response to display a different portion of the content selection and to move the indicator on the track.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the content selection comprises digital media.

13. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the track is linear, free form, curved, angled, or any combination thereof, and comprises an open shape or a closed shape.

14. The computing device of claim 13, further comprising code executable to control range of an audio and/or video selection selected for playback in response to the multi-touch input.

15. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the multi-touch input comprises two touches located over the indicator, with one or more of the touches moving in a direction along the track.

16. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the single touch input comprises a single touch located over the indicator and moving in a direction along the track.

17. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the single touch input comprises a touch located over the track and spaced from the indicator.

18. A method for controlling a computing device having a touch sensitive display, the computing device comprising:

displaying a portion of a content selection on the display;

displaying a control associated with the content selection, the control comprising a track and an indicator configured to indicate a location and a range of the portion of the content selection within the content selection as a whole via a location of the indicator on the track and an appearance of the indicator, respectively;

detecting a single touch input associated with the control;

displaying a different portion of the content selection and changing a location of the indicator on the track in response to the single touch input;

detecting a multi-touch input associated with the control, the multi-touch input comprising a change of a distance between two or more touch inputs; and

altering the range of the portion of the content selection displayed and altering an appearance of the indicator in response to the multi-touch input.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein altering the appearance of the indicator includes altering a size and/or a shape of the indicator.

20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising detecting a distance between an outer edge of the indicator and an adjacent touch input over the indicator, and maintaining the distance between the outer edge of the indicator and the adjacent touch input over the indicator as the adjacent touch input is moved.