Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying Emphasis Animations for an Electronic Document in a Presentation Mode

• US 20110078560A1
• Filed: 03/16/2010
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: BODA, Ted Stephen, CAPELA, Jay Christopher, WEELDREYER, Christopher Douglas, RAPP, Peter William
• Granted Patent: US 8,799,775 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/255
• 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 3/0488 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 40/109 Font handling; Temporal or kinetic typography
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A computing device with a display displays a first portion of an electronic document in a presentation mode of an electronic document authoring application. The first portion of the electronic document includes predefined activation regions for a plurality of presentation emphasis objects. While displaying the first portion of the electronic document the device detects a first input by a user on a respective predefined activation region for a first presentation emphasis object in the plurality of presentation emphasis objects. In response to detecting the first input on the respective predefined activation region for the first presentation emphasis object, the device: selects a first emphasis animation for the first presentation emphasis object based on the first input; displays the first emphasis animation; and displays the first presentation emphasis object.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

a display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying a first portion of an electronic document in a presentation mode of an electronic document authoring application, wherein the first portion of the electronic document includes predefined activation regions for a plurality of presentation emphasis objects; and

,

while displaying the first portion of the electronic document;

detecting a first input by a user on a respective predefined activation region for a first presentation emphasis object in the plurality of presentation emphasis objects; and

,

in response to detecting the first input on the respective predefined activation region for the first presentation emphasis object;

selecting a first emphasis animation for the first presentation emphasis object based on the first input;

displaying the first emphasis animation; and

displaying the first presentation emphasis object.

2. The device of claim 1, including instructions for, prior to displaying the first portion of the electronic document in the presentation mode of the electronic document authoring application:

displaying the electronic document in an edit mode of the electronic document authoring application;

detecting one or more user inputs;

editing the electronic document in accordance with the one or more user inputs;

detecting a user input that corresponds to a request to display the electronic document in the presentation mode of the electronic document authoring application; and

,

in response to detecting the user input, displaying the electronic document in the presentation mode of the electronic document authoring application.

3. The device of claim 2, including instructions for:

after detecting the user input that corresponds to a request to display the electronic document in the presentation mode, preparing at least one emphasis animation for subsequent display in the presentation mode.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the first presentation emphasis object and the first emphasis animation are prepared after detecting the user input that corresponds to a request to display the electronic document in the presentation mode.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is a circling gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes a first subset of text;

the first presentation emphasis object is an enlargement of the first subset of text; and

the first emphasis animation comprises enlarging the first subset of text in the first portion of the electronic document to the enlargement of the first subset of text.

6. The device of claim 5, including instructions for:

after displaying the first presentation emphasis object, detecting a second input, wherein the second input includes a select and drag gesture;

in response to the second input, ceasing to display the first presentation emphasis object and displaying a second presentation emphasis object, wherein the second presentation emphasis object is an enlargement of a second subset of text that is adjacent to the first subset of text in the first portion of the electronic document; and

displaying a second emphasis animation, wherein the second emphasis animation includes transitioning from displaying the enlarged first subset of text to displaying the enlarged second subset of text.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is a select gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes a bullet point;

the first presentation emphasis object is text associated with the bullet point; and

the first emphasis animation comprises transitioning from displaying the bullet point without the text associated with the bullet point to displaying the bullet point simultaneously with the text associated with the bullet point.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is a select and hold gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes a bullet point with adjacent text;

the first presentation emphasis object is an annotation for the text adjacent to the bullet point; and

the first emphasis animation comprises transitioning from displaying the bullet point with adjacent text without the annotation to displaying the bullet point with adjacent text simultaneously with the annotation.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is a select and hold gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes a bullet point;

the first presentation emphasis object is a replacement image for an image displayed in the first portion of the document; and

the first emphasis animation comprises replacing the image with the replacement image.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is a de-pinch gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes an image;

the first presentation emphasis object is an enlarged representation of the image; and

the first emphasis animation comprises enlarging the image to the enlarged representation of the image.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is a select and hold gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes a portion of a chart;

the first presentation emphasis object is an enlarged representation of the portion of the chart; and

the first emphasis animation comprises enlarging the portion of the chart to the enlarged representation of the portion of the chart.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is a select gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes a cell in a table;

the first presentation emphasis object is a representation of the cell that shows a numerical value associated with the cell; and

the first emphasis animation comprises transitioning from displaying an empty cell to displaying the representation of the cell that shows the numerical value associated with the cell.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input comprises a first select gesture and a second select gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes a first cell in a table, wherein the first cell is associated with a first numerical value and the second cell is associated with a second numerical value;

the first presentation emphasis object is a calculated numerical value that is calculated based at least in part on the first numerical value and the second numerical value; and

the first emphasis animation comprises displaying the calculated numerical value.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein:

the calculated numerical value is calculated based at least in part on an order in which the first select gesture and the second select gesture were detected.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input comprises a first select gesture and a second select gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes a first portion of a chart and a second portion of the chart, wherein the first portion of the chart is associated with a first numerical value and the second portion of the chart is associated with a second numerical value;

the first presentation emphasis object is a calculated numerical value that is calculated based at least in part on the first numerical value and the second numerical value; and

the first emphasis animation comprises displaying the calculated numerical value.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is a de-pinch gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes a first representation of a chart that includes a visual representation of a data series, wherein the first representation of the chart includes a first axis with a first range of values;

the first presentation emphasis object is a second representation of the chart, wherein the second representation of the chart includes a second axis that is parallel to the first axis, wherein the second axis includes a second range of values that is smaller than the first range of values; and

the first emphasis animation comprises transitioning from displaying the first representation of the chart to displaying the second representation of the chart.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is a flick gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes a first representation of a chart that includes a visual representation of a data series, wherein the first representation of the chart includes a first axis with a first range of values;

the first presentation emphasis object is a second representation of the chart, wherein the second representation of the chart includes a second axis that is parallel to the first axis, wherein the second axis includes a second range of values that is distinct from the first range of values; and

the first emphasis animation comprises transitioning from displaying the first representation of the chart to displaying the second representation of the chart.

18. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is a flick gesture;

the respective predefined activation region includes a placeholder area for a data series in a chart or graph;

the first presentation emphasis object is a visual representation of the data series in the chart or graph; and

the first emphasis animation comprises gradually displaying the visual representation of the data series in accordance with the flick gesture.

19. The device of claim 1, wherein the respective predefined activation region is for a subset of presentation emphasis objects including the first presentation emphasis object, and the device includes instructions for;

detecting a second input by the user on the respective predefined activation region; and

in response to the second input on the respective predefined activation region;

selecting, based on the second input, a second presentation emphasis object of the subset of presentation emphasis objects and a second emphasis animation for the second presentation emphasis object;

displaying the second emphasis animation; and

displaying the second presentation emphasis object.

20. The device of claim 1, wherein the first emphasis animation is automatically selected from a predefined set of emphasis animations in accordance with at least one of:

an object type associated with the respective predefined activation region and a gesture type associated with the first input.

21. The device of claim 1, including instructions for, after displaying the first emphasis animation:

detecting a second input by a user on a respective predefined activation region for a second presentation emphasis object in the plurality of presentation emphasis objects;

in response to second input on the respective predefined activation region for the second presentation emphasis object;

ceasing to display the first presentation emphasis object;

selecting a second emphasis animation for the second presentation emphasis object based on the second input;

displaying the second emphasis animation; and

displaying the second presentation emphasis object.

22. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

detecting a five-finger pinch gesture;

in response to detecting the five-finger pinch gesture, displaying a plurality of icons that represent respective portions of the electronic document;

detecting a gesture on an icon in the plurality of icons that represents a second portion of the electronic document; and

,

in response to detecting the gesture on the icon in the plurality of icons that represents the second portion of the electronic document, displaying the second portion of the electronic document.

23. A method, comprising:

at a computing device with a display;

displaying a first portion of an electronic document in a presentation mode of an electronic document authoring application, wherein the first portion of the electronic document includes predefined activation regions for a plurality of presentation emphasis objects; and

,

while displaying the first portion of the electronic document;

detecting a first input by a user on a respective predefined activation region for a first presentation emphasis object in the plurality of presentation emphasis objects; and

,

in response to detecting the first input on the respective predefined activation region for the first presentation emphasis object;

selecting a first emphasis animation for the first presentation emphasis object based on the first input;

displaying the first emphasis animation; and

displaying the first presentation emphasis object.

24. A graphical user interface on a computing device with display, the graphical user interface comprising:

a first portion of an electronic document in a presentation mode of an electronic document authoring application, wherein the first portion of the electronic document includes predefined activation regions for a plurality of presentation emphasis objects;

wherein, while displaying the first portion of the electronic document;

a first input by a user is detected on a respective predefined activation region for a first presentation emphasis object in the plurality of presentation emphasis objects; and

,

in response to detecting the first input on the respective predefined activation region for the first presentation emphasis object;

a first emphasis animation is selected for the first presentation emphasis object based on the first input;

the first emphasis is displayed animation; and

the first presentation emphasis object is displayed.

25. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing device with a display, cause the device to:

display a first portion of an electronic document in a presentation mode of an electronic document authoring application, wherein the first portion of the electronic document includes predefined activation regions for a plurality of presentation emphasis objects; and

,

while displaying the first portion of the electronic document;

detect a first input by a user on a respective predefined activation region for a first presentation emphasis object in the plurality of presentation emphasis objects; and

,

in response to detecting the first input on the respective predefined activation region for the first presentation emphasis object;

select a first emphasis animation for the first presentation emphasis object based on the first input;

display the first emphasis animation; and

display the first presentation emphasis object.