METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING USER INTERFACE FOR LOCATION-BASED SERVICE HAVING MAIN VIEW PORTION AND PREVIEW PORTION

• US 20110283223A1
• Filed: 05/16/2010
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Karkkainen, Tuula, Vaittinen, Sampo Tuomas, Sarjanoja, Ari-Heikki, Castro, Brenda
• Granted Patent: US 9,582,166 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3647 Guidance involving output of stored or live camera images or video streams
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/00 Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/028 Multiple view windows (top-side-front-sagittal-orthogonal)

Abstract

A method including causing, at least in part, rendering of a user interface for a location-based service that simultaneously includes both a main view portion and a preview portion. One of the main view portion and the preview portion is caused, at least in part, to display a perspective view of one or more objects in a field of view, and the other of the main view portion and the preview portion is caused, at least in part, to display a plan view of at least a portion of the one or more objects in the field of view.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

causing, at least in part, rendering of a user interface for a location-based service that simultaneously includes both a main view portion and a preview portion,

wherein one of the main view portion and the preview portion is caused, at least in part, to display a perspective view of one or more objects in a field of view, and

wherein the other of the main view portion and the preview portion is caused, at least in part, to display a plan view of at least a portion of the one or more objects in the field of view.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input to switch between a first configuration in which the perspective view is displayed in the main view portion and the plan view is displayed in the preview portion, and a second configuration in which the plan view is displayed in the main view portion and the perspective view is displayed in the preview portion.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the plan view includes an orientation representation of an orientation of the field of view displayed in the perspective view.

4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving user input to control the orientation of the field of view displayed in the perspective view by manipulating the orientation representation displayed in the plan view.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input changing an orientation and/or a location of the display in either the perspective view or the plan view; and

simultaneously changing the orientation and/or the location of the display of the other of perspective view and the plan view in correspondence to the input.

6. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving content associated with an object of the one or more objects in the field of view; and

causing, at least in part, rendering of a graphic representation relating to the content on the object in the plan view and/or the perspective view.

7. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving real-time images captured by the mobile device of the one or more objects in the field of view,

wherein the perspective view shows the real-time images.

8. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving pre-stored images of the one or more objects in the field of view,

wherein the perspective view shows the pre-stored images.

9. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving real-time images captured by the mobile device of the one or more objects in the field of view; and

receiving pre-stored images of the one or more objects in the field of view,

wherein the perspective view shows a mix of the real-time images and the pre-stored images.

10. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

cause, at least in part, rendering of a user interface for a location-based service that simultaneously includes both a main view portion and a preview portion,

wherein one of the main view portion and the preview portion is caused, at least in part, to display a perspective view of one or more objects in a field of view, and

wherein the other of the main view portion and the preview portion is caused, at least in part, to display a plan view of at least a portion of the one or more objects in the field of view.

11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive user input to switch between a first configuration in which the perspective view is displayed in the main view portion and the plan view is displayed in the preview portion, and a second configuration in which the plan view is displayed in the main view portion and the perspective view is displayed in the preview portion.

12. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the plan view includes an orientation representation of an orientation of the field of view displayed in the perspective view.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive user input to control the orientation of the field of view displayed in the perspective view by manipulating the orientation representation displayed in the plan view.

14. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive input changing an orientation and/or a location of the display in either the perspective view or the plan view; and

simultaneously change the orientation and/or the location of the display of the other of perspective view and the plan view in correspondence to the input.

15. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

retrieve content associated with an object of the one or more objects in the field of view; and

cause, at least in part, rendering of a graphic representation relating to the content on the object in the plan view and/or the perspective view.

16. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive real-time images captured by the mobile device of the one or more objects in the field of view,

wherein the perspective view shows the real-time images.

17. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive pre-stored images of the one or more objects in the field of view,

wherein the perspective view shows the pre-stored images.

18. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive real-time images captured by the mobile device of the one or more objects in the field of view; and

receive pre-stored images of the one or more objects in the field of view,

wherein the perspective view shows a mix of the real-time images and the pre-stored images.

19. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

causing, at least in part, rendering of a user interface for a location-based service that simultaneously includes both a main view portion and a preview portion,

wherein one of the main view portion and the preview portion is caused, at least in part, to display a perspective view of one or more objects in a field of view, and

wherein the other of the main view portion and the preview portion is caused, at least in part, to display a plan view of at least a portion of the one or more objects in the field of view.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive user input to switch between a first configuration in which the perspective view is displayed in the main view portion and the plan view is displayed in the preview portion, and a second configuration in which the plan view is displayed in the main view portion and the perspective view is displayed in the preview portion.