System for Managing Computer Interface Input and Output

• US 20140053111A1
• Filed: 08/14/2012
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Christopher V. Beckman
• Original Assignee: Christopher V. Beckman
• Inventors: Beckman, Christopher V.
• Granted Patent: US 9,032,335 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/856
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• 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 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/027 Arrangements and methods specific for the display of internet documents

Abstract

New techniques improving display output and computer system input response are provided.

In aspects of the invention, a system assesses whether input gesture(s) occur within an area of an output matrix describing an element, within a time period following a substantial and/or activity-affecting change in that area, and nullifies or alters an affect(s) of the input gesture(s) that would otherwise occur, and may instead or also create the affect that would occur if the output matrix had not experienced the relevant substantial and/or activity-affecting change, and may also reverse, alter, augment or otherwise address the substantial and/or activity-affecting change in that area of the output matrix to enhance the user experience.

In other aspects, an object-based projection method increases efficiency and decreases output matrix judder.

In additional aspects, a new form of pixel and array, with variably-angled variably-curved pixel subsections, assists in further smoothing edges between objects.

Claims

1. A system comprising computer hardware that treats or addresses the impact of Population Movement, Position Movement, Rotation Movement and/or Zoom Movement due to loading or projected to be loaded dynamic elements and/or content by altering the behavior or effect of a cursor or other user interface actuation tool(s) or GUI input-creating aspects and/or the behavior of at least one actuable element or elements presented on a display as it/they may interact with such a tool, the behaviors of which are more likely than at least some other display features to otherwise, without such alteration, be impacted by said Population Movement, Position Movement and/or Zoom Movement due to loading dynamic elements and/or content.

2. The system of claim 1, in which said altering the behavior or effect of the cursor or other user interface actuation tool and/or the behavior of at least one actuable element or elements as it/they may interact with such a tool comprises the system arresting said tool or other display actuation user interface aspects until a visual stimulus reaction time setting has been exceeded.

3. The system of claim 1, in which said altering the behavior or effect of the cursor or other user interface actuation tool and/or the behavior of at least one actuable element or elements as it/they may interact with such a tool comprises creating an alternate or virtual display space in which the location and/or movement of said tool is defined relative to said at least one actuable element or elements.

4. The system of claim 1, in which said altering the behavior or effect of the cursor or other user interface actuation tool and/or the behavior of at least one actuable element or elements as it/they may interact with such a tool comprises repositioning said tool to follow the movement of said at least one actuable element or elements due to said Population Movement, Position Movement and/or Zoom Movement due to loading dynamic elements and/or content.

5. The system of claim 1, in which said altering the behavior or effect of the cursor or other user interface actuation tool and/or the behavior of at least one actuable element or elements as it/they may interact with such a tool comprises the system actuating any actuable element that would have been actuated, had Population Movement, Position Movement and/or Zoom Movement due to loading dynamic elements and/or content not occurred.

6. The system of claim 1, in which said altering the behavior or effect of the cursor or other user interface actuation tool and/or the behavior of at least one actuable element or elements as it/they may interact with such a tool comprises presenting the user with a user interface, allowing the user to select multiple actuation options corresponding with said tool'"'"'s position before, during and/or after Population Movement, Position Movement and/or Zoom Movement.

7. The system of claim 1, in which said altering the behavior or effect of the cursor or other user interface actuation tool and/or the behavior of at least one actuable element or elements as it/they may interact with such a tool comprises implementing a hot area which, when said tool is within it, said system takes further action, unless and until an amount of time or system progress has passed, including but not limited to when the user purposefully redirects a cursor or other actuation point (e.g., touch screen pressure point, or 3-D actuator location), after Position Movement, Zoom Movement or Population Movement.

8. The system of claim 1, in which said altering the behavior or effect of the cursor or other user interface actuation tool and/or the behavior of at least one actuable element or elements as it/they may interact with such a tool comprises implementing a time period setting for the period following Population Movement, Position Movement and/or Zoom Movement impacting actuable elements during which the system will take further action.

9. The system of claim 6, in which a preview of the potential result of the user selecting an actuation option is provided.

10. The system of claim 7, in which a jump-link to an interface aspect returning the user to a display condition following Population Movement, Position Movement and/or Zoom Movement is also provided.

11. A system comprising computer hardware that treats Population Movement, Position Movement and/or Zoom Movement due to loading dynamic elements and/or content by emphasizing or illustrating impacted display elements for a user to more quickly or accurately ascertain them.

12. The system of claim 11, in which said system further emphasizes or illustrates the impact of Population Movement, Position Movement and/or Zoom Movement upon display elements.

13. The system of claim 12, in which said further emphasis or illustration comprises highlighting or calling out for the user both the potential action of cursor or other user/display selection and gesture actuation tool if it were located in its position before, during and after said Population Movement, Position Movement and/or Zoom Movement.

14. A dynamic pixel array display system that progressively scans and or refreshes leading and trailing edges of identified substantially moving objects, or objects that are subject to Position Movement, with a higher emphasis and/or priority.

15. The dynamic pixel array display system of claim 14, in which said leading and trailing edges are more accurately scanned and refreshed using differently shaped and contoured sub-pixel elements.

16. The dynamic pixel array display system of claim 14, in which said system identifies said substantially moving objects by frame comparisons of multiple image frame media, edge detection and/or comparison and deviation from background elements and/or external physics models and/or object models.

17. The dynamic pixel array display system of claim 14, in which said system identifies said substantially moving objects by information provided from displayed media and/or media sources, including but not limited to, supplemental image, object and physics model definition sources and/or metadata that may be provided within a media file format defining objects and object behavior by pixel-describing location at particular media frames or display instances.