Scrolling Through a Series of Content Items

• US 20140137013A1
• Filed: 11/14/2012
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Matas, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,696,898 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• 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 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes displaying one or more first content items on a screen of an electronic device, the first content items being part of a series of content items; and in response to a user input with respect to the first content items, displaying an animation sequence depicting one or more second content items replacing the first content items on the screen of the electronic device, the second content items being part of the series of content items; and displaying the second content items on the screen of the electronic device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying one or more first content items on a screen of an electronic device, the first content items being part of a series of content items; and

in response to a user input with respect to the first content items,

displaying an animation sequence depicting one or more second content items replacing the first content items on the screen of the electronic device, the second content items being part of the series of content items; and

displaying the second content items on the screen of the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

there are n first content items respectively displayed at n positions on the screen of the electronic device at the same time; and

the animation sequence depicts n second content items moving onto the screen toward the n positions respectively, replacing the n first content items.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the screen of the electronic device is a touchscreen; and

the user input with respect to the first content items is a swipe across the n positions on the touchscreen.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the n positions are arranged in a row across the screen of the electronic device; and

the animation sequence depicts the n second content items moving in a row into the n positions.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein

the animation sequence depicts the second content items bouncing against each other while moving into the n positions on the screen of the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein

the animation sequence depicts a movement for each second content item by simulating an effect of attaching an imaginary spring to the second content item.

7. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

display one or more first content items on a screen of an electronic device, the first content items being part of a series of content items; and

in response to a user input with respect to the first content items,

display an animation sequence depicting one or more second content items replacing the first content items on the screen of the electronic device, the second content items being part of the series of content items; and

display the second content items on the screen of the electronic device.

8. The media of claim 7, wherein:

there are n first content items respectively displayed at n positions on the screen of the electronic device at the same time; and

the animation sequence depicts n second content items moving onto the screen toward the n positions respectively, replacing the n first content items.

9. The media of claim 8, wherein:

the screen of the electronic device is a touchscreen; and

the user input with respect to the first content items is a swipe across the n positions on the touchscreen.

10. The media of claim 8, wherein:

the n positions are arranged in a row across the screen of the electronic device; and

the animation sequence depicts the n second content items moving in a row into the n positions.

11. The media of claim 10, wherein:

the animation sequence depicts the second content items bouncing against each other while moving into the n positions on the screen of the electronic device.

12. The media of claim 10, wherein:

the animation sequence depicts a movement for each second content item by simulating an effect of attaching an imaginary spring to the second content item.

13. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to;

display one or more first content items on a screen of an electronic device, the first content items being part of a series of content items; and

in response to a user input with respect to the first content items,

display an animation sequence depicting one or more second content items replacing the first content items on the screen of the electronic device, the second content items being part of the series of content items; and

display the second content items on the screen of the electronic device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein

there are n first content items respectively displayed at n positions on the screen of the electronic device at the same time;

and

the animation sequence depicts n second content items moving onto the screen toward the n positions respectively, replacing the n first content items.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein

the screen of the electronic device is a touchscreen;

and

the user input with respect to the first content items is a swipe across the n positions on the touchscreen.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein

the n positions are arranged in a row across the screen of the electronic device;

and

the animation sequence depicts the n second content items moving in a row into the n positions.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein

the animation sequence depicts the second content items bouncing against each other while moving into the n positions on the screen of the electronic device.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein

the animation sequence depicts a movement for each second content item by simulating an effect of attaching an imaginary spring to the second content item.