METHODS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSOCIATING AN EVENT WITH ONE OF A PLURALITY OF TILES

• US 20150046854A1
• Filed: 08/09/2013
• Published: 02/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: E2E Ventures, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: E2E Ventures, Ltd.
• Inventors: Fleming, Aaron
• Application Number:
  US13/963,542
• Publication Number:
  US 20150046854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/763
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

One aspect of the invention provides a method of associating an event with one of a plurality of tiles. The method includes: receiving an event specifying at least an x coordinate and a y coordinate of a user interface; identifying a subset of candidate tiles by identifying a plurality tiles in which the x coordinate is between a minimum x coordinate and a maximum x coordinate of the tile and the y coordinate is between a minimum y coordinate and a maximum y coordinate of the tile; determining whether the event lies within each of the candidate tiles until a relevant tile is identified; and returning information regarding the relevant tile.

Claims

1. A method of associating an event with one of a plurality of tiles, the method comprising:

receiving an event specifying at least an x coordinate and a y coordinate of a user interface;

identifying a subset of candidate tiles by identifying a plurality tiles in which;

the x coordinate is between a minimum x coordinate and a maximum x coordinate of the tile; and

the y coordinate is between a minimum y coordinate and a maximum y coordinate of the tile;

determining whether the event lies within each of the candidate tiles until a relevant tile is identified; and

returning information regarding the relevant tile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tiles are rhombuses.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the rhombuses are squares.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein:

a first pair of opposite vertices of each of the squares lies parallel to an x axis of the user interface; and

a second pair of opposite vertices of each of the squares lies parallel to an y axis of the user interface.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of determining whether the event lies within each of the candidate tiles comprises:

determining whether the event lies within a triangle corresponding to an upper half of the rhombus; and

determining whether the event lies within a triangle corresponding to a lower half of the rhombus.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tiles are selected from the group consisting of:

circles, ovals, and n-gons.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the rhombuses are squares.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein:

a first pair of opposite vertices each of the rhombuses lies parallel to an x axis of the user interface; and

a second pair of opposite vertices each of the rhombuses lies parallel to an y axis of the user interface.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the step of determining whether the event lies within each of the candidate tiles comprises:

determining whether the event lies within a triangle corresponding to an upper half of the rhombus; and

determining whether the event lies within a triangle corresponding to a lower half of the rhombus.

7. A computer-readable medium storing instructions for implementing a method of associating an event with one of a plurality of tiles, the method comprising:

receiving an event specifying at least an x coordinate and a y coordinate of a user interface;

identifying a subset of candidate tiles by identifying a plurality tiles in which;

the x coordinate is between a minimum x coordinate and a maximum x coordinate of the tile; and

the y coordinate is between a minimum y coordinate and a maximum y coordinate of the tile;

determining whether the event lies within each of the candidate tiles until a relevant tile is identified; and

returning information regarding the relevant tile.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the plurality of tiles are rhombuses.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the plurality of tiles are selected from the group consisting of:

circles, ovals, and n-gons.

13. A system comprising a processor and memory, the memory storing instructions for implementing a method of associating an event with one of a plurality of tiles, the method comprising:

receiving an event specifying at least an x coordinate and a y coordinate of a user interface;

identifying a subset of candidate tiles by identifying a plurality tiles in which;

the x coordinate is between a minimum x coordinate and a maximum x coordinate of the tile; and

the y coordinate is between a minimum y coordinate and a maximum y coordinate of the tile;

determining whether the event lies within each of the candidate tiles until a relevant tile is identified; and

returning information regarding the relevant tile.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the plurality of tiles are rhombuses.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the rhombuses are squares.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein:

a first pair of opposite vertices each of the rhombuses lies parallel to an x axis of the user interface; and

a second pair of opposite vertices each of the rhombuses lies parallel to an y axis of the user interface.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the step of determining whether the event lies within each of the candidate tiles comprises:

determining whether the event lies within a triangle corresponding to an upper half of the rhombus; and

determining whether the event lies within a triangle corresponding to a lower half of the rhombus.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the plurality of tiles are selected from the group consisting of:

circles, ovals, and n-gons.