USER INTERFACE FOR MOBILE DEVICE TO NAVIGATE BETWEEN COMPONENTS

• US 20160147414A1
• Filed: 10/29/2015
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
• Inventors: Chakravarty, Munindra Nath
• Granted Patent: US 11,409,406 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2111/20 Configuration CAD, e.g. designing by assembling or positioning modules selected from libraries of predesigned modules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]

Abstract

A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product provide the ability to navigate between components in a computer-aided design (CAD) mobile drawing application. A drawing is opened in the CAD mobile drawing application on a mobile device. A navigation panel is activated. A component is selected in the drawing. In response to the selecting, information about the selected component is displayed within the navigation panel. Via a mobile device gesture, an element of the information is selected and used as the selected element. The navigation panel is updated by displaying information about the selected element.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for navigating between components in a computer-aided design (CAD) mobile drawing application, comprising:

opening a drawing in the CAD mobile drawing application on a mobile device;

activating a navigation panel;

selecting a component in the drawing;

in response to the selecting, displaying, within the navigation panel, information about the selected component;

selecting, via a mobile device gesture, an element of the information;

utilizing the selected element as the selected component; and

updating the navigation panel by displaying information about the selected element.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the activating comprises:

tapping an icon corresponding to a navigation panel.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selecting the component in the drawing comprises:

tapping the component in a schematic drawing view of the CAD mobile drawing application.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selecting an element of the information comprises:

tapping on the element within the navigation panel.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information about the selected component comprises an icon and text.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the navigation panel comprises a source and destination navigation panel, the method further comprising:

receiving a vertical swipe gesture in the navigation panel;

in response to the vertical swipe gesture, navigating within the navigation panel from a source area to a destination area.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the navigation panel comprises a component navigation panel;

the selected component is a parent component of one or more related child components;

a first area of the component navigation panel comprises a parent component area displaying information about the selected parent component, and a parent visual identification that visually identifies the selected component as a parent component;

a second area of the component navigation panel comprises a child component area displaying information about one child component of the selected parent component, and a child visual identification that visually identifies the child component as a child component.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a horizontal swipe gesture adjacent to the child component area;

in response to the horizontal swipe gesture, navigating to additional children components of a selected parent component.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the selected component is displayed in a visually distinguishable manner in the navigation panel.

10. A mobile apparatus for navigating between components in a computer-aided design (CAD) mobile drawing application, comprising:

a mobile device comprising a multi-touch device comprising a touch screen;

the CAD mobile drawing application executing on the mobile device, wherein the CAD mobile drawing application is configured to;

open a drawing;

activate a navigation panel;

select a component in the drawing;

in response to the selection, display, within the navigation panel, information about the selected component;

select, via a mobile device gesture, an element of the information;

utilize the selected element as the selected component; and

update the navigation panel by displaying information about the selected element.

11. The mobile apparatus method of claim 10, wherein the activation of the navigation panel comprises:

tapping an icon corresponding to a navigation panel.

12. The mobile apparatus method of claim 10, wherein the selection of the component in the drawing comprises:

tapping the component in a schematic drawing view of the CAD mobile drawing application.

13. The mobile apparatus method of claim 10, wherein the selection of an element of the information comprises:

tapping on the element within the navigation panel.

14. The mobile apparatus method of claim 10, wherein the information about the selected component comprises an icon and text.

15. The mobile apparatus method of claim 10, wherein the navigation panel comprises a source and destination navigation panel, and the CAD mobile drawing application is further configured to:

receive a vertical swipe gesture in the navigation panel;

in response to the vertical swipe gesture, navigate within the navigation panel from a source area to a destination area.

16. The mobile apparatus method of claim 10, wherein:

the navigation panel comprises a component navigation panel;

the selected component is a parent component of one or more related child components;

a first area of the component navigation panel comprises a parent component area displaying information about the selected parent component, and a parent visual identification that visually identifies the selected component as a parent component;

a second area of the component navigation panel comprises a child component area displaying information about one child component of the selected parent component, and a child visual identification that visually identifies the child component as a child component.

17. The mobile apparatus method of claim 16, wherein the CAD mobile drawing application is further configured to:

receive a horizontal swipe gesture adjacent to the child component area;

in response to the horizontal swipe gesture, navigate to additional children components of a selected parent component.

18. The mobile apparatus method of claim 10, wherein:

the selected component is displayed in a visually distinguishable manner in the navigation panel.