Scrolling interface

• US 8,307,305 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2007
• Issued: 11/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Duhig, Jonathan Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuyetlien
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ayeni, Abimbola
• Application Number:
  US11/952,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20080155474A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,796 Days
• Field of Search: 715/830, 715/833, 715/854, 715/851, 715/855, 715/825, 345/123, 345/684, 725/109, 725/110, 725/135
• US Class Current: 715/830
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

Disclosed is a method (600) of scrolling a list (510) including video items (504-508) on a display device (501). The list is scrolled to modify a displayed subset of the items. The scrolling of the list is terminated and at least one of the displayed video items (507) is played after the termination, and the playback of the at least one displayed video item is then adapted after a predetermined period of time. The terminating of the scrolling may be in response to a user input. The displayed video items generally comprise one selected focus item the playback of which is adapted differently from the remaining displayed video items. The adapting is preferably to stop the playback of the video items.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of displaying a plurality of items including video items on a display device, the method comprising steps of:

displaying a plurality of items in a predetermined arrangement on a display device;

receiving a scrolling instruction to modify the displayed plurality of items;

playing at least one video item displayed in the predetermined arrangement upon termination of the scrolling instruction, while maintaining the predetermined arrangement of the plurality of items on the display device, wherein the playing step is performed after a predetermined period of time, the predetermined period of time being determined by a position of the at least one video item being played relative to a reference item of the plurality of items and a display position of the at least one video item;

receiving a user instruction to select one of the video items; and

in response to the selection, stopping the playing of the at least one video item except the selected video item after a predetermined period of time.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the termination of the scrolling instruction is by a user input.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the displayed video items include a selected focus item, a playback of which is adapted differently from remaining displayed video items.

4. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions for rendering a user interface, the user interface comprising:

a viewing window displayable upon a display device in which a plurality of items of a collection are displayed in a predetermined arrangement, at least one of the plurality of items being a video item;

an input to receive a scrolling instruction from a user to modify the displayed plurality of items;

an adapting function responsive to termination of the scrolling instruction to play at least one video item displayed in the predetermined arrangement after a predetermined period of time, while maintaining the predetermined arrangement of the plurality of items on the display device, wherein the predetermined period of time being determined by a position of the at least one video item being played relative to a reference item of the plurality of items and a display position of the at least one video item;

an input to receive a selecting instruction from the user to select one of the video items displayed in the predetermined arrangement; and

a stopping function adapted to stop the playing of the at least one video item displayed in the predetermined arrangement except the selected video item after a predetermined period of time.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 4, wherein the playing of the at least one displayed video item comprises any one or more of:

adapting differently the playing of one displayed video item from remaining displayed video items;

adapting a playback speed of the at least one displayed video item; and

showing a reduced subset of frames of the at least one displayed video item.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon, the program being executable by a computer to perform a method for displaying a plurality of items including video items on a display device, wherein the method includes steps of:

scrolling a displayed plurality of items to modify a displayed subset of the plurality of items in response to a scrolling instruction;

playing at least one video item displayed in a predetermined arrangement upon termination of the scrolling instruction, while maintaining the predetermined arrangement of the plurality of items on the display device, wherein the playing step is performed after a predetermined period of time, the predetermined period of time being determined by a position of the at least one video item being played relative to a reference item of the plurality of items and a display position of the at least one video item; and

ceasing the playing of the at least one video item except the selected video item after a predetermined period of time in response to a selecting instruction associated with one of the video items.

7. A computer apparatus for browsing a plurality of items including video items on a display device, the apparatus comprising a processor programmed to:

display a plurality of the items in a predetermined arrangement on a display device;

receive a scrolling instruction to modify a displayed subset of the plurality of items;

play at least one video item displayed in the predetermined arrangement after a predetermined period of time upon termination of the scrolling instruction, while maintaining the predetermined arrangement of the plurality of items on the display device, wherein the predetermined period of time being determined by a position of the at least one video item being played relative to a reference item of the plurality of items and a display position of the at least one video item;

receive a user instruction to select one video item; and

in response to the selection of the one video item, stop the playing of the at least one video item except the selected video item after a predetermined period of time.