Morphing a user-interface control object

• US 9,069,452 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2010
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Flint, Gary
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): DUONG, HIEN LUONGVAN
• Application Number:
  US12/958,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20120144330A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,672 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials

Abstract

Systems and techniques are disclosed for morphing a first control object in a user-interface into a second control object. According to some implementations, the first control object is provided for display on a graphical user interface presented on a display of a device. The first control object can be configured to control a parameter of a presentation of media content in response to a first input. An interaction input is received indicating a user interaction with the first control object. In response to the interaction input, the first control object can be morphed into a second control object, replacing the first control object. A second input can be received, the second input indicating an intention of the user to change a value of the second control object. And, the value of the second control object can be adjusted according to the second input.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

causing a plurality of control objects, including a first control object and a second control object, to be displayed on a graphical user interface presented on a display of a device;

receiving an interaction input indicating a user interaction with the first control object; and

in response to the interaction input;

in accordance with a determination that the interaction input is a first input, controlling a first parameter of the presentation of the media content based on the first input;

in accordance with a determination that the interaction input is a second input;

upon detecting a first portion of the interaction input, replacing the second control object with a slider control object such that the second control object is no longer visible;

upon detecting a second portion of the interaction input, adjusting a second parameter of the presentation of the media content in accordance with movement corresponding to the second portion of the interaction input; and

upon detecting a third portion of the interaction input, replacing the slider control object with the second control object such that the slider control object is no longer visible.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the interaction input comprises a press-and-hold.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the interaction input indicates an intention of the user to change a value of the slider control object, and the method further comprising:

adjusting the value of the slider control object according to the second portion of the interaction input.

4. The method of claim 3,

wherein the value of the slider control object comprises a rate of playback of the presentation;

wherein the slider control object comprises a slider and a slide rail for adjusting the value of the slider control object; and

wherein the value of the slider control object is determined by a location of the slider along a dimension of the slide rail.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first control object is a toggle button for toggling between play and pause.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the second control object includes a content slider configured to control a playback position for the media content.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the slider control object that replaces the second control object includes a playback speed slider configured to control a playback speed for the media content.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein the second input comprises a type different from the first input.

9. The method of claim 3 further comprising adjusting the value of the slider control object to a default value in response to detecting the third portion of the interaction input.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising, while the interaction input is being received,

adjusting the presentation according to the second parameter.

11. The method of claim 10,

wherein the slider control object is a jog shuttle control for controlling a rate of playback;

and

wherein receiving the second portion of the interaction input comprises receiving input associated with the jog shuttle control.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the interaction input comprises a press-and-hold in a location associated with the first control object.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the interaction input comprises a hover-over with a pointer of a location associated with the first control object.

14. The method of claim 1,

wherein a value of the second parameter is configured to change to a default value in response to a termination of the interaction input;

and

further comprising;

receiving an additional input while the interaction input is being received, and

locking the value of the slider control object in response to the additional input such that upon termination of the interaction input, the value of the slider control object remains unchanged.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising providing a visual cue indicating the locking of the value of the slider control object.

16. The method of claim 1, the first portion of the interaction input includes initiation of touch input, the second portion of the interaction input includes continued contact of the touch input before liftoff, and the third portion of the interaction input includes liftoff of the touch input.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing a representation of media content to be displayed in the graphical user interface, wherein the plurality of control objects are caused to be displayed in the graphical user interface while the representation of the media content is displayed in the graphical user interface;

wherein the interaction input is received while maintaining display of the representation of the media content in the graphical user interface, and the second control object is replaced with a slider control object while maintaining display of the representation of the media content.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

upon detecting the first portion of the interaction input, ceasing to display the plurality of control objects in the graphical user interface.

19. A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

causing a plurality of control objects, including a first control object and a second control object, to be displayed on a graphical user interface presented on a display of a device;

receiving an interaction input indicating a user interaction with the first control object; and

in response to the interaction input;

in accordance with a determination that the interaction input is a first input, controlling a first parameter of the presentation of the media content based on the first input;

in accordance with a determination that the interaction input is a second input;

upon detecting a first portion of the interaction input, replacing the second control object with a slider control object such that the second control object is no longer visible;

upon detecting a second portion of the interaction input, adjusting a second parameter of the presentation of the media content in accordance with movement corresponding to the second portion of the interaction input; and

upon detecting a third portion of the interaction input, replacing the slider control object with the second control object such that the slider control object is no longer visible.

20. The medium of claim 19, wherein the interaction input comprises a press-and-hold.

21. The medium of claim 19, wherein the second portion of the interaction input indicates an intention of the user to change a value of the slider control object, and the operations further comprising:

adjusting the value of the slider control object according to the second portion of the interaction input.

22. The medium of claim 19,

wherein the value of the slider control object comprises a rate of playback of the presentation;

wherein the slider control object comprises a slider and a slide rail for adjusting the value of the slider control object; and

wherein the value of the slider control object is determined by a location of the slider along a dimension of the slide rail.

23. The medium of claim 19,

adjusting the presentation according to the second parameter.

24. The medium of claim 23,

wherein the slider control object is a jog shuttle control for controlling a rate of playback;

and

wherein receiving the second portion of the interaction input comprises receiving input associated with the jog shuttle control.

25. The medium of claim 19,

wherein a value of the second parameter is configured to change to a default value in response to a termination of the interaction input;

and

the operations further comprising;

receiving an additional input while the interaction input is being received, and

locking the value of the slider control object in response to the additional input such that upon termination of the interaction input the value of the slider control object remains unchanged.