Triggering a refresh of displayed content on a mobile device

• US 9,430,123 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2012
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Kienzle, Matthias
• Primary Examiner(s): SALOMON, PHENUEL S
• Application Number:
  US13/648,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20140101586A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,421 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor

Abstract

The present disclosure involves methods, systems, and devices, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing a generic refresh of displayed content on computing devices, e.g., handheld devices. In one aspect, a method comprises displaying on a screen of the device a content area and a tab area comprising at least one tab. The content area is being refreshed upon receiving an activation of the tab followed by a command associated to a dragging of the tab towards a center of the screen followed by a command associated to a release of the tab, wherein the command associated to a dragging of the tab towards the center of the screen is received while receiving the activation of the tab. In some instances, the refreshing of the content area causes the content area to display updated web content associated to the tab.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:

displaying on a touch screen a content area and a tab area comprising a plurality of tabs, each tab comprising a selectable icon identified by a label, the label identifying the content associated with the corresponding tab;

receiving a first touch-based activation of a particular tab of the plurality of tabs, the activation occurring as a result of the touch to the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab; and

in response to receiving the first touch-based activation of the particular activated tab;

presenting the content area with preloaded web content associated with the particular activated tab;

receiving, while continuously receiving the first touch-based activation of the particular activated tab via the touch to the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab, a touch-based command associated with a dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab toward a center of the screen followed by a touch-based command associated with a release of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab; and

in response to the touch-based command associated with the release of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab, refreshing the presented content area to display updated web content associated with the particular activated tab, wherein only web content associated with the particular activated tab is refreshed in response to the touch-based command associated with the release of the particular activated tab;

wherein the touch-based command associated with the dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab is disabled if no updated web content associated with the particular activated tab is available, wherein, when disabled, an indicator associated with the particular activated tab does not pop up or otherwise indicates that no updated web content associated with the particular activated tab is available.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein in response to the first touch-based activation of the particular activated tab when updated web content associated with the particular activated tab is available, an indication on the touch screen indicates that the particular activated tab is to be dragged to refresh the content area, and wherein while receiving the touch-based command associated with a dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab towards the center of the screen, the indication indicates that the particular activated tab is to be released to refresh the content area.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein upon releasing the particular activated tab to refresh the content area, additional dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab is disabled until the content area is refreshed.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tabs is not a part of the content area and is located at a periphery of the touch screen.

5. A handheld device, comprising:

a processor; and

a processor-readable medium coupled to the processor having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

displaying on a touch screen of the handheld device a content area and a tab area comprising a plurality of tabs, each tab comprising a selectable icon identified by a label, the label identifying the content associated with the corresponding tab;

receiving a first touch-based activation of a particular tab of the plurality of tabs, the activation occurring as a result of the touch to the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab; and

in response to receiving the first touch-based activation of the particular activated tab;

presenting the content area with preloaded web content associated with the particular activated tab;

receiving, while continuously receiving the first touch-based activation of the particular activated tab via the touch to the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab, a touch-based command associated with a dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab toward a center of the screen followed by a touch-based command associated with a release of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab; and

in response to the touch-based command associated with the release of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab, refreshing the presented content area to display updated web content associated with the particular activated tab, wherein only web content associated with the particular activated tab is refreshed in response to the touch-based command associated with the release of the particular activated tab;

wherein the touch-based command associated with the dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab is disabled if no updated web content associated with the particular activated tab is available, wherein, when disabled, an indicator associated with the particular activated tab does not pop up or otherwise indicates that no updated web content associated with the particular activated tab is available.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein in response to the first touch-based activation of the particular activated tab when updated web content associated with the particular activated tab is available, an indication on the touch screen indicates that the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab is to be dragged to refresh the content area, and wherein while receiving the touch-based command associated with a dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab towards the center of the screen, the indication indicates that the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab is to be released to refresh the content area.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the plurality of tabs is not a part of the content area and is located at a periphery of the touch screen.

8. A method, comprising:

displaying on a touch screen a content area and a tab area comprising a plurality of tabs, each tab comprising a selectable icon;

receiving a first touch-based activation of a particular tab of the plurality of tabs, the activation occurring as a result of the touch to the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab; and

in response to receiving the first touch-based activation of the particular activated tab;

presenting the content area with preloaded web content associated with the particular activated tab;

receiving, while continuously receiving the first touch-based activation of the particular activated tab via the touch to the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab, a touch-based command associated with a dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab toward a center of the screen followed by a touch-based command associated with a release of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab; and

in response to the touch-based command associated with the release of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab, refreshing the presented content area to display updated web content associated with the particular activated tab, wherein only web content associated with the particular activated tab is refreshed in response to the touch-based command associated with the release of the particular activated tab;

wherein the touch-based command associated with the dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab is disabled if no updated web content associated with the particular activated tab is available, wherein, when disabled, an indicator associated with the particular activated tab does not pop up or otherwise indicates that no updated web content associated with the particular activated tab is available.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein in response to the first touch-based activation of the particular activated tab when updated web content associated with the particular activated tab is available, an indication on the touch screen indicates that the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab is to be dragged to refresh the content area, and wherein while receiving the touch-based command associated with a dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab towards the center of the screen, the indication indicates that the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab is to be released to refresh the content area.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of tabs is not a part of the content area and is located at a periphery of the touch screen.

11. A method implemented on a handheld device, comprising:

displaying on a touch screen of the handheld device a web content area and a tab area comprising multiple touch-sensitive tabs, wherein the multiple tabs are not a part of the web content area and are located at a periphery of the touch screen, and wherein each touch-sensitive tab comprises a selectable icon identified by a label, the label identifying the content associated with the corresponding tab;

receiving a first touch-based activation of a particular tab of the multiple tabs, the activation occurring as a result of the touch to the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab, wherein receipt of the first touch-based activation triggers the web content area to display preloaded web content associated with the particular activated tab and triggers an indication on the touch screen indicating that the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab is to be dragged to refresh the web content area;

receiving, while continuously receiving the first touch-based activation of the particular activated tab via the touch to the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab, a touch-based command associated with a dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab towards a center of the touch screen, wherein the selectable icon is located on the touch screen in an area different than the web content area, wherein during the receiving of the command associated with the dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab the indicator indicates that the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab is to be released to refresh the web content area; and

refreshing the web content area to display updated web content associated with the particular activated tab in response to receiving a touch-based command associated with a release of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab, wherein only web content associated with the particular activated tab is refreshed in response to the touch-based command associated with the release of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab;

wherein the touch-based command associated with the dragging of the selectable icon associated with the particular activated tab is disabled if no updated web content associated with the particular activated tab is available, wherein, when disabled, the indicator associated with the particular activated tab does not pop up or otherwise indicates that no updated web content associated with the particular activated tab is available.