Variable device graphical user interface

• US 9,645,653 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2014
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Louch, John O.
• Primary Examiner(s): IPAKCHI, MARYAM M
• Application Number:
  US14/153,899
• Publication Number:
  US 20140129994A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,212 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0418 for error correction or compensation, e.g. based on parallax, calibration or alignment
• 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: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for adjusting a graphical user interface. A motion of a device is detected. A graphical user interface of the device is adjusted in response to the detected motion.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a pattern of motion of a device;

comparing the pattern of motion to a predetermined signature of motion that includes user mistakes;

determining that the predetermined signature of motion is closest among stored signatures of motion to the detected pattern of motion, wherein the predetermined signature of motion is stored in association with data representing a corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments specific to the predetermined pattern of motion, wherein the data representing the corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments is usable to adapt a graphical user interface to one or more patterns of motion corresponding to the predetermined signature of motion;

retrieving the data representing the corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments; and

applying the corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments to a graphical user interface of the device to present an adjusted graphical user interface in response to user mistakes in user interactions with the adjusted graphical user interface based on the detected pattern of motion of the device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting includes detecting a least one of acceleration, proximity, or orientation.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the detection uses at least one of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or a proximity sensor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the graphical user interface comprises resizing one or more elements in the graphical user interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the graphical user interface comprises shifting one or more user interface elements of the graphical user interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the graphical user interface comprises resizing an area of touch sensitivity on a touch sensitive display of the device corresponding to an element in the graphical user interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the graphical user interface comprises adjusting a sensitivity level of a touch sensitive display of the device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an angular position of the device; and

adjusting a graphical user interface of the device based on the detected angular position.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein adapting a graphical user interface to one or more patterns of motion corresponding to the predetermined signature of motion comprises modifying at least some user interface elements of the graphical user interface while a user is interacting with the graphical user interface concurrently with detected motion of a corresponding pattern.

9. A device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more sensors;

one or more processors configured to;

detect a pattern of motion of a device using the one or more sensors;

compare the pattern of motion to a predetermined signature of motion that includes user mistakes;

determine that the predetermined signature of motion is closest among stored signatures of motion to the detected pattern of motion, wherein the predetermined signature of motion is stored in association with data representing a corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments specific to the predetermined pattern of motion, wherein the data representing the corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments is usable to adapt a graphical user interface to one or more patterns of motion corresponding to the predetermined signature of motion;

retrieve the data representing the corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments; and

apply the corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments to a graphical user interface presented through the touch-sensitive display to present an adjusted graphical user interface in response to user mistakes in user interactions with the adjusted graphical user interface based on the detected pattern of motion of the device.

10. The device of claim 9, further comprising the pattern of motion includes at least one of acceleration, proximity, or orientation.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the sensors comprise at least one of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or a proximity sensor.

12. The device of claim 9, wherein the adjustment includes resizing one or more elements in the graphical user interface.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the adjustment includes shifting one or more user interface elements of the graphical user interface.

14. The device of claim 9, wherein the adjustment includes resizing an area of touch sensitivity on a touch-sensitive display corresponding to an element in the graphical user interface.

15. The device of claim 9, wherein the adjustment includes adjusting a sensitivity level of the touch sensitive display.

16. The device of claim 9, further comprising instructions to:

detect an angular position of the device; and

adjust the graphical user interface of the device based on the detected angular position.

17. A non-transitory computer program product operable to cause a device to perform operations comprising:

detect a pattern of motion of a device using one or more sensors;

compare the pattern of motion to a predetermined signature of motion that includes user mistakes;

determine that the predetermined signature of motion is closest among stored signatures of motion to the detected pattern of motion, wherein the predetermined signature of motion is stored in association with data representing a corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments specific to the predetermined pattern of motion, wherein the data representing the corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments is usable to adapt a graphical user interface to one or more patterns of motion corresponding to the predetermined signature of motion;

retrieve the data representing the corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments; and

apply the corresponding set of graphical user interface adjustments to a graphical user interface to present an adjusted graphical user interface in response to user mistakes in user interactions with the adjusted graphical user interface based on the detected pattern of motion of the device.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further operable to cause the device to detect one or more of acceleration, proximity, or orientation.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, further operable to cause the device to perform operations comprising resizing one or more elements in the graphical user interface to present the adjusted graphical user interface.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, further operable to cause the device to perform operations comprising shifting one or more user interface elements of the graphical user interface to present the adjusted graphical user interface.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, further operable to cause the device to perform operations comprising resizing an area of touch sensitivity on the touch sensitive display corresponding to an element in the graphical user interface to present the adjusted graphical user interface.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, further operable to cause the device to perform operations comprising adjusting a sensitivity level of the touch sensitive display.

23. The computer program product of claim 17, further operable to cause the device to perform operations comprising:

detecting an angular position of the device; and

adjusting a graphical user interface of the device based on the detected angular position.