Adjusting values of a plurality of conditions

• US 9,665,271 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2014
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Gong, Rong Rong, Chi, Jian Wen, Dong, Fang Liang, Ying, Lin Ying
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tuan S
• Application Number:
  US14/156,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20140215412A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,230 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

A method, system, and/or computer program product adjust values of a plurality of conditions. A processor receives a user input, which is a movement across a user interface. A tendency of the movement, which describes a direction and velocity of the movement, is determined. According to the tendency of the movement, a processor adjusts a value of at least one of the plurality of conditions by using a plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions, where the plurality of conditions describe search criteria, where the user input describes the search criteria, and where the plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions have a common starting point and are radial.

Claims

1. A method for adjusting values of a plurality of conditions, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, a user input, wherein the user input is a movement across a user interface;

determining, by one or more processors, a tendency of the movement, wherein the tendency of the movement describes a direction and velocity of the movement; and

according to the tendency of the movement, adjusting, by one or more processors, a value of at least one of the plurality of conditions by using a plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions, wherein the plurality of conditions describe search criteria, wherein the user input describes the search criteria, and wherein the plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions have a common starting point and are radial.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions is a plurality of line segments with the common starting point.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the movement is a movement along one of the line segments, and wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by one or more processors, a stop position of the movement; and

determining, by one or more processors, the value of at least one of the plurality of conditions according to a length of said one of the line segments from the common starting point to the stop position.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions are a plurality of sectors having a center of a circle as the common starting point.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the movement is a movement along a radius of one of the sectors, and wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by one or more processors, a stop position of the movement; and

determining, by one or more processors, a value of at least one of the plurality of conditions described by said one of the sectors according to a line segment from the center of the circle to the stop position as the radius.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining that the tendency of the movement is to move away from the common starting point, increasing a value of a corresponding condition; and

in response to determining that the tendency of the movement is to move closer to the common starting point, reducing the value of the corresponding condition.

7. A computer program product for adjusting values of a plurality of conditions, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a user input, wherein the user input is a movement across a user interface;

determining a tendency of the movement, wherein the tendency of the movement describes a direction and velocity of the movement; and

according to the tendency of the movement, adjusting a value of at least one of the plurality of conditions by using a plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions, wherein the plurality of conditions describe search criteria, wherein the user input describes the search criteria, and wherein the plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions have a common starting point and are radial.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions is a plurality of line segments with the common starting point.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the movement is a movement along one of the line segments, and wherein the method further comprises:

determining a stop position of the movement; and

determining the value of at least one of the plurality of conditions according to a length of said one of the line segments from the common starting point to the stop position.

10. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions are a plurality of sectors having a center of a circle as the common starting point.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the movement is a movement along a radius of one of the sectors, and wherein the method further comprises:

determining a stop position of the movement; and

determining a value of at least one of the plurality of conditions according to a sector with said one of the line segments from the center of the circle to the stop position as the radius.

12. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to determining that the tendency of the movement is to move away from the common starting point, increasing a value of a corresponding condition; and

in response to determining that the tendency of the movement is to move closer to the common starting point, reducing the value of the corresponding condition.

13. A computer system comprising:

a processor, a computer readable memory, and a computer readable storage medium;

first program instructions to receive a user input, wherein the user input is a movement across a user interface;

second program instructions to determine a tendency of the movement, wherein the tendency of the movement describes a direction and velocity of the movement; and

third program instructions to, according to the tendency of the movement, adjust a value of at least one of the plurality of conditions by using a plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions, wherein the plurality of conditions describe search criteria, wherein the user input describes the search criteria, and wherein the plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions have a common starting point and are radial; and

wherein

the first, second, and third program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium, and wherein the first, second, and third program instructions are executed by the processor via the computer readable memory.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions is a plurality of line segments with the common starting point.

15. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the movement is a movement along the line segment, and wherein the computer system further comprises:

fourth program instructions to determine a stop position of the movement; and

fifth program instructions to determine the value of at least one of the plurality of conditions according to a length of the line segment from the common starting point to the stop position; and

wherein

the fourth and fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium, and wherein the fourth and fifth program instructions are executed by the processor via the computer readable memory.

16. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the plurality of graphs representing the plurality of conditions are a plurality of sectors having a center of a circle as the common starting point.

17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein the movement is a movement along a radius of one of the sectors, and wherein the computer system further comprises:

fourth program instructions to determine a stop position of the movement; and

fifth program instructions to determine a value of at least one of the plurality of conditions according to a sector with said one of the line segments from the center of the circle to the stop position as the radius; and

wherein

the fourth and fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium, and wherein the fourth program instructions are executed by the processor via the computer readable memory.

18. The computer system of claim 13, further comprising:

fourth program instructions to, in response to determining that the tendency of the movement is to move away from the common starting point, increase a value of a corresponding condition; and

fifth program instructions to, in response to determining that the tendency of the movement is to move closer to the common starting point, reduce the value of the corresponding condition; and

wherein

the fourth and fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium, and wherein the fourth program instructions are executed by the processor via the computer readable memory.