Method and apparatus for a slider interface element

• US 9,747,014 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2014
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Tarvainen, Tomi Petri, Kaasalainen, Janne Pekko, Tiittanen, Tero Tapio, Hung, Jung Chen, Soni, Shahil, Liusaari, Ari Pekka, Olsson, Marcus Carl Johan, Alakarhu, Juha Heikki, Laakso, Sami Pekka
• Primary Examiner(s): Kujundzic, Dino
• Application Number:
  US14/168,843
• Publication Number:
  US 20140223344A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,307 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters

Abstract

A method comprising determining to provide for adjustment of a first setting, causing display of a first curvilinear slider interface element that relates to a value of the first setting, receiving an indication of a drag input associated with the first curvilinear slider interface element, causing adjustment movement of the selection point relative to the curvilinear slider interface element in proportion to the drag input, and determining a value of the first setting is based, at least in part, on a position of the first selection point relative to curvilinear slider interface element is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

causation of display of a slider interface element comprising at least one continuous region and at least one indexed region such that the slider interface element comprises a plurality of value positions along a contour of the slider interface element;

receipt of an indication of a first drag input associated with adjustment of the slider interface element, the first drag input comprising a first movement input and a first release input;

causation of adjustment movement of a selection point relative to the value positions of the slider interface element, the adjustment movement corresponding to the first movement input;

determination that the first release input relates to the selection point being within the continuous region, wherein the continuous region comprises a continuous distribution of values positions corresponding with values of a setting;

determination of a first value of the setting based, at least in part, on a first value position associated with the first release input, the first value position associated with the first release input being comprised by the plurality of value positions;

cause the setting to be adjusted based on the determined first value;

receipt of an indication of a second drag input associated with adjustment of the slider interface element, the second drag input comprising a second movement input and a second release input,

causation of adjustment movement of the selection point relative to the value positions of the slider interface element, the adjustment movement corresponding to the second movement input;

determination that the second release input relates to the selection point being within the indexed region, wherein the indexed region comprises a discrete set of one or more value positions, each of the value positions in the discrete set being associated with an index and corresponding to a non-cardinal value for the setting;

determination that the selection point is at a position within the indexed region that is unaligned with an index;

causation of adjustment movement of the selection point relative to the value positions of the slider interface element such that the selection point becomes aligned with the index;

determination of a second value of the setting based, at least in part, on a second value position associated with the index, the second value position associated with the index being comprised by the plurality of value positions; and

cause the setting to be adjusted based on the determined second value.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the setting relates to a visual capture setting.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the setting relates to a focus setting.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the continuous region relates to a manual focus setting, and wherein at least one index corresponds with a non-cardinal value indicative of at least one of:

automatic focus, hyper focus, and infinite focus.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the continuous region and the indexed region are positioned along the slider interface element such that overlap between the continuous region and the indexed region is precluded.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the slider interface element comprises an indication of the continuous region.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the slider interface element comprises at least one demarcation signifying at least one index of the indexed region.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the slider interface element is a curvilinear slider interface element.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a display, and the causation of display of the slider interface element comprises:

displaying of the slider interface element on the display and at least one further slider interface element.

10. A method comprising:

causing display of a slider interface element comprising at least one continuous region and at least one indexed region such that the slider interface element comprises a plurality of value positions along a contour of the slider interface element;

receiving an indication of a first drag input associated with adjustment of the slider interface element, the first drag input comprising a first movement input and a first release input;

causing adjustment movement of a selection point relative to the value positions of the slider interface element, the adjustment movement corresponding to the first movement input;

determining that the first release input relates to the selection point being within the continuous region, wherein the continuous region comprises a continuous distribution of values positions corresponding with values of a setting;

determining a first value of the setting based, at least in part, on a first value position associated with the first release input, the first value position associated with the first release input being comprised by the plurality of value positions;

causing the setting to be adjusted based on the determined first value;

receiving an indication of a second drag input associated with adjustment of the slider interface element, the second drag input comprising a second movement input and a second release input,

causing adjustment movement of the selection point relative to the value positions of the slider interface element, the adjustment movement corresponding to the second movement input;

determining that the second release input relates to the selection point being within the indexed region, wherein the indexed region comprises a discrete set of one or more value positions, each of the value positions in the discrete set being associated with an index and corresponding to a non-cardinal value for the setting;

determining that the selection point is at a position within the indexed region that is unaligned with an index;

causing adjustment movement of the selection point relative to the value positions of the slider interface element such that the selection point becomes aligned with the index;

determining a second value of the setting based, at least in part, on a second value position associated with the index, the second value position associated with the index being comprised by the plurality of value positions; and

causing the setting to be adjusted based on the determined second value.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the setting relates to a visual capture setting.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the setting relates to a focus setting.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the continuous region relates to a manual focus setting, and wherein at least one index corresponds with a non-cardinal value indicative of at least one of:

automatic focus, hyper focus, and infinite focus.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the continuous region and the indexed region are positioned along the slider interface element such that overlap between the continuous region and the indexed region is precluded.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the slider interface element comprises an indication of the continuous region.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the slider interface element comprises at least one demarcation signifying at least one index of the indexed region.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

causation of display of a slider interface element comprising at least one continuous region and at least one indexed region such that the slider interface element comprises a plurality of value positions along a contour of the slider interface element;

receipt of an indication of a first drag input associated with adjustment of the slider interface element, the first drag input comprising a first movement input and a first release input;

causation of adjustment movement of a selection point relative to the value positions of the slider interface element, the adjustment movement corresponding to the first movement input;

determination of that the first release input relates to the selection point being within the continuous region, wherein the continuous region comprises a continuous distribution of values positions corresponding with values of a setting;

determination of a first value of the setting based, at least in part, on a first value position associated with the first release input, the first value position associated with the first release input being comprised by the plurality of value positions;

cause the setting to be adjusted based on the determined first value;

receipt of an indication of a second drag input associated with adjustment of the slider interface element, the second drag input comprising a second movement input and a second release input,

causation of adjustment movement of the selection point relative to the value positions of the slider interface element, the adjustment movement corresponding to the second movement input;

determination that the second release input relates to the selection point being within the indexed region, wherein the indexed region comprises a discrete set of one or more value positions, each of the value positions in the discrete set being associated with an index and corresponding to a non-cardinal value for the setting;

determination that the selection point is at a position within the indexed region that is unaligned with an index;

causation of adjustment movement of the selection point relative to the value positions of the slider interface element such that the selection point becomes aligned with the index; and

determination of a second value of the setting based, at least in part, on a second value position associated with the index, the second value position associated with the index being comprised by the plurality of value positions; and

cause the setting to be adjusted based on the determined second value.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein the setting relates to a visual capture setting.

19. The medium of claim 18, wherein the setting relates to a focus setting.

20. The medium of claim 19, wherein the continuous region relates to a manual focus setting, and wherein at least one index corresponds with a non-cardinal value indicative of at least one of:

automatic focus, hyper focus, and infinite focus.