Navigating sections with exposable content in a viewing area

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11294559-B2
Application number	US-201816140447-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2018
Priority date	Apr 30, 2013
Publication date	Apr 5, 2022
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments include techniques for navigating sections with exposable content in a viewing area. A method includes causing display, on a display device, of a view panel including contiguous sections. Each contiguous section includes a heading bar and content. The method further includes causing a portion of a first content of a first section to display on the display device by positioning a first heading bar of the first section at a first distance from a second heading bar of a second section. In response to a selection of the first heading bar, the first heading bar and/or the second heading bar is repositioned a second distance from each other. The second distance is greater than the first distance such that more of the first content is displayed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
causing display, on a display device, of a view panel including a plurality of contiguous sections, each of which includes a heading bar and content;
causing a portion of a first content of a first section of the plurality of contiguous sections to display on the display device by positioning a first heading bar of the first section at a first distance from a second heading bar of a second section of the plurality of contiguous sections, the first section containing partially-exposed content, the second section containing fully exposed content; and
responsive to a selection of the first heading bar, repositioning at least one of the first heading bar or the second heading bar a second distance from each other to cause the partially-exposed content in the first section to become fully exposed, and to cause the fully-exposed content in the second section to become hidden without causing the second section to scroll beyond a boundary of the view panel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second distance is a minimum distance needed to fully display the first content of the first section.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second distance is a minimum distance needed to display a remainder of the first content of the first section.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the repositioning comprises:
repositioning the second heading bar while the first heading bar remains stationary.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the repositioning comprises:
repositioning each of the second heading bar and the first heading bar.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
docking the first heading bar by repositioning the first heading bar at a location adjacent to an end of the view panel such that the first content is hidden.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a selection of a third heading bar that is docked; and
in response to the selection of the third heading bar, causing the third heading bar to undock.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a plurality heading bars of the plurality of contiguous sections are docked as a stack between the first heading bar and an end of the view panel.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of heading bars of the plurality of contiguous sections are docked in a plurality of stacks between opposing ends of the view panel.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of contiguous sections is a plurality of contiguous scrollable sections.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein positioning the first heading bar at the first distance from the second heading bar comprises:
scrolling the first heading bar relative to the second heading bar.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein positioning the first heading bar at the first distance from the second heading bar comprises:
scrolling the first heading bar away from the second heading bar.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein positioning the first heading bar at the first distance from the second heading bar comprises:
scrolling the first heading bar toward the second heading bar.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein repositioning the at least one of the first heading bar or the second heading bar comprises:
further exposing partially exposed content by scrolling the first section while collapsing the second section.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein repositioning the at least one of the first heading bar or the second heading bar comprises:
causing the second heading bar to scroll a minimum distance needed to further expose the first content of the first section.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein repositioning the at least one of the first heading bar or the second heading bar comprises:
causing the second heading bar to scroll a minimum distance needed to fully expose the first content of the first section.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein repositioning the at least one of the first heading bar or the second heading bar comprises:
causing the first heading bar to scroll a first minimum distance needed to further expose the first content of the first section; and
causing the second heading bar to scroll a second minimum distance needed to further expose the first content of the first section.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein repositioning the at least one of the first heading bar or the second heading bar comprises:
causing the first heading bar to scroll a first minimum distance needed to further expose the first content of the first section; and
causing the second heading bar to scroll a second minimum distance needed to further expose the first content of the first section, the first minimum distance being equal to the second minimum distance.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein repositioning the at least one of the first heading bar or the second heading bar comprises:
causing the first heading bar to scroll a first minimum distance needed to further expose the first content of the first section; and
causing the second heading bar to scroll a second minimum distance needed to further expose the first content of the first section, the first minimum distance and the second minimum distance being unequal.

20. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory having instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
cause display, on a display device, of a view panel including a plurality of contiguous sections, each of which includes a heading bar and content;
cause a portion of a first content of a first section of the plurality of contiguous sections to display on the display device by positioning a first heading bar of the first section at a first distance from a second heading bar of a second section of the plurality of contiguous sections, the first section containing partially-exposed content, the second section containing fully exposed content; and
responsive to a selection of the first heading bar, reposition at least one of the first heading bar or the second heading bar a second distance from each other to cause the partially-exposed content in the first section to become fully exposed, and to cause the fully-exposed content in the second section to become hidden without causing the second section to scroll beyond a boundary of the view panel.

21. A non-transitory storage medium storing program instructions, execution of which in a computer causes actions comprising:
causing display, on a display device, of a view panel including a plurality of contiguous sections that each includes a heading bar and content;
causing a portion of a first content of a first section to display on the display device by positioning a first heading bar of the first section at a first distance from a second heading bar of a second section of the plurality of contiguous sections, the first section containing partially-exposed content, the second section containing fully exposed content; and
responsive to a selection of the first heading bar, repositioning at least one of the first heading bar or the second heading bar a second distance from each other to cause the partially-exposed content in the first section to become fully exposed, and to cause the fully-exposed content in the second section to become hidden without causing the second section to scroll beyond a boundary of the view panel.

Assignees

• Splunk Inc

Inventors

• Robichaud Marc

Classifications

• G06F3/0485 Primary

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title