Method for rendering user interface and computing device therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12008733-B2
Application number	US-202217741875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2022
Priority date	May 11, 2022
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

A method for rendering a user interface, the method including providing a digital map, the digital map comprising a first area surrounding at least partly a target area, defining a point of rotation on digital map, providing locator co-ordinates in respect to digital map, rendering, on user interface, provided locator co-ordinates within first area of digital map and rotating, about point of rotation, digital map to align target area in a predetermined direction (r) with respect to user interface. Disclosed also is a computing device for rendering a user interface on a display thereof.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for rendering a user interface, the method comprising:
providing a digital map, the digital map comprising a first area surrounding at least partly a target area;
defining a point of rotation on the digital map;
providing locator co-ordinates in respect to the digital map;
rendering, on the user interface, the provided locator co-ordinates within the first area of the digital map; and
rotating, about the point of rotation, the digital map to align the target area in a predetermined direction (r) with respect to the user interface, wherein a speed of the rotation is inversely proportional to a distance of a locator object from the point of rotation.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
rendering the locator object in the user interface at the locator co-ordinates, wherein the locator object is rendered at a centre with respect to the user interface;
controlling the locator object to move in the predetermined direction (r) with respect to the user interface; and
generating an illusion of movement of the locator object on the user interface by re-rendering at least one portion of the digital map based on the predetermined direction with respect to the user interface.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the point of rotation is located within the target area such that the target area has a predetermined radius from the point of rotation.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation of the digital map is:
clock wise in respect to the point of rotation, if the movement of the locater object within the first area is indicated towards a right direction in respect to the predetermined direction (r);
counter clock wise in respect to the point of rotation, if the movement of the locater object within the first area is indicated towards a left direction in respect to the predetermined direction; or
disabled when the locator object is within the target area.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the digital map is scrolled in a direction of movement of the locator object when the locator object is within the target area.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a speed of the rotation along the point of rotation is a function of a distance of the locator object from the point of rotation and a function of a speed of the movement of the locator object.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user interface is implemented as a navigation map-type user interface, a game map-type user interface.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user interface comprises a mini digital map providing a high-level view of the digital map.

9. A computing device for rendering a user interface, the computing device comprising:
a display for rendering the user interface; and
a processor configured to:
provide a digital map, the digital map comprising a first area surrounding at least partly a target area;
define a point of rotation on the digital map;
provide locator co-ordinates in respect to the digital map;
render, on the user interface, the provided locator co-ordinates within the first area of the digital map; and
rotate, about the point of rotation, the digital map to align the target area in a predetermined direction (r) with respect to the user interface, wherein a speed of the rotation is inversely proportional to a distance of a locator object from the point of rotation.

10. The computing device according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
render the locator object in the user interface at the locator co-ordinates, wherein the locator object is rendered at a centre with respect to the user interface;
control the locator object to move in the predetermined direction (r) with respect to the user interface; and
generate an illusion of movement of the locator object on the user interface by re-rendering at least one portion of the digital map based on the predetermined direction (r) with respect to the user interface.

11. The computing device according to claim 9 , wherein the user interface is implemented as a navigation map-type user interface, a game map-type user interface.

12. The computing device according to claim 9 , wherein the user interface comprises a mini digital map providing a high-level view of the digital map.

13. The computing device according to claim 9 , wherein the computing device is a navigator.

14. A computer program product for rendering a user interface, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable data storage medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when accessed by a processor, cause the processor to carry out the method of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Supercell Oy

Inventors

• Pasula Markus
• Iisalo Jaakko

Classifications

• G06T2200/24

  involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs] · CPC title

• A63F13/5378

  for displaying an additional top view, e.g. radar screens or maps · CPC title

• A63F13/52

  involving aspects of the displayed game scene · CPC title

• G06T3/60 Primary

  Rotation of whole images or parts thereof · CPC title

• G06T3/20

  Linear translation of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. panning · CPC title