User interface and method for adapting a menu bar on a user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016103567-A1
Application number	US-201514878633-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 8, 2015
Priority date	Oct 8, 2014
Publication date	Apr 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A user interface and a method for adapting a menu bar on a user interface. The method includes displaying the menu bar on a display unit of the user interface, receiving a first user input for displaying a two-dimensional arrangement in the menu bar of displayable entries representing ranges of functions of the user interface, displaying the arrangement on the display unit, receiving a second predefined user input with respect to an entry of the menu bar or an entry of the arrangement, and, in response thereto, adapting the menu bar.

First claim

1 . A method for adapting a menu bar on a user interface, the method comprising the steps:
displaying the menu bar on a display unit of the user interface, receiving a first user input for displaying a two-dimensional arrangement in the menu bar of displayable entries representing ranges of functions of the user interface; displaying the arrangement on the display unit; receiving a second predefined user input with respect to an entry of the menu bar or an entry of the arrangement; and in response thereto, adapting the menu bar.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the menu bar ( 3 ) is a unidimensional lining up of entries ( 6 ) which, in particular, is arranged along an edge area of the display unit ( 1 ).

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the two-dimensional arrangement contains the totality of entries displayable in the menu bar.

4 . Method according to one of the preceding claims The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user input is a wiping gesture which starts in an edge area of the display unit and is oriented in the direction of a central area of the display unit.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user input is a wiping gesture,
which starts on an entry of the menu bar and is oriented in the direction of the two-dimensional arrangement, and/or which starts on an entry of the two-dimensional arrangement and is oriented in the direction of the menu bar.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user input is a wiping gesture which starts on an entry of the menu bar and is oriented in the direction of a two-dimensional arrangement, and the adapting of the menu bar comprises a removing of the entry from the menu bar.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user input is a wiping gesture which starts on an entry of the two-dimensional arrangement and is oriented in the direction of the menu bar, and the adapting of the menu bar comprises an adding of the entry to the menu bar.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the entries are icons.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a wiping gesture of a user and in response thereto displaying the menu bar on a display unit of the user interface.

10 . A user interface for adapting a menu bar on a display unit of a locomotive vehicle, the user interface comprising,
the display unit for displaying the menu bar comprising entries representing ranges of functions of the user interface; an input unit for receiving user inputs and an evaluating unit for evaluating user inputs, wherein the display unit is configured to display, in response to a first user input, a two-dimensional arrangement in the menu bar of displayable entries, in response to a second predefined user input with respect to an entry of the menu bar or an entry of the arrangement, to display an adapted menu bar.

11 . The user interface of claim 10 , configured to carry out a method for adapting a menu bar on a user interface, the method comprising:
displaying the menu bar on a display unit of the user interface; receiving a first user input for displaying a two-dimensional arrangement in the menu bar of displayable entries representing ranges of functions of the user interface; displaying the arrangement on the display unit; receiving a second predefined user input with respect to an entry of the menu bar or an entry of the arrangement; and in response thereto, adapting the menu bar.

12 . A user terminal, particularly a mobile wireless communication device, comprising a user interface according to claim 10 , wherein the entries represent ranges of functions of the user terminal.

13 . A computer program product, comprising instructions which, if they are carried out on an evaluating unit of a user interface according to claim 10 , cause the evaluating unit to perform the steps of a method for adapting a menu bar on a user interface, the method comprising:
displaying the menu bar on a display unit of the user interface; receiving a first user input for displaying a two-dimensional arrangement in the menu bar of displayable entries representing ranges of functions of the user interface; displaying the arrangement on the display unit; receiving a second predefined user input with respect to an entry of the menu bar or an entry of the arrangement; and in response thereto, adapting the menu bar.

14 . A signal sequence representing instructions which, if they are carried out on an evaluating unit of a user interface according to claim 10 , cause the evaluating unit to perform the steps of
displaying the menu bar on a display unit of the user interface; receiving a first user input for displaying a two-dimensional arrangement in the menu bar of displayable entries representing ranges of functions of the user interface; displaying the arrangement on the display unit; receiving a second predefined user input with respect to an entry of the menu bar or an entry of the arrangement; and in response thereto, adapting the menu bar.

15 . A means of locomotion, comprising a user interface according to claim 10 , wherein the entries represent ranges of functions of the means of locomotion.

Assignees

• Volkswagen Ag

Inventors

• Wengelnik Heino
• Althoff Frank
• Mejia Gonzalez Maria Esther

Classifications

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04817 Primary

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title