Customizing Arrangements of Widgets in a User Interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026072575-A1
Application number	US-202419000453-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 23, 2024
Priority date	Sep 12, 2024
Publication date	Mar 12, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A computer system and method for modifying an arrangement of interactive graphical user interface (GUI) widgets are provided. An arrangement of interactive GUI widgets are presented in a page based on a first template. In response to a request to edit the arrangement, a set of editing controls are presented while the arrangement in the page remains visible, whereby each editing control corresponds to an interactive GUI widget and the set comprises a first editing control corresponding to a first interactive GUI widget. In response to an interaction with the first editing control, and while the page continues to be presented, a modification to the first interactive GUI widget is presented in the arrangement according to the interaction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method implemented by a computer system and comprising:
presenting, based on a first template, an arrangement of interactive graphical user interface (GUI) widgets in a page; presenting, in response to a request to edit the arrangement, and while the arrangement in the page remains visible, a set of editing controls each corresponding to an interactive GUI widget of the interactive GUI widgets, the set comprising a first editing control corresponding to a first interactive GUI widget; and presenting, in response to an interaction with the first editing control, and while the page continues to be presented, a modification to the first interactive GUI widget in the arrangement according to the interaction with the first editing control.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each editing control comprises one or more selectable options for modifying a display of the corresponding interactive GUI widget.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
each interactive GUI widget is associated with a corresponding service provided by the computer system; and each editing control of the set of editing controls includes an indication of the service of the corresponding interactive GUI widget.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the arrangement indicates an order of presenting the interactive GUI widgets in the page.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the interaction with the first editing control comprises a selection of an option to remove the first interactive GUI widget from the arrangement; and presenting the modification comprises removing the first interactive GUI widget from the page.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:
presenting the modification further comprises shifting a subset of the interactive GUI widgets that were lower in the order than the first interactive GUI widget into a higher display position within the order.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the set of editing controls are presented according to the order of presenting the interactive GUI widgets, and wherein the method further comprises:
presenting the first editing control at an end of the set of editing controls in response to the selection of the option to remove the first interactive GUI widget from the arrangement.

8 . The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the interaction with the first editing control comprises a selection of an option to add the first interactive GUI widget to the arrangement of interactive GUI widgets in the page; and presenting the modification comprises adding the first interactive GUI widget to an end of the order of presenting the interactive GUI widgets.

9 . The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the interaction with the first editing control comprises a selection of an option to add the first interactive GUI widget to the arrangement of interactive GUI widgets in the page; and presenting the modification comprises adding the first interactive GUI widget at a first position within the order of presenting the interactive GUI widgets and shifting a subset of interactive GUI widgets down within the order.

10 . The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the interaction with the first editing control comprises a selection of an option to move the first interactive GUI widget to a new position within the order of presenting the interactive GUI widgets; and presenting the modification comprises displaying the first interactive GUI widget at the new position within the order and shifting a subset of the interactive GUI widgets that are lower in the order than the new position.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the interaction with the first editing control comprises a selection of an option to resize the first interactive GUI widget from the arrangement; and presenting the modification comprises increasing or decreasing a display size of the first interactive GUI widget within the arrangement.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the interaction is a selection of the first editing control from the set of editing controls; and presenting the modification comprises emphasizing the first interactive GUI widget relative to other interactive GUI widgets in the page.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein emphasizing the first interactive GUI widget comprises changing a display opacity of the first interactive GUI widget relative to display opacities of the other interactive GUI widgets in the page.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein presenting the modification to the first interactive GUI widget results in a new arrangement of the interactive GUI widgets in the page and the method further comprises:
creating, in further response to the interaction with the first editing control, a new template with the new arrangement based on the modification; and storing the new template as a custom template with a plurality of templates including the first template.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the arrangement is different from that of a second template of a plurality of templates, and the method further comprises:
presenting, in response to a request to review the plurality of templates, and while the page continues to be presented, a template menu comprising the first template, the plurality of templates, and an indication that the first template is currently selected; receiving, via the template menu, an interaction with a second template from the plurality of templates; and presenting, while the template menu remains visible, the interactive GUI widgets in the page according to a second arrangement of the second template.

16 . A computer system comprising:
one or more processors; and one or more memories storing computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the one or more processors, configure the computer system to:
present, based on a first template, an arrangement of interactive graphical user interface (GUI) widgets in a page;
present, in response to a request to edit the arrangement, and while the arrangement in the page remains visible, a set of editing controls each corresponding to an interactive GUI widget of the interactive GUI widgets, the set comprising a first editing control corresponding to a first interactive GUI widget; and
present, in response to an interaction with the first editing control, and while the page continues to be presented, a modification to the first interactive GUI widget in the arrangement according to the interaction with the first editing control.

17 . The computer system of claim 16 , wherein:
the arrangement indicates an order of presenting the interactive GUI widgets in the page; the interaction with the first editing control comprises a selection of an option to remove the first interactive GUI widget from the arrangement; and presenting the modification comprises:
removing the first interactive GUI widget from the page; and
shifting a subset of the interactive GUI widgets that were lower in the order than the first interactive GUI widget into a higher display position within the order.

18 . The computer system of claim 17 , wherein the set of editing controls are presented according to the order of presenting the interactive GUI widgets, and wherein the computer system is further configured to:
present the first editing control at an end of the set of editing controls in response to the selection of the option to remove the first interactive GUI widget from the arrangement.

19 . The computer system of claim 16 , wherein:
the arrangement indicates an order of presenting the interactive GUI widgets in the

Assignees

• Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc

Inventors

• Smith John
• Martinez Andrea
• Morales Daniel
• Schupp William
• Parker Derek Andrew
• Heiken Elisa
• Douillet Ludovic

Classifications

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F3/0484 Primary

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

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

• G06F8/38

  for implementing user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title