Modifying a value based on a user's directional motions independent of location of input relative to a display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9344698-B2
Application number	US-201313893125-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2013
Priority date	Apr 15, 2004
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

A method for changing a value displayed on a screen is provided. In response to receiving a user input indicating motion in a particular direction, changing the value independent of where the position of a cursor is on the screen. The value being changed may comprise of a series of segments, and each segment value can be changed individually. In addition, a different user input device that does not indicate motion in a particular direction may be used to change segment values and to select other segment values. Methods for automatically formatting a segmented values and calculating a base time rate based on two different frame rates are also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for manipulating a base value, the method comprising:
displaying a user interface control that allows a user to select one of a plurality of display formats for said base value;
in response to user input that selects a first format of said plurality of display formats converting the base value into a first series of segment values, and
displaying a depiction of the base value as said first series of segment values;
in response to input that selects a second format of said plurality of display formats:
converting the base value into a second series of segment values that is different from said first series of segment values, and
displaying a depiction of the base value as said second series of segment values;
wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first series of segment values has a different number of segment values than the second series of segment values.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the base value is a time value, and
the plurality of display formats includes SMPTE, HMS, One-dimensional Time, One-dimensional
Video, One-dimensional Audio, Measured, and Feet and Frames.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the base value is a time value, and
the plurality of display formats includes at least one of the following: SMPTE, HMS, One-dimensional Time, One-dimensional Video, One-dimensional Audio, Measured, and Feet and Frames.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving input that indicates a respective segment value in said first series of segment values or said second series of segment values;
receiving input that indicates user motion in a particular direction; and
after receiving the input indicating user motion has begun, changing the respective segment value based on how much motion in the particular direction is indicated by the input, without respect to where the input is received relative to the respective segment value.

6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, cause the computer system to:
display a user interface control that allows a user to select one of a plurality of display formats for said base value;
in response to user input that selects a first format of said plurality of display formats, convert the base value into a first series of segment values, and
display a depiction of the base value as said first series of segment values; and
in response to input that selects a second format of said plurality of display formats:
convert the base value into a second series of segment values that is different from said first series of segment values, and
display a depiction of the base value as said second series of segment values.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the first series of segment values has a different number of segment values than the second series of segment values.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein:
the base value is a time value, and
the plurality of display formats includes SMPTE, HMS, One-dimensional Time, One-dimensional Video, One-dimensional Audio, Measured, and Feet and Frames.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein:
the base value is a time value, and
the plurality of display formats includes at least one of the following: SMPTE, HMS, One-dimensional Time, One-dimensional Video, One-dimensional Audio, Measured, and Feet and Frames.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the instructions include further instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of the computer system, cause the computer system to:
receive input that indicates a respective segment value in said first series of segment values or said second series of segment values;
receive input that indicates user motion in a particular direction; and
after receiving the input indicating user motion has begun, change the respective segment value based on how much motion in the particular direction is indicated by the input, without respect to where the input is received relative to the respective segment value.

11. A computer system, comprising:
one or more processors;
a display; and
memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the computer system to:
display a user interface control that allows a user to select one of a plurality of display formats for said base value;
in response to user input that selects a first format of said plurality of display formats, convert the base value into a first series of segment values, and
display a depiction of the base value as said first series of segment values; and
in response to input that selects a second format of said plurality of display formats:
convert the base value into a second series of segment values that is different from said first series of segment values, and
display a depiction of the base value as said second series of segment values.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the first series of segment values has a different number of segment values than the second series of segment values.

13. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein:
the base value is a time value, and
the plurality of display formats includes SMPTE, HMS, One-dimensional Time, One-dimensional Video, One-dimensional Audio, Measured, and Feet and Frames.

14. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein:
the base value is a time value, and
the plurality of display formats includes at least one of the following: SMPTE, HMS, One-dimensional Time, One-dimensional Video, One-dimensional Audio, Measured, and Feet and Frames.

15. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions include further instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of the computer system, cause the computer system to:
receive input that indicates a respective segment value in said first series of segment values or said second series of segment values;
receive input that indicates user motion in a particular direction; and
after receiving the input indicating user motion has begun, change the respective segment value based on how much motion in the particular direction is indicated by the input, without respect to where the input is received relative to the respective segment value.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Heynen Patrick
• Goldeen Marian
• Schulz Egan
• Fish Daniel E

Classifications

• G06F3/0362

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