Content adjustment in graphical user interface based on background content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9542907-B2
Application number	US-201314027047-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2013
Priority date	Jun 9, 2013
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

Adjustments to content to be rendered on top of background content, such as wallpaper, in a graphical user interface are disclosed. One example method can include adjusting a color characteristic of new content to be rendered on top of the background content, based on at least one color characteristic of the background content, so as to preserve the new content's color. Another example method can include adjusting a color characteristic of text to be rendered on top of the background content, based on at least one color characteristic of the background content, so that the text is legible.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
at an electronic device with a display:
rendering a graphical user interface with background content on the display;
determining new content to be rendered in the graphical user interface, the new content being a first color;
determining a color characteristic of the background content at a location corresponding to a location at which the new content is to be rendered;
adjusting a color characteristic of the new content in the graphical user interface based on the color characteristic of the background content at the corresponding location such that the first color is maintained when the new content is rendered on the display; and
rendering the adjusted new content on top of the background content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the color characteristic of the new content to preserve an original color of the new content regardless of the color characteristic of the background content at the corresponding location.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
prior to rendering the adjusted new content on top of the background content, lowering a saturation level of the background content at the corresponding location to display grayscale data.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
after ending display of the new content, increasing a saturation level of the background content at the corresponding location to an original saturation level.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein grayscale data for the background content at the corresponding location is displayed while the new content is displayed on top of the background content.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a saturation level of the background content at the corresponding location is raised, after ending display of the new content, to a level that was displayed prior to displaying the new content on top of the background content.

7. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a processor;
memory; and
instructions, stored in the memory, that when executed by the processor cause the device to:
render a graphical user interface with background content on the display,
determine new content to be rendered in the graphical user interface, the new content being a first color,
determine a color characteristic of the background content at a location corresponding to a location at which the new content is to be rendered,
adjust a color characteristic of the new content in the graphical user interface based on the color characteristic of the background content at the corresponding location such that the first color is maintained when the new content is rendered on the display, and
render the adjusted new content on top of the background content.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein adjusting the color characteristic of the new content preserves an original color of the new content regardless of the color characteristic of the background content at the corresponding location.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , including instructions that cause the device to, prior to rendering the adjusted new content on top of the background content, lower a saturation level of the background content at the corresponding location to display grayscale data.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , including instructions that cause the device to, after ending display of the new content, increase a saturation level of the background content at the corresponding location to an original saturation level.

11. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein grayscale data for the background content at the corresponding location is displayed while the new content is displayed on top of the background content.

12. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein a saturation level of the background content at the corresponding location is raised, after ending display of the new content, to a level that was displayed prior to displaying the new content on top of the background content.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor in an electronic device with a display, cause the device to:
render a graphical user interface with background content on the display,
determine new content to be rendered in the graphical user interface, the new content being a first color,
determine a color characteristic of the background content at a location corresponding to a location at which the new content is to be rendered,
adjust a color characteristic of the new content in the graphical user interface based on the color characteristic of the background content at the corresponding location such that the first color is maintained when the new content is rendered on the display, and
render the adjusted new content on top of the background content.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein adjusting the first color characteristic of the new content preserves an original color of the new content regardless of the color characteristic of the background content at the corresponding location.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , including instructions that cause the device to, prior to rendering the adjusted new content on top of the background content, lower a saturation level of the background content at the corresponding location to display grayscale data.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , including instructions that cause the device to, after ending display of the new content, increase a saturation level of the background content at the corresponding location to an original saturation level.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein grayscale data for the background content at the corresponding location is displayed while the new content is displayed on top of the background content.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein a saturation level of the background content at the corresponding location is raised, after ending display of the new content, to a level that was displayed prior to displaying the new content on top of the background content.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Kocienda Ken
• Karunamuni Chanaka G
• Shaffer Joshua H
• Chaudhri Imran

Classifications

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• G09G2340/14

  Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed · CPC title

• G09G5/00

  Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators (image data processing or generation, in general G06T) · CPC title

• G09G5/02 Primary

  characterised by the way in which colour is displayed {(details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607)} · CPC title

• G09G2320/066

  for control of contrast · CPC title