Anchoring viewport

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9841887-B2
Application number	US-201414502975-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2014
Priority date	Aug 27, 2014
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to techniques of configuring a layout of graphical objects for display. In one example process, the device detects a scroll request and determines whether the scroll request meets predetermined criteria. If the scroll request meets the criteria, the device configures the layout of graphical objects that are to be displayed once the display is scrolled so that the graphical objects are arranged on the display differently than the arrangement in which the graphical objects would have been displayed, had the layout not been configured. If the scroll request does not meet the criteria, the device forgoes the configuration of the layout of graphical objects.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a display, cause the device to:
display, on the display, a subset of graphical representations of data objects in a collection,
wherein, after a data object has been added to or removed from the collection, the subset of graphical representations are arranged in a first layout in a plurality of columns and rows, and rows above the subset in the plurality of rows include a number of graphical representations that is not evenly divisible by the number of columns in the plurality of columns;

detect an input corresponding to a request to scroll the display to display one or more graphical representations above the subset, wherein the input includes a respective magnitude of movement;
in response to detecting the input corresponding to the request to scroll the display to display one or more graphical representations above the subset:
in accordance with a determination that respective magnitude of the movement of the detected input meets the layout-adjustment criteria:
reconfigure the graphical representations above the subset into a second layout that is different from the first layout, wherein in the second layout the rows above the subset include a different number of graphical representations that is evenly divisible by the number of columns; and
scroll the display in accordance with the respective magnitude of the movement of the detected input; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective magnitude of the movement of the detected input does not meet the layout-adjustment criteria:
forgo reconfiguring the layout of graphical representations above the subset into the second layout; and
scroll the display in accordance with the respective magnitude of the movement of the detected input, wherein the rows above the subset continues to include the number of graphical representations that is not evenly divisible by the number of columns.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
in accordance with a determination that the respective magnitude of the movement of the detected input meets the layout-adjustment criteria:
scroll the display in accordance with the respective magnitude of the movement of the detected input; and
display, on the display, the one or more graphical representations that are above the subset, wherein the one or more graphical representations are arranged toward a beginning of the plurality of columns and rows; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective magnitude of the movement of the detected input does not meet the layout-adjustment criteria:
scroll the display in accordance with the respective magnitude of the movement of the detected input; and
display, on the display, the one or more graphical representations that are above the subset, wherein the one or more graphical representations are arranged toward the subset.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the layout-adjustment criteria are met when the detected input corresponds to a request to scroll the display to display a new subset of graphical representation that are non-overlapping with the subset.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the layout-adjustment criteria are met when the detected input corresponds to a request to scroll the display to display a graphical representation that corresponds to the beginning of the plurality of columns and rows.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein:
the display is a touch-sensitive display; and
the layout-adjustment criteria are met when the detected input is movement of a finger on the display, and the respective magnitude is greater than or equal to a threshold magnitude.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein:
the display is a touch-sensitive display; and
the layout-adjustment criteria are met when the detected input is movement of a finger on the display, and the respective magnitude is associated with a distance that is greater than or equal to a threshold distance.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the rows above the subset comprise the top row in the plurality of rows.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
in accordance with a determination that the respective magnitude of the movement of the detected input meets the layout-adjustment criteria:
while configuring the layout of graphical representations above the subset, so that the rows above the subset include a different number of graphical representations that is evenly divisible by the number of columns, display, on the display, a predetermined visual effect associated with the configuration.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
prior to detecting the input corresponding to the request to scroll, detect a change in the collection of data objects, wherein the change causes the rows above the subset to contain the number of graphical representations that is not evenly divisible by the number of columns.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the change in the collection of data objects is an addition of a data object in the collection or a deletion of a data object from the collection.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
prior to detecting the input corresponding to the request to scroll, detect a change in display properties associated with display of the subset, wherein the change causes the rows above the subset to contain the number of graphical representations that is not evenly divisible by the number of columns.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions to cause the device to detect the change in display properties associated with display of the subset comprises instructions to cause the device to detect one or more of:
a request to enlarge or shrink one or more graphical representations in the subset that is displayed on the display;
a request to increase or decrease the number of graphical representations in the subset that is displayed on the display; and
a request to change the size or shape of a window used to display the subset on the display.

13. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display:
displaying, on the display, a subset of graphical representations of data objects in a collection,
wherein, after a data object has been added to or removed from the collection, the subset of graphical representations are arranged in a first layout in a plurality of columns and rows, and rows above the subset in the plurality of rows include a number of graphical representations that is not evenly divisible by the number of columns in the plurality of columns;
detecting an input corresponding to a request to scroll the display to display one or more graphical representations above the subset, wherein the input includes a respective magnitude of movement;
in response to detecting the input corresponding to the request to scroll the display to display one or more graphical representations above the subset:
in accordance with a determination that respective magnitude of the movement

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Cohen Michael
• Iskander Alexis Allison
• Kirsch Brian
• Mclachlan Mischa
• Calvo Ramiro

Classifications

• G06F3/04817

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

• G06F3/0485 Primary

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title