Display navigation system for computer-implemented graphical user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9946443-B2
Application number	US-201113821225-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2011
Priority date	Sep 15, 2010
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a computer-implemented graphical user interface ( 6 ) for a display ( 60 ), comprising an information area ( 62 ) for presenting a section (A') of a desktop (A), on which a plurality of widgets (W 1 , W 2 , W 3 , W 4 , WS) are arranged. The user interface also comprises a navigation area ( 61 ), which is substantially smaller than the information area ( 62 ) and which is arranged outside of the information area ( 62 ) and which has a miniaturized presentation (A*) of the entire desktop and the widgets arranged thereon. The navigation area ( 61 ) and the information area ( 62 ) are coupled by means of a selection indicator (L), which can be moved in the navigation area ( 61 ), in such a way that a sub-area of the desktop (A*) presented in miniature determined in the navigation area ( 61 ) by the selection indicator (I) corresponds to the section (A') of the desktop (A) presented in the information area ( 62 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores executable instructions that direct a computer system to provide a graphical user interface for a display, the graphical user interface comprising:
an information area for representing a section of a desktop on which one or more widgets are arranged;
a smaller navigation area, in comparison with the information area, arranged outside the information area, the navigation area comprising a miniaturized representation of the entire desktop and the widgets arranged thereon;
wherein the navigation area and the information area are coupled by a selection indicator,
wherein the selection indicator is movable in the navigation area,
wherein a partial area of the desktop in the information area is represented in a miniaturized manner within the navigation area and the partial area is determined by the selection indicator such that when the selection indicator moves from a first portion of the navigation area to a second portion of the navigation area, a first partial area of the desktop and a second partial area of the desktop are displayed, respectively;
wherein the one or more widgets are movable by the user from an original position in the information area to a new position within the navigation area, wherein the original position of the moved one or more widgets is updated to a new position on the desktop corresponding to the new position within the navigation area, and the original position of the miniaturized representation of the moved one or more widgets within the navigation area is updated to correspond to the new position within the navigation area; and
wherein one of the widgets is a source widget which comprises at least one of a content window or data elements, wherein a plurality of possible target areas are indicated to the user,
wherein at least one of the content window or the data elements of the source widget are transferable to one of the plurality of possible target areas by way of dragging the content window or the data elements and dropping them into one of the plurality of possible target areas, and
wherein a first target area applies a first processing action to a first content window or first data elements, when the first content window or the first data elements are dropped into the first target area;
wherein a second target area applies a second processing action to a second content window or second data elements, when the second content window or the second data elements are dropped into the second target area;
wherein the first processing action is different than the second processing action;
wherein the plurality of possible target areas are defined by a graphical matrix having rows and columns, such that a cell identified by a row and column defines at least one target area of the plurality of possible target areas; and
wherein the graphical matrix is displayed in response to movement of the content window or the data elements on the display through a graphical indicator which provides a plurality of possible processing actions.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the widgets represented in a miniaturized manner are movable in the navigation area by the user on the desktop represented in a miniaturized manner, and the navigation area and the information area are coupled such that a positioning of a widget represented in a miniaturized manner on the desktop of the navigation area that is represented in a miniaturized manner brings about a corresponding positioning of the relevant widget on the desktop.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the widgets on the desktop are coupled such that in the case where a user-positioned widget overlaps another widget on the desktop or in the case where a user-positioned widget represented in a miniaturized manner overlaps another widget represented in a miniaturized manner that is arranged on the desktop represented in a miniaturized manner, a non-overlapping arrangement of the widgets and of the widgets represented in a miniaturized manner is produced, wherein the navigation area and the information area are coupled such that the non-overlapping arrangement of the widgets brings about a corresponding arrangement of the widgets represented in a miniaturized manner on the desktop represented in a miniaturized manner, and the non-overlapping arrangement of the widgets represented in a miniaturized manner brings about a corresponding arrangement of the widgets on the desktop.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , the navigation area comprises a plurality of navigation part-areas which are separated from one another and which in each case have a miniaturized representation of one of a plurality of mutually adjacent parts of the desktop and the widgets arranged thereon, the widgets are movable by the user from one of the navigation part-areas into another of the navigation part-areas, and in that the navigation part-areas and the information area are coupled such that a positioning of a widget represented in a miniaturized manner on the miniaturized representation of the relevant part of the desktop brings about a corresponding positioning of the corresponding widget on the desktop.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the widgets and the navigation part-areas are coupled such that in the event of a movement of a widget by the user from one of the navigation part-areas into another of the navigation part-areas, the permissibility of the positioning of the widget in the other of the navigation part-areas is checked, and the movement of the widget is rejected if the permissibility of the positioning is not manifested.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the selection indicator is movable across the navigation part-areas, wherein the selection indicator, in the event of a positioning over a boundary area between two navigation part-areas in the information area, brings about a representation of the corresponding two mutually adjacent parts and of the widgets of the desktop that are arranged thereon.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein a copying mode can be set by the user, and in that the navigation area and the widgets are coupled such that in the copying mode upon the movement of a widget represented in a miniaturized manner from the navigation area into the information area, a copy of the relevant widget is created and arranged on the desktop.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the user can change the dimensioning of the widgets in the information area, and the navigation area and the information area are coupled such that a change in the dimensioning of a widget in the information area in each case brings about a corresponding change in the relevant widget represented in a miniaturized manner in the navigation area.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the widgets are coupled to an interface module designed to store at least one of user-defined changes and positionings of widgets in a user profile, and, in the event of a user login, to position the widgets according to the user profile on the desktop and to correspondingly represent them in the information area or in the navigation area.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the navigation area and the widgets are coupled such that in the event of a positioning of a widget represented in a miniaturized manner in the navigation area, the miniaturized representation of the widgets is scaled in the case of lack of space, in order to ensure a non-overlapping representatio

Assignees

• Groth Uwe
• Ferag Ag

Inventors

• Groth Uwe

Classifications

• E03D9/00

  Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories (hand tools for cleaning the toilet bowl A47K11/10; seats or covers for closets A47K13/00; body supports, other than seats for closets A47K17/02; devices for preventing contamination of drinking-water pipes E03C1/10 ){; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells (cleaning, disinfecting or deodorising the seat A47K13/30)} · CPC title

• E03D13/005

  Accessories specially adapted for urinals · CPC title

• E03D13/00

  Urinals (without flushing devices A47K11/00 ){; Means for connecting the urinal to the flushing pipe and the wastepipe; Splashing shields for urinals} · CPC title

• G06F3/04842 Primary

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

• G06Q10/00

  Administration; Management · CPC title