US 10,705,711 B1Granted

Smart scroller user interface element

AssigneeAllscripts Software, LLC

InventorsAnthony Edward Stuart, Leigh Randal McClure

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Abstract

A navigational user interface element includes a navigational bar displaying thereon labels associated with a plurality of sections, and a highlight indicating a section of a page that a user is currently viewing. The navigational user interface element is configured to allow a user to click on the highlight and drag it to effect navigation to a section associated with a displayed label. The navigational user interface element is configured to, when the highlight is clicked and dragged and then released, snap the highlight to the section label the highlight is closest to when the highlight is released, and display that same section. The navigational user interface element is configured to, when a label is clicked, effect navigation to the section corresponding to that label.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

(a) displaying, via a touchscreen associated with an electronic device, a graphical user interface comprising
(i) a display pane containing content, the content including a plurality of sections,
(ii) a navigational user interface element containing a plurality of section labels, each section label corresponding to one of the plurality of sections of the content, the navigational user interface element including a highlight configured to indicate a displayed section of the plurality of sections that is being displayed in the display pane by highlighting the corresponding section label of the navigational user interface element;
(b) determining, at the electronic device, that content corresponding to a first section of the plurality of sections is being displayed in the display pane,
(c) effecting, at the electronic device based on the determination that content corresponding to the first section of the plurality of sections is being displayed in the display pane, highlighting of a first section label of the navigational user interface element corresponding to the first section of the plurality of sections;
(d) receiving, via the touchscreen, input corresponding to pressing and holding on top of the highlight of the navigational user interface element, and dragging of the highlight away from the first section label and towards a second section label;
(e) displaying, via the touchscreen in response to input corresponding to tapping and holding on top of the highlight of the navigational user interface element, movement of the highlight as the user drags the highlight;
(f) receiving, via the touchscreen, input corresponding to release of the press and hold at a position proximate a third section label;
(g) determining, at the electronic device, that the position at which the tap and hold was released is proximate the third section label;
(h) effecting display, in the display pane based on the determination that the position at which the tap and hold was released is proximate the third section label, of content associated with a third section of the plurality of sections corresponding to the third section label;
(i) effecting, at the electronic device, transitioning of the highlight to the third section label of the navigational user interface element.

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A method comprising:

(a) displaying, via a touchscreen associated with an electronic device, a graphical user interface comprising
(i) a display pane containing content, the content including a plurality of sections,
(ii) a scrollbar interface element configured to allow a user to scroll the content displayed in the display pane up and down to view each of the plurality of sections of the content,
(iii) a navigational user interface element containing a plurality of section labels, each section label corresponding to one of the plurality of sections of the content, the navigational user interface element including a highlight configured to indicate a displayed section of the plurality of sections that is being displayed in the display pane by highlighting the corresponding section label of the navigational user interface element;
(b) determining, at the electronic device, that content corresponding to a first section of the plurality of sections is being displayed in the display pane,
(c) effecting, at the electronic device based on the determination that content corresponding to the first section of the plurality of sections is being displayed in the display pane, highlighting of a first section label of the navigational user interface element corresponding to the first section of the plurality of sections;
(d) receiving, via the touchscreen, input corresponding to pressing and holding on top of the highlight of the navigational user interface element, and dragging of the highlight away from the first section label and towards a second section label;
(e) displaying, via the touchscreen in response to input corresponding to tapping and holding on top of the highlight of the navigational user interface element, movement of the highlight as the user drags the highlight;
(f) receiving, via the touchscreen, input corresponding to release of the press and hold at a position proximate a third section label;
(g) determining, at the electronic device, that the position at which the tap and hold was released is proximate the third section label;
(h) effecting display, in the display pane based on the determination that the position at which the tap and hold was released is proximate the third section label, of content associated with a third section of the plurality of sections corresponding to the third section label;
(i) effecting, at the electronic device, transitioning of the highlight to the third section label of the navigational user interface element;
and
(j) effecting, at the electronic device, updating of the scrollbar interface element to correspond to the portion of the content being displayed in the display pane.

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A method comprising:

(a) displaying, to a user via a display associated with an electronic device, a graphical user interface comprising
(i) a display pane containing content, the content including a plurality of sections,
(ii) a scrollbar interface element configured to allow a user to scroll the content displayed in the display pane up and down to view each of the plurality of sections of the content,
(iii) a navigational user interface element containing a plurality of section labels, each section label corresponding to one of the plurality of sections of the content, the navigational user interface element including a highlight configured to indicate a displayed section of the plurality of sections that is being displayed in the display pane by highlighting the corresponding section label of the navigational user interface element;
(b) determining, at the electronic device, that content corresponding to a first section of the plurality of sections is being displayed in the display pane,
(c) effecting, at the electronic device based on the determination that content corresponding to the first section of the plurality of sections is being displayed in the display pane, highlighting of a first section label of the navigational user interface element corresponding to the first section of the plurality of sections;
(d) receiving, input corresponding to pressing and holding on top of the highlight of the navigational user interface element, and dragging of the highlight away from the first section label and towards a second section label;
(e) displaying, via the display in response to input corresponding to tapping and holding on top of the highlight of the navigational user interface element, movement of the highlight as the user drags the highlight;
(f) receiving, input corresponding to release of the press and hold at a position proximate a third section label;
(g) determining, at the electronic device, that the position at which the tap and hold was released is proximate the third section label;
(h) effecting display, in the display pane based on the determination that the position at which the tap and hold was released is proximate the third section label, of content associated with a third section of the plurality of sections corresponding to the third section label;
(i) effecting, at the electronic device, transitioning of the highlight to the third section label of the navigational user interface element;
and
(j) effecting, at the electronic device, updating of the scrollbar interface element to correspond to the portion of the content being displayed in the display pane.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/859,642Filed 31 Dec 2017 · continuation
Priority: 1 Dec 2012
Granted: 7 Jul 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G06F 3/0485
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
G06F 3/0481
Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a…
G06F 3/04815
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/0486
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…

Family

Application61/732,321Us provisional application · filed 1 Dec 2012
Application13/972,615Parent of this continuation · filed 21 Aug 2013
Application14/859,688Parent of this continuation · filed 21 Sep 2015
US 9,141,270 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Sep 2015
US 9,886,180 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2016/0170595 A1Published application
US 10,705,711 B1This patent

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