Highlight indicator-based screen transitions
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorAparna Kaushal
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Abstract
An example image forming apparatus may include a display panel, a memory, and a processor connected to the memory and the display panel. The display panel may display a first screen including a highlight indicator and a menu having a menu option displayed in the highlight indicator. Further, the memory may include a screen transition module to receive a selection of the menu option. Further, the screen transition module may perform a screen transition from the first screen to a second screen that displays a submenu option in the highlight indicator. The submenu option is associated with the selected menu option.
Claims17
An electronic device comprising:
- a display to display a graphical user interface (GUI);
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the processor is to execute the instructions to:
- cause the GUI to display a screen including an expanded version of a GUI element associated with a function of the electronic device;
- receive, via the GUI, an input to control the function of the electronic device;
- cause the GUI to display a screen including a first GUI element, the first GUI element corresponding to the function and being a contracted version of the GUI element to accommodate a second GUI element within the screen, wherein the contracted version of the GUI element provides a first control of the function and description of the function;
- and
- cause the GUI to display the second GUI element and the first GUI element, wherein the second GUI element provides a second control of the function.
An electronic device system comprising:
- a display panel to display a graphical user interface (GUI);
- a processor coupled to the display panel;
- and
- a memory storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the processor is to execute the instructions to:
- cause the display panel to display a screen including an expanded version of a first GUI element associated with a function of an electronic device;
- receive, via the display panel, an input to control the function of the electronic device;
- in response to receiving the input to control the function of the electronic device, cause the display panel to display a contracted version of the first GUI element, the contracted version of the first GUI element corresponding to the function and contracted to accommodate a second GUI element on the screen, wherein the contracted version of the GUI element provides a first control of the function and description of the function;
- and
- cause the display panel to display the second GUI element adjacent to the first GUI element and the first GUI element, wherein the second GUI element provides a second control of the function.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the processor to:
- display a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display panel of the electronic device;
- cause the GUI to display a screen including an expanded version of a GUI element associated with a function of the electronic device;
- receive, via the GUI, an input to control function of the electronic device;
- and
- in response to receiving the input:
- cause the GUI to display a screen including a first GUI element, the first GUI element corresponding to the function and being of a first shape and being a contracted version of the GUI element to accommodate a second GUI element within the screen, wherein the contracted version of the GUI element provides a first control of the function and description of the function;
- and
- cause the GUI to display a second GUI element adjacent to the first GUI element, the second GUI element and the first GUI element and being of a second shape, wherein the second GUI element provides a second control of the function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.