Selection user interface
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJohn O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Abstract
Selection of visualization objects, such as icons, is represented by a flowing selection boundary. The region enclosed by the selection boundary can include a display properly, e.g., color and/or texture. The display property may be adjusted in response to an identified event, e.g., the presence of a cursor or a pending and/or active operation.
Claims25
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving one or more selection inputs to select graphical representations of system objects displayed in a graphical user interface;
- generating one or more selection boundaries;
- and
- generating an animated boundary flow to expand the one or more selection boundaries to surround the selected graphical representations of system objects.
A computer-readable medium storing instructions that are executable by a processing device, and upon such execution cause the processing device to generate a graphical user interface on a display device and facilitate the processes of:
- receiving one or more selection inputs to select icons displayed in the graphical user interface;
- generating one or more selection boundaries;
- and
- animating expansions of the one or more selection boundaries to surround the selected icons.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- generating a selection boundary surrounding selected icons in a graphical user interface;
- generating a background color within the selection boundary;
- identifying an event occurrence related to the selection boundary;
- and
- adjusting a display characteristic of the background color in response to the identified event occurrence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.