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US 9,003,305 B2Granted
Folding and unfolding images in a user interface
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsMichael Matas, Kimon Tsinteris, Austin Sarner, Charles Melcher
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Abstract
In one embodiment, presenting a folded version of an image in a user interface (UI), the folded version of the image being included in a UI component of the user interface; and in response to a user pinching the folded version of the image with two fingers, simulating and presenting an effect of the folded version of the image being lifted off and floating above the UI component.
Claims20
A method, performed by one or more first electronic devices, comprising:
- presenting a folded version of an image in a first display mode is a user interface (UI), the folded version of the image being included in a UI component of the user interface;
- in response to a user pinching the folded version of the image with two fingers, simulating and presenting an effect of the folded version of the image being lifted off and floating above the UI component, wherein the image is folded in half, and at least an entire half of the image remains entirely visible while being lifted off and floating above the UI component;
- and
- in response to the user pinching out the lifted off and floating folded version of the image beyond a predetermined threshold and then taking the two fingers off the image, transitioning the image from the first display mode to a second display mode different from the first display mode,
- wherein the second display mode is a full-screen mode in which the image is expanded to fill an entire display area of a screen of the electronic device.
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One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:
- present a folded version of an image in a first display mode in a user interface (UI)of an electronic device, the folded version of the image being included in a UI component of the user interface;
- in response to a user pinching the folded version of the image with two fingers, simulate and present an effect of the folded version of the image being lifted off and floating above the UI component, wherein the image is folded in half, and at least an entire half of the image remains entirely visible while being lifted off and floating above the UI component;
- and
- in response to the user pinching out the lifted off and floating folded version of the image beyond a predetermined threshold and then taking the two fingers off the image, transition the image from the first display mode to a second display mode different from the first display mode,
- wherein the second display mode is a full-screen mode in which the image is expanded to fill an entire display area of a screen of the electronic device.
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A system comprising:
- a memory comprising instructions executable by one or more processors;
- and
- the one or more processors coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to:
- present a folded version of an image in a first display mode in a user interface (UI) of an electronic device, the folded version of the image being included in a UI component of the user interface;
- in response to a user pinching the folded version of the image with two fingers, simulate and present an effect of the folded version of the image being lifted off and floating above the UI component, wherein the image is folded in half, and at least an entire half of the image remains entirely visible while being lifted off and floating above the UI component;
- and
- in response to the user pinching out the lifted off and floating folded version of the image beyond a predetermined threshold and then taking the two fingers off the image, transition the image from the first display mode to a second display mode different from the first display mode,
- wherein the second display mode is a full-screen mode in which the image is expanded to fill an entire display area of a screen of the electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.