US 9,069,452 B2Granted

Morphing a user-interface control object

AssigneeApple Inc.

InventorGary Flint

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Abstract

Systems and techniques are disclosed for morphing a first control object in a user-interface into a second control object. According to some implementations, the first control object is provided for display on a graphical user interface presented on a display of a device. The first control object can be configured to control a parameter of a presentation of media content in response to a first input. An interaction input is received indicating a user interaction with the first control object. In response to the interaction input, the first control object can be morphed into a second control object, replacing the first control object. A second input can be received, the second input indicating an intention of the user to change a value of the second control object. And, the value of the second control object can be adjusted according to the second input.

Claims25

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

causing a plurality of control objects, including a first control object and a second control object, to be displayed on a graphical user interface presented on a display of a device;
receiving an interaction input indicating a user interaction with the first control object;
and
in response to the interaction input:
in accordance with a determination that the interaction input is a first input, controlling a first parameter of the presentation of the media content based on the first input;
in accordance with a determination that the interaction input is a second input:
upon detecting a first portion of the interaction input, replacing the second control object with a slider control object such that the second control object is no longer visible;
upon detecting a second portion of the interaction input, adjusting a second parameter of the presentation of the media content in accordance with movement corresponding to the second portion of the interaction input;
and
upon detecting a third portion of the interaction input, replacing the slider control object with the second control object such that the slider control object is no longer visible.

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A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

causing a plurality of control objects, including a first control object and a second control object, to be displayed on a graphical user interface presented on a display of a device;
receiving an interaction input indicating a user interaction with the first control object;
and
in response to the interaction input:
in accordance with a determination that the interaction input is a first input, controlling a first parameter of the presentation of the media content based on the first input;
in accordance with a determination that the interaction input is a second input:
upon detecting a first portion of the interaction input, replacing the second control object with a slider control object such that the second control object is no longer visible;
upon detecting a second portion of the interaction input, adjusting a second parameter of the presentation of the media content in accordance with movement corresponding to the second portion of the interaction input;
and
upon detecting a third portion of the interaction input, replacing the slider control object with the second control object such that the slider control object is no longer visible.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.