Grouping items in a folder
    41.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09886165B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-06

    申请号:US14687355

    申请日:2015-04-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: User interface changes and file system operations related to grouping items in a destination folder are disclosed. A user can group multiple items displayed on a user interface into a destination folder using an input command. An animation can be presented in the user interface illustrating the creation of the destination folder and the movement of each selected item into the newly created folder. The movement of each selected item can be along a respective path starting from an initial location on the user interface and terminating at the destination folder, and initiation of the movement of each selected item can be asynchronous with respect to the other selected items. Implementations showing the animations in various types of user interfaces are also disclosed.

    Highlighting Items for Search Results
    44.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170270174A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-21

    申请号:US15601917

    申请日:2017-05-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a preference control, file, folder, control, or other system resource or data item associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field associated with one or more resource types that may be searched. The user may be presented with a pop-up menu containing a list of likely matches. The user selects the desired preference control from the pop-up menu, and the corresponding preference pane, or other container, containing the selected data item, control, or other resource is displayed. In one aspect, as the user enters the search term (or portion thereof), certain icons are highlighted. Specifically, those icons that represent containers containing matching data items (such as preference panes having controls that match the search term) are highlighted. Different types of highlighting can be used depending on the degree of certainty as to which container is likely to contain the correct match.

    Dynamically changing appearances for user interface elements during drag-and-drop operations

    公开(公告)号:US09690447B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-27

    申请号:US13681385

    申请日:2012-11-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/04817 G06F3/0486

    Abstract: A user interface includes elements whose appearance dynamically changes in dependence upon functions associated with the elements. In the case of an icon that is the destination for a drag-and-drop operation, the image displayed for the icon changes in accordance with the object being dragged to it, to represent the task that will be performed as a result of the drag-and-drop operation. The appearance of other elements involved in drag-and-drop operations can also be varied, to reflect the task at hand. As a result, the user is provided with more intuitive feedback regarding the functions that will be performed by the computer as a result of a drag-and-drop operation.

    Method and Apparatus for Displaying a Window for a User Interface

    公开(公告)号:US20170131852A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-11

    申请号:US15413316

    申请日:2017-01-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0481 G06F3/165 G06F2203/04804

    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to display windows. In more than one embodiments of the invention, a window is closed automatically (e.g., after a timer expires, or when a condition or criterion is met, or a system input is received) without user input. In some examples, the window is translucent so that the portion of another window, when present, is visible under the window. In some examples, the image of the window is faded out before the window is closed and destroyed. In some examples, the window does not close in response to any input from a user input device. In some examples, the window is repositioned (or hidden) automatically when another translucent window is displayed. The degree of translucency, the speed for fading out, the discrete levels of translucency for fading out, the time to expire, and/or other parameters for controlling the display of the window may be set by the user or adjusted by the system (or application software programs) automatically according to system conditions or other criteria.

    Rotation Smoothing of a User Interface
    49.
    发明申请
    Rotation Smoothing of a User Interface 审中-公开
    旋转平滑的用户界面

    公开(公告)号:US20160282962A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-29

    申请号:US15081762

    申请日:2016-03-25

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This is directed to animating transitions in a user interface as the orientation of the user interface changes. An electronic device can display a user interface in any suitable orientation, including for example in portrait and landscape modes (e.g., based on the orientation of the display). To provide a resource efficient and aesthetically pleasing transition, the electronic device can pre-render the interface in the final orientation, and define an animation by cross-fading the interface between the initial and final interfaces. In some embodiments, the electronic device can identify distinct regions of the interface, and define separate animations for each region. The separate animations can be overlaid and displayed simultaneously to provide a uniform animated transition between the initial and final interfaces.

    Abstract translation: 这是为了在用户界面的方向改变时动画化用户界面中的转换。 电子设备可以以任何合适的方向显示用户界面,包括例如纵向和横向模式(例如,基于显示器的方位)。 为了提供资源有效和美观的过渡,电子设备可以以最终方向预呈现界面,并且通过使初始界面和最终界面之间的界面相互淡化来定义动画。 在一些实施例中,电子设备可以识别界面的不同区域,并为每个区域定义单独的动画。 可以将单独的动画叠加并同时显示,以便在初始界面和最终界面之间提供均匀的动画转换。

    Rendering borders of elements of a graphical user interface
    50.
    发明授权
    Rendering borders of elements of a graphical user interface 有权
    呈现图形用户界面元素的边界

    公开(公告)号:US09396565B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-19

    申请号:US13913368

    申请日:2013-06-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor: Bas Ording

    CPC classification number: G06T11/203 G06F3/048

    Abstract: Systems and methods are described to render borders of controls and indicators in a graphical user interface (GUI), such that the rendered borders have continuous curvatures. In one aspect, a method includes generating a border of a GUI element to be represented in a GUI. The border includes a first straight side, a second straight side, and a corner portion that joins together the first straight side and the second straight side, such that a portion of the border that includes the first straight side, the corner portion and the second straight side is continuous and has continuous curvature. Additionally, the method includes representing the GUI element in the GUI.

    Abstract translation: 描述系统和方法以在图形用户界面(GUI)中呈现控件和指示符的边界,使得所渲染的边界具有连续的曲率。 一方面,一种方法包括生成要在GUI中表示的GUI元素的边界。 边框包括第一直边,第二直边和将第一直边和第二直边连接在一起的角部,使得包括第一直边,拐角部和第二直边的边界的一部分 直边是连续的,具有连续的曲率。 另外,该方法包括在GUI中表示GUI元素。

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