Patent ID: 9417787
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. In a computer system, a computer-executable method comprising: providing a user interface comprising a movable data collection, the movable data collection comprising plural elements arranged in a column or a row; receiving user input indicating a first movement in the movable data collection; upon determining that a beginning or an end of the movable data collection has been reached as a result of the first movement, generating a first visual distortion effect, the first visual distortion effect comprising removal of a space between two adjacent elements of the plural elements such that the plural elements are still arranged in the column or the row after removal of the space; receiving additional user input after the first visual distortion effect has been generated, the additional user input indicating additional movement in a same direction as the first movement; in response to the additional movement, generating a second visual distortion effect comprising a compression of at least one of the two adjacent elements; and rendering the first movement, the additional movement, the first visual distortion effect, the two adjacent elements, and the second visual distortion effect for display.