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A device includes a display screen, at least one processor, memory, and a plurality of programs stored in memory that are configured to be executed by the at least one processor and cause the device to: display, on the display screen, a column of data comprising a plurality of data values; display a selection row that intersects the column of data to indicate a selected data value; detect a first gesture on the column of data; scroll the column of data to change the selected data value in response to detecting the first gesture; detect a second gesture, different from the first gesture, on the column of data; and, when the selected data value has an alternative expression, indicate the alternative expression to the selected data value in response to the second gesture on the column of data.
The present disclosure relates to a method and device providing a graphic user interface for, e.g., portable electronic devices, and more particularly, to a graphic user interface for selecting from a number of data values in, e.g., portable electronic devices with touch screen displays that display scrollable columns of data.
As portable electronic devices become more compact, and the number of functions performed by a given device increase, it has become a significant challenge to design a user interface that allows users to easily interact with a multifunction device. This challenge is particularly significant for handheld portable devices, which have much smaller screens than desktop or laptop computers. This is unfortunate because the user interface is the gateway through which users receive not only content but also responses to user actions or behaviors, including user attempts to access a device's features, tools, and functions. Some portable communication devices (e.g., cell phones, etc.) have resorted to adding more push buttons, increasing the density of push buttons, overloading the functions of push buttons, or using complex menu systems to allow a user to access, store, and manipulate data. These conventional user interfaces often result in complicated key sequences and menu hierarchies that must be memorized by the user.
Many conventional user interfaces, such as those that include physical push buttons, are also inflexible. This is unfortunate because it may prevent a user interface from being configured and/or adapted by either an application running on the portable device or by users. When coupled with the time consuming requirement to memorize multiple key sequences and menu hierarchies, and the difficulty in activating a desired push button, such inflexibility is frustrating to most users.
Portable multifunction devices often include functions or applications that require input of data from a number of set choices, and the choice between equivalents of the set choices. But the existing user interfaces for providing this input (e.g., via stylus, finger, or hard buttons) are cumbersome and inefficient.
Commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/968,051, “System, Method, and Graphic User Interface for Inputting Date and Time Information on a Portable Multifunction Device,” filed Dec. 31, 2007 (now U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2008/0165149), discloses a scroll wheel function greatly improves on the user experience. It does not, however, expressly provide for dual or tertiary functions within each column of information.
Accordingly, there is a perceived need more transparent and intuitive user interfaces for inputting data and choosing equivalents for the data, particularly for but not limited to use in portable multifunction devices. Such interfaces can increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction, particularly with respect to portable multifunction devices.
In some embodiments, a portable multifunction device has a touch-sensitive display (e.g., a touch screen) with a graphical user interface (GUI), one or more processors, memory, and one or more modules, programs, or sets of instructions stored in the memory for performing multiple functions. In some embodiments, the user interacts with the GUI primarily through finger contacts and gestures on the touch screen. In some embodiments, functions may include telephoning, video conferencing, e-mailing, instant messaging, blogging, digital photographing, digital video recording, web browsing, digital music playing, and digital video playing. Instructions for performing these functions may be included in a computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors.
In one exemplary embodiment, a method is performed including: displaying a column of data comprising a plurality of data values on a display screen; displaying a selection row that intersects the column of data to indicate a selected data value; detecting a first gesture on the column of data; scrolling the column of data to change the selected data value in response to detecting the first gesture on the column of data; detecting a second gesture, different from the first gesture, on the column of data; and, when the selected data value has an alternative expression, indicating the alternative expression of the selected data value in response to detecting the second gesture on the column of data.
In one exemplary embodiment, a device includes: a display screen, at least one processor, memory, and a plurality of programs stored in memory that are configured to be executed by the at least one processor and cause the device to: display, on the display screen, a column of data comprising a plurality of data values; display a selection row that intersects the column of data to indicate a selected data value; detect a first gesture on the column of data; scroll the column of data to change the selected data value in response to detecting the first gesture; detect a second gesture, different from the first gesture, on the column of data; and, when the selected data value has an alternative expression, indicate the alternative expression to the selected data value in response to the second gesture on the column of data.
In one exemplary embodiment, a graphical user interface on a device with a display screen includes: a column of data comprising a plurality of data values and a selection row that intersects the column of data to indicate a selected data value, wherein in response to detecting a first gesture on the column of data, the column of data is scrolled to change the selected data value, and, when the selected data value has an alternative expression, indicating the alternative expression of the selected data value in response to detecting a second gesture, different from the first gesture, on the column of data.
In one exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable medium has a program stored therein that causes a processor of a device with a display screen to: display, on the display screen, a column of data comprising a plurality of data values; display a selection row that intersects the column of data to indicate a selected data value; detect a first gesture on the column of data; scroll the column of data to change the selected data value in response to detecting the first gesture; detect a second gesture, different from the first gesture, on the column of data; and, when the selected data value has an alternative expression, indicate the alternative expression to the selected data value in response to the second gesture on the column of data.
FIGS. 5A-5C illustrate exemplary user interfaces including a dual function scroll wheel input in accordance with some embodiments.
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of input on a portable multifunction device using a dual function scroll wheel input in accordance with some embodiments.
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of input on a portable multifunction device using a dual function scroll wheel input in accordance with other embodiments.
Embodiments of a portable multifunction device, user interfaces for such devices, and associated processes for using such devices are described. In some embodiments, the device is a portable communications device such as a mobile telephone that also contains other functions, such as personal digital assistant (PDA) functions or music player functions.
The user interface may include a physical click wheel in addition to a touch screen or a virtual click wheel displayed on the touch screen. A click wheel is a user interface device that may provide navigation commands based on an angular displacement of the wheel or a point of contact with the wheel by a user of the device. A click wheel may also be used to provide a user command corresponding to selection of one or more items, for example, when the user of the device presses down on at least a portion of the wheel or the center of the wheel. Alternatively, breaking contact with a click wheel image on a touch screen surface may indicate a user command corresponding to a selection. For simplicity, in the discussion that follows, a portable multifunction device that includes a touch screen is used as an exemplary embodiment. It should be understood, however, that some of the user interfaces and associated processes may be applied to other devices, such as personal computers and laptop computers, that may include one or more other physical user interface devices, such as a physical click wheel, physical keyboard, a mouse, and/or a joystick.
The user interfaces may include one or more soft keyboard embodiments. The soft keyboard embodiments may include standard (QWERTY) and/or non-standard configurations of symbols on the displayed icons of the keyboard, such as those described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/459,606, “Keyboards For Portable Electronic Devices,” filed Jul. 24, 2006 (now U.S. Patent Publication No. 2007/0152978), and Ser. No. 11/459,615, “Touch Screen Keyboards For Portable Electronic Devices,” filed Jul. 24, 2006 (now U.S. Patent Publication No. 2007/0152980), the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. The keyboard embodiments may include a reduced number of icons (or soft keys) relative to the number of keys in existing physical keyboards, such as that for a typewriter. This may make it easier for users to select one or more icons in the keyboard, and thus, one or more corresponding symbols. The keyboard embodiments may be adaptive. For example, displayed icons may be modified in accordance with user actions, such as selecting one or more icons and/or one or more corresponding symbols. One or more applications on the portable device may utilize common and/or different keyboard embodiments. Thus, the keyboard embodiment used may be tailored to at least some of the applications. In some embodiments, one or more keyboard embodiments may be tailored to a respective user. For example, one or more keyboard embodiments may be tailored to a respective user based on a word usage history (lexicography, slang, individual usage) of the respective user. Some of the keyboard embodiments may be adjusted to reduce a probability of a user error when selecting one or more icons, and thus one or more symbols, when using the soft keyboard embodiments.
The I/O subsystem 106 couples input/output peripherals on the device 100, such as the touch screen 112 and other input/control devices 116, to the peripherals interface 118. The I/O subsystem 106 may include a display controller 156 and one or more input controllers 160 for other input or control devices. The one or more input controllers 160 receive/send electrical signals from/to other input or control devices 116. The other input/control devices 116 may include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slider switches, joysticks, click wheels, and so forth. In some alternate embodiments, input controller(s) 160 may be coupled to any (or none) of the following: a keyboard, infrared port, USB port, and a pointer device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons (e.g., 208, FIG. 2) may include an up/down button for volume control of the speaker 111 and/or the microphone 113. The one or more buttons may include a push button (e.g., 206, FIG. 2). A quick press of the push button may disengage a lock of the touch screen 112 or begin a process that uses gestures on the touch screen to unlock the device, as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/322,549, “Unlocking a Device by Performing Gestures on an Unlock Image,” filed Dec. 23, 2005 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,657,849), which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. A longer press of the push button (e.g., 206) may turn power to the device 100 on or off. The user may be able to customize a functionality of one or more of the buttons. The touch screen 112 is used to implement virtual or soft buttons and one or more soft keyboards.
A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of the touch screen 112 may be as described in the following applications: (1) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/381,313, “Multipoint Touch Surface Controller,” filed May 2, 2006 (now U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2007/0257890); (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862, “Multipoint Touchscreen,” filed May 6, 2004 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,663,607); (3) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/903,964, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jul. 30, 2004 (now U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2006/0026521); (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/048,264, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 31, 2005 (now U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2006/0026536); (5) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 18, 2005 (now U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2006/0026535); (6) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,758, “Virtual Input Device Placement On A Touch Screen User Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005 (now U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2006/0033724); (7) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,700, “Operation Of A Computer With A Touch Screen Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,614,008); (8) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,737, “Activating Virtual Keys Of A Touch-Screen Virtual Keyboard,” filed Sep. 16, 2005 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,844,914); (9) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/367,749, “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device,” filed Mar. 3, 2006 (now U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2006/0197753); (10) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/968,051, “System, Method, and Graphic User Interface for Inputting Date and Time Information on a Portable Multifunction Device,” filed Dec. 31, 2007 (now U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2008/0165149); and (11) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/286,145, “System and Method for Generating Customized Chords,” by inventors Alexander H. Little and Eli T. Manjarrez, filed Oct. 31, 2011. All of these applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
The touch screen 112 may have a resolution in excess of 100 dpi. The user may make contact with the touch screen 112 using any suitable object or appendage, such as a stylus, a finger, and so forth. In some embodiments, the user interface is designed to work primarily with finger-based contacts and gestures, which are much less precise than stylus-based input due to the larger area of contact of a finger on the touch screen. In some embodiments, the device translates the rough finger-based input into a precise pointer/cursor position or command for performing the actions desired by the user.
In some embodiments, the optical sensor 164 of FIG. 4B (described in more detail below) can be used to input gestures that are seen if the multifunction device is in a mode for gesture recognition using computer vision based on hand gestures, can be based on facial gestures or body pose, as is known in the art. This might be augmented by depth aware cameras, stereo cameras and/or devices such as stylists or wired gloves, as just a few examples. Further input mechanisms include using a built in magnetometer and/or proximity sensor 166. Further, input may be made though verbal commands via the microphone 113, and/or by shaking the device via accelerometer 168, for instance.
The device 100 may also include one or more optical sensors 164. FIGS. 1A and 1B show an optical sensor coupled to an optical sensor controller 158 in I/O subsystem 106. The optical sensor 164 may include charge-coupled device (CCD) or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistors. The optical sensor 164 receives light from the environment, projected through one or more lens, and converts the light to data representing an image. In conjunction with an imaging module 143 (also called a camera module), the optical sensor 164 may capture still images or video. In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the back of the device 100, opposite the touch screen display 112 on the front of the device, so that the touch screen display may be used as a viewfinder for either still and/or video image acquisition. In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the front of the device so that the user's image may be obtained for gesture recognition and/or videoconferencing while the user views the other video conference participants on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, the position of the optical sensor 164 can be changed by the user (e.g., by rotating the lens and the sensor in the device housing) so that a single optical sensor 164 may be used along with the touch screen display for both video conferencing and still and/or video image acquisition.
The device 100 may also include one or more proximity sensors 166. FIGS. 1A and 1B show a proximity sensor 166 coupled to the peripherals interface 118. Alternately, the proximity sensor 166 may be coupled to an input controller 160 in the I/O subsystem 106. The proximity sensor 166 may perform as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/241,839, “Proximity Detector In Handheld Device,” filed Sep. 30, 2005 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,653,883); Ser. No. 11/240,788 “Proximity Detector In Handheld Device,” filed Sep. 30, 2005 (now U.S. Patent Publication No. 2006/0161870); Ser. No. 11/620,702, “Using Ambient Light Sensor To Augment Proximity Sensor Output,” filed Jan. 7, 2007 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,957,762); Ser. No. 11/586,862, “Automated Response To And Sensing Of User Activity In Portable Devices,” filed Oct. 24, 2006 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,633,076); and Ser. No. 11/638,251, “Methods And Systems For Automatic Configuration Of Peripherals,” filed Dec. 12, 2006 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 8,006,002), which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. In some embodiments, the proximity sensor turns off and disables the touch screen 112 when the multifunction device is placed near the user's ear (e.g., when the user is making a phone call). In some embodiments, the proximity sensor keeps the screen off when the device is in the user's pocket, purse, or other dark area to prevent unnecessary battery drainage when the device is a locked state.
The device 100 may also include one or more accelerometers 168. FIGS. 1A and 1B show an accelerometer 168 coupled to the peripherals interface 118. Alternately, the accelerometer 168 may be coupled to an input controller 160 in the I/O subsystem 106. The accelerometer 168 may perform as described in U.S. Patent Publication No. 2005/0190059, “Acceleration-based Theft Detection System for Portable Electronic Devices,” and U.S. Patent Publication No. 2006/0017692, “Methods And Apparatuses For Operating A Portable Device Based On An Accelerometer,” both of which are which are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In some embodiments, information is displayed on the touch screen display in a portrait view or a landscape view based on an analysis of data received from the one or more accelerometers.
The contact/motion/gesture detection module 130 may detect contact with the touch screen 112 (in conjunction with the display controller 156) and other touch sensitive or non-contact gesture detection devices (e.g., a touchpad, physical click wheel, optical, motion or proximity detection). The contact/motion module 130 includes various software components for performing various operations related to detection of contact, such as determining if contact has occurred, determining if there is movement of the gesture and tracking the movement across the touch screen 112, and determining if the contact has been broken (i.e., if the contact has ceased). Determining movement of the point of contact may include determining speed (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction), and/or an acceleration (a change in magnitude and/or direction) of the point of contact. These operations may be applied to single contacts (e.g., one finger contacts) or to multiple simultaneous contacts (e.g., “multitouch”/multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments, the contact/motion module 130 and the display controller 156 also detects contact on a touchpad. In some embodiments, the contact/motion module 130 and the controller 160 detects contact on a click wheel.
The GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and provides this information for use in various applications (e.g., to telephone 138 for use in location-based dialing, to camera 143, as picture/video metadata, and to applications that provide location-based services such as weather widgets, local yellow page widgets, and map/navigation widgets).
The applications 136 may include any or all, or more of the following modules (or sets of instructions), or a subset or superset thereof: a contacts module 137 (sometimes called an address book or contact list); a telephone module 138; a video conferencing module 139; an e-mail client module 140; an instant messaging (IM) module 141; a chord creator module 142; a camera module 143 for still and/or video images; an image management module 144; a video player module 145; a music player module 146; a browser module 147; a calendar module 148; widget modules 149, which may include weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4, dictionary widget 149-5, and other widgets obtained by the user, as well as user-created widgets 149-6; widget creator module 150 for making user-created widgets 149-6; search module 151; video and music player module 152, which merges video player module 145 and music player module 146; notes module 153; and/or map module 154.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, and image management module 144, the chord creator module 142 may be used to create sets of chords for chord-based musical instruments. Embodiments of user interfaces and associated processes using chord creator 142 are described further below.
FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary user interface for unlocking a portable electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, user interface 300 includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof: Unlock image 302 that is moved with a finger gesture to unlock the device; Arrow 304 that provides a visual cue to the unlock gesture; Channel 306 that provides additional cues to the unlock gesture; Time 308; Day 310; Date 312; and Wallpaper image 314, as examples.
In some embodiments, the device detects contact with the touch-sensitive display (e.g., a user's finger making contact on or near the unlock image 302) while the device is in a user-interface lock state. The device moves the unlock image 302 in accordance with the contact. The device transitions to a user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture, such as moving the unlock image across channel 306. Conversely, the device maintains the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to the predefined gesture. As noted above, processes that use gestures on the touch screen to unlock the device are described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/322,549, “Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock Image,” filed Dec. 23, 2005 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,657,849), and Ser. No. 11/322,550, “Indication Of Progress Towards Satisfaction Of A User Input Condition,” filed Dec. 23, 2005 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,480,870), which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a menu of applications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, user interface 400A includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof: Signal strength indicator(s) 402 for wireless communication(s), such as cellular and Wi-Fi signals; Time 404; Battery status indicator 406; Tray 408 with icons for frequently used applications, such as one or more of the following: Phone 138, which may include an indicator 414 of the number of missed calls or voicemail messages; E-mail client 140, which may include an indicator 410 of the number of unread e-mails; Browser 147; Music player 146 as examples; and Icons for other applications, such as one or more of the following: IM 141; Image management 144; Camera 143; Video Player 145; Weather 149-1; Stocks 149-2; Chords 142; Calendar 148; Calculator 149-3; Alarm Clock 149-4; Dictionary 149-5; and User-created widget 149-6, as examples.
In some embodiments, user interface 400B includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof: 402, 404, 406, 141, 148, 144, 143, 149-3, 149-2, 149-1, 149-4, 410, 414, 138, 140, and 147, as described above; Map 154; Notes 153; Settings 412, which provides access to settings for the device 100 and its various applications 136, as described further below; and Video and must player module 152, also referred to as iPod (trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.) module 152.
In some embodiments, a user may rearrange the icons in UI 400A or 400B, e.g., using processes described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/459,602, “Portable Electronic Device With Interface Reconfiguration Mode,” filed Jul. 24, 2006 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,509,588), which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. For example, a user may move application icons in and out of tray 408 using finger gestures.
In some embodiments, UI 400A or 400B includes a gauge (not shown) that displays an updated account usage metric for an account associated with usage of the device (e.g., a cellular phone account), as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/322,552, “Account Information Display For Portable Communication Device,” filed Dec. 23, 2005 (now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,650,137), which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
FIGS. 5A-5C illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a chord creator that include a dual function scroll wheel input in accordance with some embodiments.
In some embodiments, the use of chord and/or bass wheels simplify the input and display of musical chords using finger gestures on a touch screen display (e.g., FIGS. 5A-5C). The manner of creating cords is more fully explained in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/286,145, “System and Method for Generating Customized Chords,” by inventors Alexander H. Little and Eli T. Manjarrez, filed Oct. 31, 2011, and in U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2007/0177804, “Multi-Touch Gesture Dictionary,” published Aug. 2, 2007, for example.
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating a process 600 for using a dual function scroll wheel input in accordance with some embodiments.
In some embodiments, a portable multifunction device (e.g., device 100) with a touch screen display (e.g., display 112) displays: a root note column (e.g., column 4960, FIG. 5A) comprising a sequence of root note selections; a gender column (e.g., column 4962) comprising a sequence of chord gender selections; an extension column (e.g., column 4964) comprising a sequence of chord extension selections; a bass column (e.g., column 4966) comprising a sequence of alternate bass note selections; and a selection row (e.g., row 4968) that intersects the root note, gender, extension, and bass columns and contains a single root note selection 4970, gender selection 4974, extension selection 4976, and bass note selection 4978. The touch screen display 112 also displays a chord identifier 4969 that reflects the root note 4970, gender 4974, and extension selection 4976 in the selection row 4968.
A column of data (e.g., root note column 496) comprising a plurality of data values (e.g., root note selection 4970) is displayed (602). A selection row (e.g., selection row 4968) that intersects the column of data to indicate a selected data value (e.g., root note selection 4970) is also displayed (604). A first gesture (e.g., gesture 4982) is detected (606) on the column of data. In some embodiments, the gesture is a finger gesture. In some embodiments, the gesture on the column of data is a substantially vertical swipe. In some embodiments, the gesture on the column of data is a substantially vertical gesture on or near the column of data. In some embodiments, the gesture is detected by a non-contact detector either alternatively or in addition to the touch screen.
In response to detecting the first gesture on the column of data, the column of data is scrolled to change the selected data value (608), as illustrated by FIG. 5B where root note selection 4970 has changed from B to Bb following the gesture 4982. Chord identifier 4969 has also been changed to reflect the changed root note selection 4970. In some embodiments, the plurality of data values in the column of data form a continuous loop.
A second gesture, different from the first gesture, (e.g., gesture 4989) is detected on the column of data (610). In some embodiments, the gesture is a finger gesture. In some embodiments, the gesture on the column of data is a tap on the touch screen display 112. In some embodiments, the gesture is detected by a non-contact detector, as explained above.
In some embodiments, the selected data value has an alternative expression (e.g., alternative root note expression 4972). If there is an alternative expression for the selected data value, it is indicated in response to detecting the second gesture on the column of data (612), as illustrated in FIG. 5C where alternative root note expression 4972 is indicated. In some embodiments, the alternative expression of the selected data value is displayed adjacent to the selected data value, and in response to detecting the second gesture on the column of data, an indication between the alternative expression and the selected data value is toggled. In some embodiments, the alternative expression to the selected value has a data value equivalent to the selected data value (e.g., selected musical note Bb and alternative expression A#, etc.). In some embodiments, the selected data value is a musical note symbol of one form, and the alternative expression of the selected data value is a musical note symbol of another form (e.g., root note selection 4970 and alternative root note expression 4972 of FIGS. 5B and 5C). In another embodiment, the selected data value is a number formatted as a decimal, and the alternative expression of the selected value is the number formatted as a percentage. In another embodiment, the selected data value is a number formatted as a decimal and the alternative expression of the selected data value is the number formatted as points (e.g., for loan approval).
In some embodiments, there may be a plurality (2, 3 or more) of alternative expressions for a selected data value. In one embodiment for instance, the selected data value may be a number formatted as a decimal, with a first alternative expression of the selected data value being the number formatted as a percentage, and a second alternative expression of the selected data value being the number formatted as a fraction. In some embodiments, the alternative expressions for a selected data value are displayed only when the selected data value is in the selection row. In other embodiments, an alternative expression for the selected data value is not displayed until the second gesture on the column of data has been detected.
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating a process 700 for using a dual function scroll wheel input in accordance with some embodiments.
A column of data (e.g., column 4960) comprising a plurality of data values (e.g., root note selection 4970) is displayed (702). A selection row (e.g., row 4968) that intersects a column of data to indicate a selected data value is also displayed (704). There is also displayed a plurality of additional data columns (e.g., columns 4962 and 4964) that intersect the selection row at a plurality of intersection points containing data values (e.g., gender selection 4974 and extension selection 4976) (706).
A first gesture (e.g., gesture 4982) is detected (708) on the column of data. In some embodiments, the gesture is a finger gesture. In some embodiments, the gesture on the column of data is a substantially vertical swipe. In some embodiments, the gesture on the column of data is a substantially vertical gesture on or near the column of data. In some embodiments, the gesture is detected by a non-contact detector.
In response to detecting the first gesture on the column of data, the column of data is scrolled to change the selected data value (710), as illustrated by FIG. 5B where root note selection 4970 has changed from B to Bb following the gesture 4982. Chord identifier 4969 has also been changed to reflect the changed root note selection 4970. In some embodiments, the plurality of data values in the column of data form a continuous loop.
A second gesture, different from the first gesture, (e.g., gesture 4989) is detected on the column of data (712). In some embodiments, the gesture is a finger gesture. In some embodiments, the gesture on the column of data is a tap on the touch screen display 112. In some embodiments, the gesture is detected by a non-contact detector.
If there is an alternative expression for the selected data value, it is indicated in response to detecting the second gesture on the column of data (714), as illustrated in FIG. 5C where alternative root note expression 4972 (an alternative expression for the root note selection 4970) is indicated. In some embodiments, in response to the indication of the alternative expression for the selected data value, at least one of the plurality of additional data columns is scrolled to change the data value in at least one of the plurality of intersection points (716). In some embodiments, in response to the indication of the alternative expression for the selected value, an alternative expression for a data value in at least one of the plurality of intersection points is indicated (718).
Where methods described above indicate certain events occurring in certain orders, the ordering of certain events may be modified. Moreover, while a process depicted as a flowchart, block diagram, etc. may describe the operations of the system in a sequential manner, it should be understood that the processes' operations can occur in a varying order. For example, although the process 600 is disclosed as being configured to detect a first gesture on the column of data and scroll the column of data prior to detecting a second gesture on the column of data and indicating an alternative expression, in some embodiments, the second gesture can be detected and alternative expression indicated before the first gesture is detected and column of data scrolled.
The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, the illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings or may be acquired from practicing of the disclosure, without departing from the breadth or scope. The scope of the invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.
responsive to detecting the third gesture, changing the expression of the particular selected data value to a previous expression.
responsive to detecting the first gesture on the particular column of data, scrolling at least one other of the plurality of data columns to change one of the selected data values.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the display screen is a touch screen display on a portable multifunction device.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first gesture on the particular column of data is a substantially vertical swipe and the second gesture on the particular column of data is a tap on the touch screen display.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second gestures are finger gestures.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second gestures are gestures detected by a non-contact detector.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data values form a continuous loop in each column of data.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular one of the plurality of selected data values is a musical note symbol of one form and the alternative expression of the particular selected data value is a musical note symbol of another form.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular one of the plurality of selected data values is a number formatted as a decimal and the alternative expression of the particular selected data value is the number formatted as a percentage.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular one of the plurality of selected data values is a number formatted as a decimal and the alternative expression of the particular selected data value is the number formatted as points.
responsive to detecting the third gesture, change the expression of the particular selected data value to a previous expression.
in response to detecting the first gesture on the particular column of data scroll at least one other of the plurality of data columns to change one of the selected data values.
13. The device of claim 11, wherein the display screen is a touch screen display on a portable multifunction device.
16. The device of claim 14, wherein the display screen is a touch screen display on a portable multifunction device.
responsive to detecting the third gesture, the processor is configured to change the expression of the particular selected data value to a previous expression.
wherein the processor causes the graphical user interface to scroll at least one other of the plurality of data columns to change one of the selected data values responsive to the processor detecting the first gesture on the particular column of data.

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