MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS AND USER INTERFACES

摘要

A computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with a computing device with a touch-screen display allows users to organize and sort multimedia notecards and notebooks in an intuitive manner. Graphical control elements for associated multimedia programs are depicted on the display using text and images indicative of their content. These text and images are compressed to preserve their visibility when the user accesses program-specific settings and interactions. Notecards can be displayed and organized differently based on e.g. display orientation, and different types of display inputs can sort and combine the notecards using intuitive visual responses to the inputs.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
presenting a first graphical control element on a surface of a display device, the first graphical control element including a first visual area; presenting a second graphical control element on the surface of the display device and separated from the first graphical control element by a space, the second graphical control element including a second visual area; detecting a first user input at a first contact point in the first visual area, a second user input at a second contact point in the second visual area, and a convergence of the first contact point and the second contact point; and responsive to the convergence, closing the space between the first graphical control element and the second graphical control element.