公开(公告)号：EP2639716A3

公开(公告)日：2015-05-13

申请号：EP13158217.3

申请日：2013-03-07

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Kaleta, Damian ,  Decker, Kevin ,  Karunamuni, Chanaka G. ,  Bernstein, Dan ,  Dakin, Beth Marie ,  Fraser, Simon ,  Weinig, Samuel ,  Hyatt, David ,  Garen, Geoffrey S.

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06F3/0481

CPC classification number: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F17/30905

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to providing an improved progress indicator in a graphical user interface. In addition to conveying a completion status of a task to a user, an improved progress indicator in some embodiments can convey additional information about the task to the user. For example, some embodiments can display a visual cue when a triviality threshold indicating that the task is "substantially complete" is met.
An improved progress bar can convey a completion status of a task to a user in a manner that properly manages the expectations of the user. A browser application can overestimate a time to load a web page and thereby cause a completion status indicator in a progress bar to increment at a slower rate. The rate at which the completion status indicator increments can be adjusted as the browser application updates its estimation of the remaining load time. By underreporting the completion status of the task (i.e., loading the web page), the chances of the completion status indicator stalling towards the end of the progress bar are minimized, thereby allowing the user's expectations of completion of the task to be properly managed.
In addition to conveying a completion status of a task to a user, a progress bar can display a visual indication that the task is substantially complete (e.g., essential elements of a web page are loaded) followed by another visual indication that informs the user that a particular feature or functionality has been enabled. For example, in addition to displaying a visual cue (e.g., a rocket effect) when a triviality threshold indicating that the task is complete to a threshold degree, another indicator can be displayed in response to determining that a status of a feature has been modified. Determining that the status of the feature is modified when the triviality threshold is met and thus displaying the other visual indicator immediately following the visual indication produces a dramatic visual cue in directing the user's attention to the visual enablement of the feature.
In addition to conveying a completion status of a task to a user, an improved progress bar can convey additional information about the task to the user. For example, some embodiments can present a type of animation in the progress bar conveying a rate at which the task is being completed. A different type of animation can represent performance of a task at a different rate. For example, a different animation may be displayed when a web page is loading at 5 Mb/s as opposed to when the web page is loading at .5 Gb/s. Further, in some embodiments, different types of animation can represent different types of tasks.

公开(公告)号：EP2639716A2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-18

申请号：EP13158217.3

申请日：2013-03-07

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Kaleta, Damian ,  Decker, Kevin ,  Karunamuni, Chanaka G. ,  Bernstein, Dan ,  Dakin, Beth Marie ,  Fraser, Simon ,  Weinig, Samuel ,  Hyatt, David ,  Garen, Geoffrey S.

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F17/30905

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to providing an improved progress indicator in a graphical user interface. In addition to conveying a completion status of a task to a user, an improved progress indicator in some embodiments can convey additional information about the task to the user. For example, some embodiments can display a visual cue when a triviality threshold indicating that the task is "substantially complete" is met.
An improved progress bar can convey a completion status of a task to a user in a manner that properly manages the expectations of the user. A browser application can overestimate a time to load a web page and thereby cause a completion status indicator in a progress bar to increment at a slower rate. The rate at which the completion status indicator increments can be adjusted as the browser application updates its estimation of the remaining load time. By underreporting the completion status of the task (i.e., loading the web page), the chances of the completion status indicator stalling towards the end of the progress bar are minimized, thereby allowing the user's expectations of completion of the task to be properly managed.
In addition to conveying a completion status of a task to a user, a progress bar can display a visual indication that the task is substantially complete (e.g., essential elements of a web page are loaded) followed by another visual indication that informs the user that a particular feature or functionality has been enabled. For example, in addition to displaying a visual cue (e.g., a rocket effect) when a triviality threshold indicating that the task is complete to a threshold degree, another indicator can be displayed in response to determining that a status of a feature has been modified. Determining that the status of the feature is modified when the triviality threshold is met and thus displaying the other visual indicator immediately following the visual indication produces a dramatic visual cue in directing the user's attention to the visual enablement of the feature.
In addition to conveying a completion status of a task to a user, an improved progress bar can convey additional information about the task to the user. For example, some embodiments can present a type of animation in the progress bar conveying a rate at which the task is being completed. A different type of animation can represent performance of a task at a different rate. For example, a different animation may be displayed when a web page is loading at 5 Mb/s as opposed to when the web page is loading at .5 Gb/s. Further, in some embodiments, different types of animation can represent different types of tasks.

Abstract translation: 一些实施例涉及在图形用户界面中提供改进的进度指示符。 除了向用户传送任务的完成状态之外，在一些实施例中，改进的进度指示器可以向用户传送关于任务的附加信息。 例如，当满足指示任务“基本上完成”的平凡阈值时，一些实施例可以显示视觉提示。 改进的进度条可以以适当地管理用户的期望的方式向用户传达任务的完成状态。 浏览器应用程序可以高估加载网页的时间，从而导致进度条中的完成状态指示符以较慢的速率递增。 随着浏览器应用程序更新其对剩余加载时间的估计，可以调整完成状态指示器增量的速率。 通过报告任务的完成状态（即，加载网页），使完成状态指示器停止进度条的结束的可能性最小化，从而允许用户对完成任务的期望被正确地管理。 除了将任务的完成状态传达给用户之外，进度条可以显示任务基本上完成的可视指示（例如，网页的基本元素被加载），然后是另一个可视指示，其通知用户 已经启用了特定的功能。 例如，当指示任务完成到阈值程度的平凡阈值时，除了显示视觉提示（例如，火箭效果）之外，可以响应于确定特征的状态已被修改而显示另一个指示符 。 确定当满足微小阈值时特征的状态被修改，并且因此在视觉指示之后立即显示另一个视觉指示器，在引导用户注意到特征的视觉启用时产生戏剧性的视觉提示。 除了将任务的完成状态传达给用户之外，改进的进度条可以向用户传送关于任务的附加信息。 例如，一些实施例可以在进度条中呈现一种类型的动画，其传达任务正在完成的速率。 不同类型的动画可以以不同的速率表示任务的表现。 例如，当以5Mb / s的速度加载网页时，可能会显示不同的动画，而不是网页以0.5Gb / s的速度加载。 此外，在一些实施例中，不同类型的动画可以表示不同类型的任务。