Rocket effect in a progress bar

US9104296B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Damian Kaleta · San Jose, US
• Kevin Decker · Woodinville, US
• Dan Bernstein · San Francisco, US
• Beth M. Dakin · San Jose, US
• Simon Fraser · Sunnyvale, US
• Samuel M. Weinig · Sunnyvale, US
• Dave Hyatt · Kyle, US
• Geoffrey Garen · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 13, 2012
• Grant date: Aug 11, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 16, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F3/04847
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

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.