Mobile device color-based content mapping and navigation
A mobile device associates a distinct background color with each graphical window of a sequence of graphical windows, and displays, on a touch-sensitive display, a first graphical window from the sequence of graphical windows, where the first graphical window includes a first background color and one or more display elements. The mobile device also receives a user input to the touch-sensitive display, scrolls through the sequence of graphical windows based on the user input, and displays, on the touch-sensitive display, a second graphical window from the sequence of graphical windows based on the scrolling, where the second graphical window includes a second background color different than the first background color.
1. A method comprising:
associating, by a device, different background colors with a sequence of graphical windows;
providing, by the device and for display on a screen, a first graphical window, of the sequence of graphical windows, that is associated with a first background color of the different background colors,
the first graphical window including one or more first icons;
providing, by the device and for display, a color input mechanism;
receiving, by the device, a user input via a selection of a particular portion of the color input mechanism;
determining, by the device, that the particular portion of the color input mechanism matches a second background color of the different background colors;
automatically navigating, by the device and on the screen, from the first graphical window to a second graphical window, of the sequence of graphical windows, that is associated with the second background color based on the user input,
the second graphical window including one or more second icons,
the one or more second icons being different from the one or more first icons, and
the second background color being different from the first background color; and
providing, by the device and for display, a visual stimulus associated with the second background color to indicate a transition from the first graphical window to the second graphical window during navigating from the first graphical window to the second graphical window.
2. The method of claim 1 , where the visual stimulus includes a flash of the second background color.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a directional input; and
navigating through the sequence of graphical windows in a direction of the directional input by blending colors from adjacent graphical windows, of the sequence of graphical windows, according to positions of the adjacent graphical windows relative to the directional input,
the adjacent graphical windows including:
the second graphical window that is in a first position of the positions, and
a third graphical window that is in a second position of the positions.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a horizontal input or a vertical input; and
scrolling through the sequence of graphical windows in a direction of the horizontal input or the vertical input.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a selection input via the first graphical window;
associating a location of the selection input with a particular icon of the one or more first icons; and
executing an application associated with the particular icon.
6. The method of claim 1 , where associating the different background colors with the sequence of graphical windows comprises:
associating a distinct background color with each graphical window of the sequence of graphical windows based on colors associated with a color sphere.
7. The method of claim 1 , where associating the different background colors with the sequence of graphical windows comprises:
associating a distinct background color with each graphical window of the sequence of graphical windows based on colors associated with a color wheel.
8. The method of claim 1 , where associating the different background colors with the sequence of graphical windows comprises:
associating a distinct background color with each graphical window of a sequence of graphical windows based on colors associated with a color spectrum.
9. The method of claim 1 , where the color input mechanism includes a color sphere input mechanism.
10. The method of claim 1 , where the color input mechanism includes a color wheel input mechanism.
11. The method of claim 1 , where the color input mechanism includes a color spectrum input mechanism.
12. A device comprising:
a processor to:
associate different background colors with a sequence of graphical windows,
provide, for display on a touch-sensitive display, a first graphical window, of the sequence of graphical windows, that is associated with a first background color of the different background colors,
the first graphical window including one or more first icons,
provide, for display on the touch-sensitive display, a color input mechanism;
receive a user input via a selection of a particular portion of the color input mechanism,
determine that the particular portion of the color input mechanism matches a second background color of the different background colors,
automatically navigate, on the touch-sensitive display, from the first graphical window to a second graphical window, of the sequence of graphical windows, that is associated with the second background color based on the user input,
the second graphical window including one or more second icons, and
the second background color being different than the first background color, and
provide, for display and during navigating from the first graphical window to the second graphical window, a visual stimulus associated with the second background color to indicate a transition from the first graphical window to the second graphical window.
13. The device of claim 12 , where the device comprises one or more of:
a radiotelephone,
a personal communications system (PCS) terminal,
a personal digital assistant (PDA),
a portable gaming system, or
a global positioning system (GPS) device.
14. The device of claim 12 , where the visual stimulus includes a flash of the second background color.
15. The device of claim 14 , where the flash of the second background color includes an increase in a brightness of the second background color.
16. The device of claim 12 , where the processor is further to:
receive a horizontal input, and
scroll through the sequence of graphical windows in a direction of the horizontal input.
17. The device of claim 12 , where the processor is further to:
receive a vertical input, and
scroll through the sequence of graphical windows in a direction of the vertical input.
18. The device of claim 12 , where the processor is further to:
receive a selection input via the first graphical window,
associate a location of the selection input with a particular icon of the one or more first icons, and
execute an application associated with the particular icon.
19. The device of claim 12 , where, when associating different background colors with the sequence of graphical windows, the processor is to one of:
associate a distinct background color with each graphical window of the sequence of graphical windows based on colors provided in a color sphere,
associate a distinct background color with each graphical window of the sequence of graphical windows based on colors provided in a color wheel, or
associate a distinct background color with each graphical window of the sequence of graphical windows based on colors provided in a color spectrum.
20. The device of claim 19 ,
where the color sphere includes a three-dimensional representation of a color model that depicts hue, brightness, and saturation,
where the color wheel includes a two-dimensional representation of the color model that depicts hue and brightness, and
where the spectrum includes colors that can be detected by a human eye.
21. The device of claim 20 , where the color sphere includes colors organized in a three-dimensional structure.
22. The device of claim 12 ,
where the color input mechanism is within the first graphical window, and
where the color input mechanism includes one of a color sphere input mechanism or a color wheel input mechanism.
23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
provide, for display, a first graphical window from a sequence of graphical windows,
the first graphical window including a first background color and one or more first icons;
provide, for display, a color input mechanism;
receive a user input based on a selection of a particular portion of the color input mechanism;
determine that the particular portion of the color input mechanism matches a second background color,
automatically navigate, based on the user input, from the first graphical window to a second graphical window, from the sequence of graphical windows, that includes the second background color and one or more second icons; and
provide, during navigating from the first graphical window to the second graphical window, information regarding the second background color to indicate a transition from the first graphical window to the second graphical window.
24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 ,
where the one or more first icons correspond to a first type of files,
where the one or more second icons correspond to a second type of files, and
where the first type of files is different from the second type of files.
25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , where the color input mechanism includes a color sphere input mechanism, a color wheel input mechanism, or a color spectrum input mechanism.