Systems and methods for displaying representative images

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product for displaying representative images within a collection viewer is disclosed. The method comprises displaying two or more representative images within a collection viewer at a first orientation, receiving an indication of a second orientation for the collection viewer, in response to the indication, displaying a clockwise animation sequence for each of the two or more representative images, and displaying the two or more representative images within a collection viewer at the second orientation.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 displaying, on a display unit, two or more representative images within a collection viewer at a first orientation, where:
 each one of the two or more representative images is displayed at a respective location relative to a physical origin for the display unit, and 
 each one of the two or more representative images is displayed in one of two different orientations based on the physical origin; 
   receiving an indication of a second orientation for the collection viewer;   in response to the indication, displaying a clockwise animation sequence for each of the two or more representative images, wherein the clockwise animation sequence negates a physical rotation of the display unit, and the clockwise animation is timed independently of the physical rotation; and   displaying, on the display unit, the two or more representative images within a collection viewer at the second orientation.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the indication comprises a message in an object-based message passing system. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the indication is generated in response to a measurement of a physical force associated with a mobile computing device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein displaying the two or more representative images comprises identifying representative images that are visible within the collection viewer. 
     
     
         5 . A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method comprising:
 displaying, on a display unit, two or more representative images within a collection viewer at a first orientation, where:
 each one of the two or more representative images is displayed at a respective location relative to a physical origin for the display unit, and 
 each one of the two or more representative images is displayed in one of two different orientations based on the physical origin; 
   receiving an indication of a second orientation for the collection viewer;   in response to the indication, displaying a clockwise animation sequence for each of the two or more representative images, wherein the clockwise animation sequence negates a physical rotation of the display unit, and the clockwise animation is timed independently of the physical rotation; and   displaying, on the display unit, the two or more representative images within a collection viewer at the second orientation.   
     
     
         6 . The computer program product of  claim 5 , wherein the indication comprises a message in an object-based message passing system. 
     
     
         7 . The computer program product of  claim 5 , wherein the indication is generated in response to a measurement of a physical force associated with a mobile computing device. 
     
     
         8 . The computer program product of  claim 5 , wherein displaying the two or more representative images comprises identifying representative images that are visible within the collection viewer. 
     
     
         9 . A mobile computing device comprising:
 a display unit configured to display a collection viewer; and   a processing unit in communication with the display unit and configured to:
 display, on the display unit, two or more representative images within a collection viewer at a first orientation, where:
 each one of the two or more representative images is displayed at a respective location relative to a physical origin for the display unit, and 
 each one of the two or more representative images is displayed in one of two different orientations based on the physical origin; 
 
 receive an indication of a second orientation for the collection viewer; 
 in response to the indication, display a clockwise animation sequence for each of the two or more representative images, wherein the clockwise animation sequence negates a physical rotation of the display unit, and the clockwise animation is timed independently of the physical rotation; and 
 display, on the display unit, the two or more representative images within a collection viewer at the second orientation. 
   
     
     
         10 . The mobile computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the indication comprises a message in an object-based message passing system. 
     
     
         11 . The mobile computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the indication is generated in response to a measurement of a physical force associated with the mobile computing device. 
     
     
         12 . The mobile computing device of  claim 9 , wherein displaying the two or more representative images comprises identifying representative images that are visible within the collection viewer.