Interactive Elements in a User Interface

Abstract

In particular embodiments, a computing device provides for presentation to a user a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of related interactive elements. The computing device may receive touch gesture input from the user selecting one of the plurality of related interactive elements. The touch gesture input may have a duration of at least a pre-determined amount of time. The computing device, in response to the touch gesture input, may rearrange the plurality of related interactive elements, rearranging including stacking the plurality of related interactive elements for presentation to the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 by a computing device, displaying a user interface comprising a plurality of interactive elements;   by the computing device, receiving a first touch gesture input from a user;   by the computing device, receiving a second touch gesture input from the user selecting one of the plurality of interactive elements;   by the computing device, in response to the second touch gesture input, determining that an amount of time between the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is below a threshold time;   by the computing device, in response to the determining that the amount of time between the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is below the threshold time, displaying an application associated with the selected one of the plurality of interactive elements.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface is associated with one or more of the following:
 a home screen;   a lock screen;   a launch screen; or   an application.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 in response to the second touch gesture input, providing for presentation to the user a password-entry interface, wherein the application is displayed in response to the user entering a pre-determined password.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 in response to receiving the second touch gesture, displaying an animation sequence, wherein the animation comprises flipping the selected one of the interactive elements, the flipped interactive element comprising instructions to the user for providing input to the computing device.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the instructions to the user comprise a password-entry interface. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first touch gesture input comprises one or more of the following gestures:
 tapping;   pressing;   sliding; or   swiping.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein displaying the application associated with the selected one of the plurality of interactive elements comprises displaying an animation, wherein the animation comprises flipping the selected one of the interactive elements. 
     
     
         8 . One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:
 display a user interface comprising a plurality of interactive elements;   receive a first touch gesture input from a user;   receive a second touch gesture input from the user selecting one of the plurality of interactive elements;   in response to the second touch gesture input, determine that an amount of time between the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is below a threshold time;   in response to the determining that the amount of time between the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is below the threshold time, display an application associated with the selected one of the plurality of interactive elements.   
     
     
         9 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the user interface is associated with one or more of the following:
 a home screen;   a lock screen;   a launch screen; or   an application.   
     
     
         10 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to:
 in response to the second touch gesture input, provide for presentation to the user a password-entry interface, wherein the application is displayed in response to the user entering a pre-determined password.   
     
     
         11 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to:
 in response to receiving the second touch gesture, display an animation sequence, wherein the animation comprises flipping the selected one of the interactive elements, the flipped interactive element comprising instructions to the user for providing input to the computing device.   
     
     
         12 . The media of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions to the user comprise a password-entry interface. 
     
     
         13 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the first touch gesture input comprises one or more of the following gestures:
 tapping;   pressing;   sliding; or   swiping.   
     
     
         14 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein displaying the application associated with the selected one of the plurality of interactive elements comprises displaying an animation, wherein the animation comprises flipping the selected one of the interactive elements. 
     
     
         15 . A system comprising:
 a computing device, the computing device comprising one or more processors; and   a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to:   display a user interface comprising a plurality of interactive elements;   receive a first touch gesture input from a user;   receive a second touch gesture input from the user selecting one of the plurality of interactive elements;   in response to the second touch gesture input, determine that an amount of time between the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is below a threshold time;   in response to the determining that the amount of time between the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is below the threshold time, display an application associated with the selected one of the plurality of interactive elements.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the user interface is associated with one or more of the following:
 a home screen;   a lock screen;   a launch screen; or   an application.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:
 in response to the second touch gesture input, provide for presentation to the user a password-entry interface, wherein the application is displayed in response to the user entering a pre-determined password.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:
 in response to receiving the second touch gesture, display an animation sequence, wherein the animation comprises flipping the selected one of the interactive elements, the flipped interactive element comprising instructions to the user for providing input to the computing device.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the instructions to the user comprise a password-entry interface. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the first touch gesture input comprises one or more of the following gestures:
 tapping;   pressing;   sliding; or   swiping.