U.S. patent application number 17/732355 was filed with the patent office on 2022-08-18 for displaying and updating a set of application views.
The applicant listed for this patent is Apple Inc.. Invention is credited to Lee S. BROUGHTON, Kevin Will CHEN, Nathan DE VRIES, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Stephen O. LEMAY, Christopher WILSON, Eric Lance WILSON, Giancarlo YERKES.
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DE VRIES; Nathan ; et
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August 18, 2022 |
DISPLAYING AND UPDATING A SET OF APPLICATION VIEWS
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to viewing and updating
application views. A device receives a user input, the input, when
received initiating display of a plurality of application views of
a set of application views. The device, in response to receiving
the user input, displays the plurality of application views of the
set of application views, wherein the set of application views
includes preselected application views and an adaptive view that
corresponds to a most recently opened application that is not one
of the preselected application views.
Inventors: |
DE VRIES; Nathan; (San
Francisco, CA) ; BROUGHTON; Lee S.; (Santa Cruz,
CA) ; CHEN; Kevin Will; (Sunnyvale, CA) ;
FOSS; Christopher Patrick; (San Francisco, CA) ;
LEMAY; Stephen O.; (Palo Alto, CA) ; WILSON;
Christopher; (Sonoma, CA) ; WILSON; Eric Lance;
(San Jose, CA) ; YERKES; Giancarlo; (Menlo Park,
CA) |
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Apple Inc. |
Cupertino |
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17/732355 |
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April 28, 2022 |
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H04M 1/72469 20060101
H04M001/72469; G06F 3/0482 20060101 G06F003/0482; H04M 1/725
20060101 H04M001/725; G06F 3/048 20060101 G06F003/048; H04M 1/72403
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Claims
1. An electronic device, comprising: a display; one or more
processors; one or more input devices; a memory; and one or more
programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in memory and
configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or
more programs including instructions for: displaying at least a
portion of a sequenced set of graphical objects that includes a
first graphical object in a first position adjacent to a second
graphical object in a second position on the display; while
displaying the sequenced set of graphical objects, detecting an
input to remove the first graphical object from the sequenced set
of graphical objects; in response to detecting the input to remove
the first graphical object from the sequenced set of graphical
objects: ceasing to display the second graphical object; and
displaying a removal interface including at least a portion of the
first graphical object and a removal graphical object; while
displaying the removal interface, detecting an input; in accordance
with a determination that the input corresponds to an activation
input of the removal graphical object: ceasing to display the
removal interface and the first graphical object in the first
position; removing the first graphical object from the sequenced
set of graphical objects; displaying the second graphical object in
the first position on the display; and in accordance with a
determination that the input corresponds to a cancelation input:
ceasing to display the removal interface; and displaying the first
graphical object in the first position adjacent to the second
graphical object in a second position on the display.
2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the input to remove
the first graphical object from the sequenced set of graphical
objects corresponds to a swipe gesture on the first graphical
object at the first position on the display.
3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the activation input
of the removal graphical object corresponds to a touch input on the
removal graphical object on the display.
4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the cancelation input
corresponds to a touch input on the removal graphical object on the
display.
5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein displaying the removal
interface further includes displaying at least a portion of the
first graphical object in a position that overlaps at least a
portion of the first position.
6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein displaying at least a
portion of the sequenced set of graphical objects includes fully
displaying the first graphical object in the first position and
forgoing display of at a portion of the second graphical object in
the second position on the display.
7. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs
including instructions for: displaying indicia indicating
sequential position of the first graphical object among the
sequenced set of graphical objects adjacent to displaying the first
graphical object in the first position adjacent to the second
graphical object in a second position on the display.
8. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs
further including instructions for: while displaying the sequenced
set of graphical objects, detecting a swipe gesture on the
sequenced set of graphical objects; and in response to detecting
the swipe gesture: displaying the second graphical object in the
first position adjacent to a third graphical object in the second
position on the display.
9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device
includes a rotatable input mechanism, the one or more programs
further including instructions for: while displaying the sequenced
set of graphical objects, detecting rotation of the rotatable input
mechanism; and in response to detecting the rotation of the
rotatable input mechanism, displaying the second graphical object
in the first position adjacent to a third graphical object in the
second position on the display.
10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one
or more programs configured to be executed by one or more
processors of an electronic device with a display and one or more
input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying at least a portion of a sequenced set of graphical
objects that includes a first graphical object in a first position
adjacent to a second graphical object in a second position on the
display; while displaying the sequenced set of graphical objects,
detecting an input to remove the first graphical object from the
sequenced set of graphical objects; in response to detecting the
input to remove the first graphical object from the sequenced set
of graphical objects: ceasing to display the second graphical
object; and displaying a removal interface including at least a
portion of the first graphical object and a removal graphical
object; while displaying the removal interface, detecting an input;
in accordance with a determination that the input corresponds to an
activation input of the removal graphical object: ceasing to
display the removal interface and the first graphical object in the
first position; removing the first graphical object from the
sequenced set of graphical objects; displaying of the second
graphical object in the first position on the display; and in
accordance with a determination that the input corresponds to a
cancelation input: ceasing to display the removal interface; and
displaying the first graphical object in the first position
adjacent to the second graphical object in a second position on the
display.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim
10, wherein the input to remove the first graphical object from the
sequenced set of graphical objects corresponds to a swipe gesture
on the first graphical object at the first position on the
display.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim
10, wherein the activation input of the removal graphical object
corresponds to a touch input on the removal graphical object on the
display.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim
10, wherein the cancelation input corresponds to a touch input on
the removal graphical object on the display.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim
10, wherein displaying the removal interface further includes
displaying at least a portion of the first graphical object in a
position that overlaps at least a portion of the first
position.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim
10, wherein displaying at least a portion of the sequenced set of
graphical objects includes fully displaying the first graphical
object in the first position and forgoing display of at a portion
of the second graphical object in the second position on the
display.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim
10, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying
indicia indicating sequential position of the first graphical
object among the sequenced set of graphical objects adjacent to
displaying the first graphical object in the first position
adjacent to the second graphical object in a second position on the
display.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim
10, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the sequenced set of graphical objects, detecting
a swipe gesture on the sequenced set of graphical objects; and in
response to detecting the swipe gesture: displaying the second
graphical object in the first position adjacent to a third
graphical object in the second position on the display.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim
10, wherein the electronic device includes a rotatable input
mechanism, the one or more programs further including instructions
for: while displaying the sequenced set of graphical objects,
detecting rotation of the rotatable input mechanism; and in
response to detecting the rotation of the rotatable input
mechanism, displaying the second graphical object in the first
position adjacent to a third graphical object in the second
position on the display.
19. A method, comprising: at a device with one or more processors
and memory: displaying at least a portion of a sequenced set of
graphical objects that includes a first graphical object in a first
position adjacent to a second graphical object in a second position
on the display; while displaying the sequenced set of graphical
objects, detecting an input to remove the first graphical object
from the sequenced set of graphical objects; in response to
detecting the input to remove the first graphical object from the
sequenced set of graphical objects: ceasing to display the second
graphical object; and displaying a removal interface including at
least a portion of the first graphical object and a removal
graphical object; while displaying the removal interface, detecting
an input; in accordance with a determination that the input
corresponds to an activation input of the removal graphical object:
ceasing to display the removal interface and the first graphical
object in the first position; removing the first graphical object
from the sequenced set of graphical objects; displaying the second
graphical object in the first position on the display; and in
accordance with a determination that the input corresponds to a
cancelation input: ceasing to display the removal interface; and
displaying the first graphical object in the first position
adjacent to the second graphical object in a second position on the
display.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the input to remove the first
graphical object from the sequenced set of graphical objects
corresponds to a swipe gesture on the first graphical object at the
first position on the display.
21. The method of claim 19, wherein the activation input of the
removal graphical object corresponds to a touch input on the
removal graphical object on the display.
22. The method of claim 19, wherein the cancelation input
corresponds to a touch input on the removal graphical object on the
display.
23. The method of claim 19, wherein displaying the removal
interface further includes displaying at least a portion of the
first graphical object in a position that overlaps at least a
portion of the first position.
24. The method of claim 19, wherein displaying at least a portion
of the sequenced set of graphical objects includes fully displaying
the first graphical object in the first position and forgoing
display of at a portion of the second graphical object in the
second position on the display.
25. The method of claim 19, the one or more programs including
instructions for: displaying indicia indicating sequential position
of the first graphical object among the sequenced set of graphical
objects adjacent to displaying the first graphical object in the
first position adjacent to the second graphical object in a second
position on the display.
26. The method of claim 19, further comprising: while displaying
the sequenced set of graphical objects, detecting a swipe gesture
on the sequenced set of graphical objects; and in response to
detecting the swipe gesture: displaying the second graphical object
in the first position adjacent to a third graphical object in the
second position on the display.
27. The method of claim 19, wherein the electronic device includes
a rotatable input mechanism, the method further comprising: while
displaying the sequenced set of graphical objects, detecting
rotation of the rotatable input mechanism; and in response to
detecting the rotation of the rotatable input mechanism, displaying
the second graphical object in the first position adjacent to a
third graphical object in the second position on the display.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 16/859,101, entitled "DISPLAYING AND UPDATING
A SET OF APPLICATION VIEWS," filed on Apr. 27, 2020, which is a
continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/608,866,
entitled "DISPLAYING AND UPDATING A SET OF APPLICATION VIEWS,"
filed on May 30, 2017, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional
Patent Application 62/348,849, entitled "DISPLAYING AND UPDATING A
SET OF APPLICATION VIEWS," filed on Jun. 10, 2016, the content of
which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
[0002] This application relates to the U.S. patent application Ser.
No. 15/179,863, entitled "PROVIDING UPDATED APPLICATION DATA FOR
PREVIEWING APPLICATIONS ON A DISPLAY," filed on Jun. 10, 2016. This
application also relates to the U.S. patent application Ser. No.
15/179,824, entitled "ENHANCED APPLICATION PREVIEW MODE," filed on
Jun. 10, 2016. This application also relates to the U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 15/179,877, entitled "MEMORY MANAGEMENT FOR
APPLICATION LOADING," filed on Jun. 10, 2016. Each of these
applications is hereby incorporated by reference in its
entirety.
FIELD
[0003] The present disclosure relates generally to computer user
interfaces, and more specifically to techniques for managing
application views.
BACKGROUND
[0004] Many modern electronic devices provide the capability to
select and open applications for accessing the content and
functionality of the applications. Some techniques for selecting
and opening applications are based on scrolling through many
applications. These techniques can be cumbersome and
inefficient.
BRIEF SUMMARY
[0005] Some techniques for selecting and opening applications using
electronic devices, however, are generally cumbersome and
inefficient. For example, some existing techniques use a complex
and time-consuming user interface, which may include multiple key
presses or keystrokes. Existing techniques require more time than
necessary, wasting user time and device energy. This latter
consideration is particularly important in battery-operated
devices.
[0006] Accordingly, the present disclosure provides electronic
devices with faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for
viewing and updating applications views for accessing corresponding
applications. Such methods and interfaces optionally complement or
replace other methods for selecting and opening applications. Such
methods and interfaces reduce the cognitive burden on a user and
produce a more efficient human-machine interface. For
battery-operated computing devices, such methods and interfaces
conserve power and increase the time between battery charges.
[0007] In some embodiments, a method, includes, at a device with
one or more processors and memory, receiving a user input, the
input, when received initiating display of a plurality of
application views of a set of application views; and in response to
receiving the user input, displaying the plurality of application
views of the set of application views, wherein the set of
application views includes preselected application views and an
adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently opened
application that is not one of the preselected application
views.
[0008] In some embodiments, an electronic device, comprising: a
display; one or more processors; one or more input devices; a
memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs
are stored in memory and configured to be executed by the one or
more processors, the one or more programs including instructions
for: receiving a user input, the input, when received initiating
display of a plurality of application views of a set of application
views; and in response to receiving the user input, displaying the
plurality of application views of the set of application views,
wherein the set of application views includes preselected
application views and an adaptive view that corresponds to a most
recently opened application that is not one of the preselected
application views.
[0009] In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer readable
storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more
programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or
more processors of an electronic device with a display and one or
more input devices, cause the device to: receive a user input, the
input, when received initiating display of a plurality of
application views of a set of application views; and in response to
receiving the user input, display the plurality of application
views of the set of application views, wherein the set of
application views includes preselected application views and an
adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently opened
application that is not one of the preselected application
views.
[0010] In some embodiments, a transitory computer readable storage
medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs
comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more
processors of an electronic device with a display and one or more
input devices, cause the device to: receive a user input, the
input, when received initiating display of a plurality of
application views of a set of application views; and in response to
receiving the user input, display the plurality of application
views of the set of application views, wherein the set of
application views includes preselected application views and an
adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently opened
application that is not one of the preselected application
views.
[0011] In some embodiments, a method includes, at a device with one
or more processors and memory: receiving a first user input, the
first user input when received, initiating display of a plurality
of application views of a set of application views, wherein the set
of application views includes preselected application views, the
plurality of application views of the set of application views
displayed in a respective first state; automatically determining,
without user input, whether a predetermined criteria is met for
updating at least one application view of the set of application
views to a second state; in accordance with the automatic
determination, without user input, that the predetermined criteria
is met, updating the at least one application view of the set of
application views to the second state; receiving a second user
input, the second user input, when received, initiating display of
the plurality of application views of the set of application views;
and in response to receiving the second user input, displaying the
plurality of application views of the set of application views that
includes the at least one updated application view updated to the
second state.
[0012] In some embodiments, an electronic device, comprising: a
display; one or more processors; one or more input devices; a
memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs
are stored in memory and configured to be executed by the one or
more processors, the one or more programs including instructions
for: receiving a first user input, the first user input when
received, initiating display of a plurality of application views of
a set of application views, wherein the set of application views
includes preselected application views, the plurality of
application views of the set of application views displayed in a
respective first state; automatically determining, without user
input, whether a predetermined criteria is met for updating at
least one application view of the set of application views to a
second state; in accordance with the automatic determination,
without user input, that the predetermined criteria is met,
updating the at least one application view of the set of
application views to the second state; receiving a second user
input, the second user input, when received, initiating display of
the plurality of application views of the set of application views;
and in response to receiving the second user input, displaying the
plurality of application views of the set of application views that
includes the at least one updated application view updated to the
second state.
[0013] In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer readable
storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more
programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or
more processors of an electronic device with a display and one or
more input devices, cause the device to: receive a first user
input, the first user input when received, initiating display of a
plurality of application views of a set of application views,
wherein the set of application views includes preselected
application views, the plurality of application views of the set of
application views displayed in a respective first state;
automatically determine, without user input, whether a
predetermined criteria is met for updating at least one application
view of the set of application views to a second state; in
accordance with the automatic determination, without user input,
that the predetermined criteria is met, update the at least one
application view of the set of application views to the second
state; receive a second user input, the second user input, when
received, initiate display of the plurality of application views of
the set of application views; and in response to receiving the
second user input, display the plurality of application views of
the set of application views that includes the at least one updated
application view updated to the second state.
[0014] In some embodiments, a transitory computer readable storage
medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs
comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more
processors of an electronic device with a display and one or more
input devices, cause the device to: receive a first user input, the
first user input when received, initiating display of a plurality
of application views of a set of application views, wherein the set
of application views includes preselected application views, the
plurality of application views of the set of application views
displayed in a respective first state; automatically determine,
without user input, whether a predetermined criteria is met for
updating at least one application view of the set of application
views to a second state; in accordance with the automatic
determination, without user input, that the predetermined criteria
is met, update the at least one application view of the set of
application views to the second state; receive a second user input,
the second user input, when received, initiate display of the
plurality of application views of the set of application views; and
in response to receiving the second user input, display the
plurality of application views of the set of application views that
includes the at least one updated application view updated to the
second state.
[0015] In some embodiments, a method, includes at a device with one
or more processors and memory: displaying a watch face; receiving a
first user input, the first user input, when received initiating
display of a plurality of application views of a set of application
views, wherein the set of application views includes preselected
application views; in response to receiving the first user input,
displaying the plurality of application views of the set of
application views; receiving a second user input on an application
view of the plurality of displayed application views, the second
user input, when received initiating launch of an application
corresponding with the application view selected by the second user
input; and in response to receiving the second user input,
replacing the plurality of displayed application views by
displaying a user interface of the launched application.
[0016] In some embodiments, an electronic device, comprising: a
display; one or more processors; one or more input devices; a
memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs
are stored in memory and configured to be executed by the one or
more processors, the one or more programs including instructions
for: displaying a watch face; receiving a first user input, the
first user input, when received initiating display of a plurality
of application views of a set of application views, wherein the set
of application views includes preselected application views; in
response to receiving the first user input, displaying the
plurality of application views of the set of application views;
receiving a second user input on an application view of the
plurality of displayed application views, the second user input,
when received initiating launch of an application corresponding
with the application view selected by the second user input; and in
response to receiving the second user input, replacing the
plurality of displayed application views by displaying a user
interface of the launched application.
[0017] In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer readable
storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more
programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or
more processors of an electronic device with a display and one or
more input devices, cause the device to: display a watch face;
receive a first user input, the first user input, when received
initiating display of a plurality of application views of a set of
application views, wherein the set of application views includes
preselected application views; in response to receiving the first
user input, display the plurality of application views of the set
of application views; receive a second user input on an application
view of the plurality of displayed application views, the second
user input, when received initiating launch of an application
corresponding with the application view selected by the second user
input; and in response to receiving the second user input, replace
the plurality of displayed application views by displaying a user
interface of the launched application.
[0018] In some embodiments, a transitory computer readable storage
medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs
comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more
processors of an electronic device with a display and one or more
input devices, cause the device to: display a watch face; receive a
first user input, the first user input, when received initiating
display of a plurality of application views of a set of application
views, wherein the set of application views includes preselected
application views; in response to receiving the first user input,
display the plurality of application views of the set of
application views; receive a second user input on an application
view of the plurality of displayed application views, the second
user input, when received initiating launch of an application
corresponding with the application view selected by the second user
input; and in response to receiving the second user input, replace
the plurality of displayed application views by displaying a user
interface of the launched application.
[0019] Executable instructions for performing these functions are,
optionally, included in a non-transitory computer-readable storage
medium or other computer program product configured for execution
by one or more processors. Executable instructions for performing
these functions are, optionally, included in a transitory
computer-readable storage medium or other computer program product
configured for execution by one or more processors.
[0020] Thus, devices are provided with faster, more efficient
methods and interfaces for displaying and updating application
views, thereby increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and user
satisfaction with such devices. Such methods and interfaces may
complement or replace other methods for viewing and updating
application views.
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0021] For a better understanding of the various described
embodiments, reference should be made to the Description of
Embodiments below, in conjunction with the following drawings in
which like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts
throughout the figures.
[0022] FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustrating a portable
multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display in accordance
with some embodiments.
[0023] FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components
for event handling in accordance with some embodiments.
[0024] FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device having a
touch screen in accordance with some embodiments.
[0025] FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction
device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance
with some embodiments.
[0026] FIG. 4A illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu
of applications on a portable multifunction device in accordance
with some embodiments.
[0027] FIG. 4B illustrates an exemplary user interface for a
multifunction device with a touch-sensitive surface that is
separate from the display in accordance with some embodiments.
[0028] FIG. 5A illustrates a personal electronic device in
accordance with some embodiments.
[0029] FIG. 5B is a block diagram illustrating a personal
electronic device in accordance with some embodiments.
[0030] FIGS. 5C-5D illustrate exemplary components of a personal
electronic device having a touch-sensitive display and intensity
sensors in accordance with some embodiments.
[0031] FIGS. 5E-5H illustrate exemplary components and user
interfaces of a personal electronic device in accordance with some
embodiments.
[0032] FIGS. 6A-6N illustrate exemplary user interfaces in
accordance with some embodiments.
[0033] FIGS. 7A-7L illustrate exemplary user interfaces in
accordance with some embodiments.
[0034] FIGS. 8A-8C illustrate exemplary user interfaces in
accordance with some embodiments.
[0035] FIGS. 9A-9I illustrate exemplary user interfaces in
accordance with some embodiments.
[0036] FIGS. 10A-10Q is a flow diagram illustrating a method for
operating an electronic device in accordance with some
embodiments.
[0037] FIG. 11 shows an exemplary functional block diagram of an
electronic device in accordance with some embodiments.
[0038] FIGS. 12A-12G illustrate exemplary user interfaces in
accordance with some embodiments.
[0039] FIG. 13 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for
operating an electronic device in accordance with some
embodiments.
[0040] FIG. 14 shows an exemplary functional block diagram of an
electronic device in accordance with some embodiments.
[0041] FIGS. 15A-15C illustrate exemplary user interfaces in
accordance with some embodiments.
[0042] FIG. 16 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for
operating an electronic device in accordance with some
embodiments.
[0043] FIG. 17 shows an exemplary functional block diagram of an
electronic device in accordance with some embodiments.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0044] The following description sets forth exemplary methods,
parameters, and the like. It should be recognized, however, that
such description is not intended as a limitation on the scope of
the present disclosure but is instead provided as a description of
exemplary embodiments.
[0045] There is a need for electronic devices that provide
efficient methods and interfaces for displaying and updating
application views that correspond to respective applications. For
example, some embodiments of the interfaces and techniques
described below provide an efficient and simple user interface for
selecting an application for launch. Such techniques can reduce the
cognitive burden on a user who browses through various applications
and selecting one of the many applications for launch, thereby
enhancing productivity. Further, such techniques can reduce
processor and battery power otherwise wasted on redundant user
inputs.
[0046] Below, FIGS. 1A-1B, 2, 3, 4A-4B, and 5A-5H provide a
description of exemplary devices for performing the techniques for
managing event notifications. FIGS. 6A-9I illustrate exemplary user
interfaces for displaying a set of application views. FIGS. 10A-10Q
is a flow diagram illustrating methods of displaying a set of
application views in accordance with some embodiments. The user
interfaces in FIGS. 6A-9I are used to illustrate the processes
described below, including the processes in FIGS. 10A-10Q. FIGS.
12A-12G illustrate exemplary user interfaces for updating a set of
application views. FIG. 13 is a flow diagram illustrating methods
of updating a set of application views in accordance with some
embodiments. The user interfaces in FIGS. 12A-12G are used to
illustrate the processes described below, including the processes
in FIG. 13. FIGS. 15A-15C illustrate exemplary user interfaces for
displaying a set of application views. FIG. 16 is a flow diagram
illustrating methods of displaying a set of application views in
accordance with some embodiments. The user interfaces in FIGS.
15A-15C are used to illustrate the processes described below,
including the processes in FIG. 16.
[0047] Although the following description uses terms "first,"
"second," etc. to describe various elements, these elements should
not be limited by the terms. These terms are only used to
distinguish one element from another. For example, a first touch
could be termed a second touch, and, similarly, a second touch
could be termed a first touch, without departing from the scope of
the various described embodiments. The first touch and the second
touch are both touches, but they are not the same touch.
[0048] The terminology used in the description of the various
described embodiments herein is for the purpose of describing
particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As
used in the description of the various described embodiments and
the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are
intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the
term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all
possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed
items. It will be further understood that the terms "includes,"
"including," "comprises," and/or "comprising," when used in this
specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers,
steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude
the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers,
steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
[0049] The term "if" is, optionally, construed to mean "when" or
"upon" or "in response to determining" or "in response to
detecting," depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase "if it
is determined" or "if [a stated condition or event] is detected"
is, optionally, construed to mean "upon determining" or "in
response to determining" or "upon detecting [the stated condition
or event]" or "in response to detecting [the stated condition or
event]," depending on the context.
[0050] Embodiments of electronic devices, user interfaces for such
devices, and associated processes for using such devices are
described. In some embodiments, the device is a portable
communications device, such as a mobile telephone, that also
contains other functions, such as PDA and/or music player
functions. Exemplary embodiments of portable multifunction devices
include, without limitation, the iPhone.RTM., iPod Touch.RTM., and
iPad.RTM. devices from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. Other
portable electronic devices, such as laptops or tablet computers
with touch-sensitive surfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and/or
touchpads), are, optionally, used. It should also be understood
that, in some embodiments, the device is not a portable
communications device, but is a desktop computer with a
touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch screen display and/or a
touchpad).
[0051] In the discussion that follows, an electronic device that
includes a display and a touch-sensitive surface is described. It
should be understood, however, that the electronic device
optionally includes one or more other physical user-interface
devices, such as a physical keyboard, a mouse, and/or a
joystick.
[0052] The device typically supports a variety of applications,
such as one or more of the following: a drawing application, a
presentation application, a word processing application, a website
creation application, a disk authoring application, a spreadsheet
application, a gaming application, a telephone application, a video
conferencing application, an e-mail application, an instant
messaging application, a workout support application, a photo
management application, a digital camera application, a digital
video camera application, a web browsing application, a digital
music player application, and/or a digital video player
application.
[0053] The various applications that are executed on the device
optionally use at least one common physical user-interface device,
such as the touch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the
touch-sensitive surface as well as corresponding information
displayed on the device are, optionally, adjusted and/or varied
from one application to the next and/or within a respective
application. In this way, a common physical architecture (such as
the touch-sensitive surface) of the device optionally supports the
variety of applications with user interfaces that are intuitive and
transparent to the user.
[0054] Attention is now directed toward embodiments of portable
devices with touch-sensitive displays. FIG. 1A is a block diagram
illustrating portable multifunction device 100 with touch-sensitive
display system 112 in accordance with some embodiments.
Touch-sensitive display 112 is sometimes called a "touch screen"
for convenience and is sometimes known as or called a
"touch-sensitive display system." Device 100 includes memory 102
(which optionally includes one or more computer-readable storage
mediums), memory controller 122, one or more processing units
(CPUs) 120, peripherals interface 118, RF circuitry 108, audio
circuitry 110, speaker 111, microphone 113, input/output (I/O)
subsystem 106, other input control devices 116, and external port
124. Device 100 optionally includes one or more optical sensors
164. Device 100 optionally includes one or more contact intensity
sensors 165 for detecting intensity of contacts on device 100
(e.g., a touch-sensitive surface such as touch-sensitive display
system 112 of device 100). Device 100 optionally includes one or
more tactile output generators 167 for generating tactile outputs
on device 100 (e.g., generating tactile outputs on a
touch-sensitive surface such as touch-sensitive display system 112
of device 100 or touchpad 355 of device 300). These components
optionally communicate over one or more communication buses or
signal lines 103.
[0055] As used in the specification and claims, the term
"intensity" of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface refers to the
force or pressure (force per unit area) of a contact (e.g., a
finger contact) on the touch-sensitive surface, or to a substitute
(proxy) for the force or pressure of a contact on the
touch-sensitive surface. The intensity of a contact has a range of
values that includes at least four distinct values and more
typically includes hundreds of distinct values (e.g., at least
256). Intensity of a contact is, optionally, determined (or
measured) using various approaches and various sensors or
combinations of sensors. For example, one or more force sensors
underneath or adjacent to the touch-sensitive surface are,
optionally, used to measure force at various points on the
touch-sensitive surface. In some implementations, force
measurements from multiple force sensors are combined (e.g., a
weighted average) to determine an estimated force of a contact.
Similarly, a pressure-sensitive tip of a stylus is, optionally,
used to determine a pressure of the stylus on the touch-sensitive
surface. Alternatively, the size of the contact area detected on
the touch-sensitive surface and/or changes thereto, the capacitance
of the touch-sensitive surface proximate to the contact and/or
changes thereto, and/or the resistance of the touch-sensitive
surface proximate to the contact and/or changes thereto are,
optionally, used as a substitute for the force or pressure of the
contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In some implementations,
the substitute measurements for contact force or pressure are used
directly to determine whether an intensity threshold has been
exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is described in units
corresponding to the substitute measurements). In some
implementations, the substitute measurements for contact force or
pressure are converted to an estimated force or pressure, and the
estimated force or pressure is used to determine whether an
intensity threshold has been exceeded (e.g., the intensity
threshold is a pressure threshold measured in units of pressure).
Using the intensity of a contact as an attribute of a user input
allows for user access to additional device functionality that may
otherwise not be accessible by the user on a reduced-size device
with limited real estate for displaying affordances (e.g., on a
touch-sensitive display) and/or receiving user input (e.g., via a
touch-sensitive display, a touch-sensitive surface, or a
physical/mechanical control such as a knob or a button).
[0056] As used in the specification and claims, the term "tactile
output" refers to physical displacement of a device relative to a
previous position of the device, physical displacement of a
component (e.g., a touch-sensitive surface) of a device relative to
another component (e.g., housing) of the device, or displacement of
the component relative to a center of mass of the device that will
be detected by a user with the user's sense of touch. For example,
in situations where the device or the component of the device is in
contact with a surface of a user that is sensitive to touch (e.g.,
a finger, palm, or other part of a user's hand), the tactile output
generated by the physical displacement will be interpreted by the
user as a tactile sensation corresponding to a perceived change in
physical characteristics of the device or the component of the
device. For example, movement of a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a
touch-sensitive display or trackpad) is, optionally, interpreted by
the user as a "down click" or "up click" of a physical actuator
button. In some cases, a user will feel a tactile sensation such as
an "down click" or "up click" even when there is no movement of a
physical actuator button associated with the touch-sensitive
surface that is physically pressed (e.g., displaced) by the user's
movements. As another example, movement of the touch-sensitive
surface is, optionally, interpreted or sensed by the user as
"roughness" of the touch-sensitive surface, even when there is no
change in smoothness of the touch-sensitive surface. While such
interpretations of touch by a user will be subject to the
individualized sensory perceptions of the user, there are many
sensory perceptions of touch that are common to a large majority of
users. Thus, when a tactile output is described as corresponding to
a particular sensory perception of a user (e.g., an "up click," a
"down click," "roughness"), unless otherwise stated, the generated
tactile output corresponds to physical displacement of the device
or a component thereof that will generate the described sensory
perception for a typical (or average) user.
[0057] It should be appreciated that device 100 is only one example
of a portable multifunction device, and that device 100 optionally
has more or fewer components than shown, optionally combines two or
more components, or optionally has a different configuration or
arrangement of the components. The various components shown in FIG.
1A are implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both
hardware and software, including one or more signal processing
and/or application-specific integrated circuits.
[0058] Memory 102 optionally includes high-speed random access
memory and optionally also includes non-volatile memory, such as
one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or
other non-volatile solid-state memory devices. Memory controller
122 optionally controls access to memory 102 by other components of
device 100.
[0059] Peripherals interface 118 can be used to couple input and
output peripherals of the device to CPU 120 and memory 102. The one
or more processors 120 run or execute various software programs
and/or sets of instructions stored in memory 102 to perform various
functions for device 100 and to process data. In some embodiments,
peripherals interface 118, CPU 120, and memory controller 122 are,
optionally, implemented on a single chip, such as chip 104. In some
other embodiments, they are, optionally, implemented on separate
chips.
[0060] RF (radio frequency) circuitry 108 receives and sends RF
signals, also called electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108
converts electrical signals to/from electromagnetic signals and
communicates with communications networks and other communications
devices via the electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108
optionally includes well-known circuitry for performing these
functions, including but not limited to an antenna system, an RF
transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more
oscillators, a digital signal processor, a CODEC chipset, a
subscriber identity module (SIM) card, memory, and so forth. RF
circuitry 108 optionally communicates with networks, such as the
Internet, also referred to as the World Wide Web (WWW), an intranet
and/or a wireless network, such as a cellular telephone network, a
wireless local area network (LAN) and/or a metropolitan area
network (MAN), and other devices by wireless communication. The RF
circuitry 108 optionally includes well-known circuitry for
detecting near field communication (NFC) fields, such as by a
short-range communication radio. The wireless communication
optionally uses any of a plurality of communications standards,
protocols, and technologies, including but not limited to Global
System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM
Environment (EDGE), high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA),
high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA), Evolution, Data-Only
(EV-DO), HSPA, HSPA+, Dual-Cell HSPA (DC-HSPDA), long term
evolution (LTE), near field communication (NFC), wideband code
division multiple access (W-CDMA), code division multiple access
(CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Bluetooth
Low Energy (BTLE), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a,
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, and/or IEEE 802.11ac),
voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, a protocol for e-mail
(e.g., Internet message access protocol (IMAP) and/or post office
protocol (POP)), instant messaging (e.g., extensible messaging and
presence protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol for Instant
Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE), Instant
Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS)), and/or Short Message
Service (SMS), or any other suitable communication protocol,
including communication protocols not yet developed as of the
filing date of this document.
[0061] Audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, and microphone 113 provide
an audio interface between a user and device 100. Audio circuitry
110 receives audio data from peripherals interface 118, converts
the audio data to an electrical signal, and transmits the
electrical signal to speaker 111. Speaker 111 converts the
electrical signal to human-audible sound waves. Audio circuitry 110
also receives electrical signals converted by microphone 113 from
sound waves. Audio circuitry 110 converts the electrical signal to
audio data and transmits the audio data to peripherals interface
118 for processing. Audio data is, optionally, retrieved from
and/or transmitted to memory 102 and/or RF circuitry 108 by
peripherals interface 118. In some embodiments, audio circuitry 110
also includes a headset jack (e.g., 212, FIG. 2). The headset jack
provides an interface between audio circuitry 110 and removable
audio input/output peripherals, such as output-only headphones or a
headset with both output (e.g., a headphone for one or both ears)
and input (e.g., a microphone).
[0062] I/O subsystem 106 couples input/output peripherals on device
100, such as touch screen 112 and other input control devices 116,
to peripherals interface 118. I/O subsystem 106 optionally includes
display controller 156, optical sensor controller 158, intensity
sensor controller 159, haptic feedback controller 161, and one or
more input controllers 160 for other input or control devices. The
one or more input controllers 160 receive/send electrical signals
from/to other input control devices 116. The other input control
devices 116 optionally include physical buttons (e.g., push
buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slider switches, joysticks,
click wheels, and so forth. In some alternate embodiments, input
controller(s) 160 are, optionally, coupled to any (or none) of the
following: a keyboard, an infrared port, a USB port, and a pointer
device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons (e.g., 208, FIG. 2)
optionally include an up/down button for volume control of speaker
111 and/or microphone 113. The one or more buttons optionally
include a push button (e.g., 206, FIG. 2).
[0063] A quick press of the push button optionally disengages a
lock of touch screen 112 or optionally begins a process that uses
gestures on the touch screen to unlock the device, as described in
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/322,549, "Unlocking a Device by
Performing Gestures on an Unlock Image," filed Dec. 23, 2005, U.S.
Pat. No. 7,657,849, which is hereby incorporated by reference in
its entirety. A longer press of the push button (e.g., 206)
optionally turns power to device 100 on or off. The functionality
of one or more of the buttons are, optionally, user-customizable.
Touch screen 112 is used to implement virtual or soft buttons and
one or more soft keyboards.
[0064] Touch-sensitive display 112 provides an input interface and
an output interface between the device and a user. Display
controller 156 receives and/or sends electrical signals from/to
touch screen 112. Touch screen 112 displays visual output to the
user. The visual output optionally includes graphics, text, icons,
video, and any combination thereof (collectively termed
"graphics"). In some embodiments, some or all of the visual output
optionally corresponds to user-interface objects.
[0065] Touch screen 112 has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor, or
set of sensors that accepts input from the user based on haptic
and/or tactile contact. Touch screen 112 and display controller 156
(along with any associated modules and/or sets of instructions in
memory 102) detect contact (and any movement or breaking of the
contact) on touch screen 112 and convert the detected contact into
interaction with user-interface objects (e.g., one or more soft
keys, icons, web pages, or images) that are displayed on touch
screen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, a point of contact between
touch screen 112 and the user corresponds to a finger of the
user.
[0066] Touch screen 112 optionally uses LCD (liquid crystal
display) technology, LPD (light emitting polymer display)
technology, or LED (light emitting diode) technology, although
other display technologies are used in other embodiments. Touch
screen 112 and display controller 156 optionally detect contact and
any movement or breaking thereof using any of a plurality of touch
sensing technologies now known or later developed, including but
not limited to capacitive, resistive, infrared, and surface
acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximity sensor
arrays or other elements for determining one or more points of
contact with touch screen 112. In an exemplary embodiment,
projected mutual capacitance sensing technology is used, such as
that found in the iPhone.RTM. and iPod Touch.RTM. from Apple Inc.
of Cupertino, Calif.
[0067] A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch
screen 112 is, optionally, analogous to the multi-touch sensitive
touchpads described in the following U.S. Pat. No. 6,323,846
(Westerman et al.), U.S. Pat. No. 6,570,557 (Westerman et al.),
and/or U.S. Pat. No. 6,677,932 (Westerman), and/or U.S. Patent
Publication 2002/0015024A1, each of which is hereby incorporated by
reference in its entirety. However, touch screen 112 displays
visual output from device 100, whereas touch-sensitive touchpads do
not provide visual output.
[0068] A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch
screen 112 is described in the following applications: (1) U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 11/381,313, "Multipoint Touch Surface
Controller," filed May 2, 2006; (2) U.S. patent application Ser.
No. 10/840,862, "Multipoint Touchscreen," filed May 6, 2004; (3)
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/903,964, "Gestures For Touch
Sensitive Input Devices," filed Jul. 30, 2004; (4) U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 11/048,264, "Gestures For Touch Sensitive
Input Devices," filed Jan. 31, 2005; (5) U.S. patent application
Ser. No. 11/038,590, "Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For
Touch Sensitive Input Devices," filed Jan. 18, 2005; (6) U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 11/228,758, "Virtual Input Device
Placement On A Touch Screen User Interface," filed Sep. 16, 2005;
(7) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,700, "Operation Of A
Computer With A Touch Screen Interface," filed Sep. 16, 2005; (8)
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,737, "Activating Virtual
Keys Of A Touch-Screen Virtual Keyboard," filed Sep. 16, 2005; and
(9) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/367,749, "Multi-Functional
Hand-Held Device," filed Mar. 3, 2006. All of these applications
are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
[0069] Touch screen 112 optionally has a video resolution in excess
of 100 dpi. In some embodiments, the touch screen has a video
resolution of approximately 160 dpi. The user optionally makes
contact with touch screen 112 using any suitable object or
appendage, such as a stylus, a finger, and so forth. In some
embodiments, the user interface is designed to work primarily with
finger-based contacts and gestures, which can be less precise than
stylus-based input due to the larger area of contact of a finger on
the touch screen. In some embodiments, the device translates the
rough finger-based input into a precise pointer/cursor position or
command for performing the actions desired by the user.
[0070] In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, device
100 optionally includes a touchpad (not shown) for activating or
deactivating particular functions. In some embodiments, the
touchpad is a touch-sensitive area of the device that, unlike the
touch screen, does not display visual output. The touchpad is,
optionally, a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from touch
screen 112 or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by
the touch screen.
[0071] Device 100 also includes power system 162 for powering the
various components. Power system 162 optionally includes a power
management system, one or more power sources (e.g., battery,
alternating current (AC)), a recharging system, a power failure
detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status
indicator (e.g., a light-emitting diode (LED)) and any other
components associated with the generation, management and
distribution of power in portable devices.
[0072] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more optical
sensors 164. FIG. 1A shows an optical sensor coupled to optical
sensor controller 158 in I/O subsystem 106. Optical sensor 164
optionally includes charge-coupled device (CCD) or complementary
metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistors. Optical sensor
164 receives light from the environment, projected through one or
more lenses, and converts the light to data representing an image.
In conjunction with imaging module 143 (also called a camera
module), optical sensor 164 optionally captures still images or
video. In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the
back of device 100, opposite touch screen display 112 on the front
of the device so that the touch screen display is enabled for use
as a viewfinder for still and/or video image acquisition. In some
embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the front of the
device so that the user's image is, optionally, obtained for video
conferencing while the user views the other video conference
participants on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, the
position of optical sensor 164 can be changed by the user (e.g., by
rotating the lens and the sensor in the device housing) so that a
single optical sensor 164 is used along with the touch screen
display for both video conferencing and still and/or video image
acquisition.
[0073] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more contact
intensity sensors 165. FIG. 1A shows a contact intensity sensor
coupled to intensity sensor controller 159 in I/O subsystem 106.
Contact intensity sensor 165 optionally includes one or more
piezoresistive strain gauges, capacitive force sensors, electric
force sensors, piezoelectric force sensors, optical force sensors,
capacitive touch-sensitive surfaces, or other intensity sensors
(e.g., sensors used to measure the force (or pressure) of a contact
on a touch-sensitive surface). Contact intensity sensor 165
receives contact intensity information (e.g., pressure information
or a proxy for pressure information) from the environment. In some
embodiments, at least one contact intensity sensor is collocated
with, or proximate to, a touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,
touch-sensitive display system 112). In some embodiments, at least
one contact intensity sensor is located on the back of device 100,
opposite touch screen display 112, which is located on the front of
device 100.
[0074] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more proximity
sensors 166. FIG. 1A shows proximity sensor 166 coupled to
peripherals interface 118. Alternately, proximity sensor 166 is,
optionally, coupled to input controller 160 in I/O subsystem 106.
Proximity sensor 166 optionally performs as described in U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 11/241,839, "Proximity Detector In
Handheld Device"; Ser. No. 11/240,788, "Proximity Detector In
Handheld Device"; Ser. No. 11/620,702, "Using Ambient Light Sensor
To Augment Proximity Sensor Output"; Ser. No. 11/586,862,
"Automated Response To And Sensing Of User Activity In Portable
Devices"; and Ser. No. 11/638,251, "Methods And Systems For
Automatic Configuration Of Peripherals," which are hereby
incorporated by reference in their entirety. In some embodiments,
the proximity sensor turns off and disables touch screen 112 when
the multifunction device is placed near the user's ear (e.g., when
the user is making a phone call).
[0075] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more tactile
output generators 167. FIG. 1A shows a tactile output generator
coupled to haptic feedback controller 161 in I/O subsystem 106.
Tactile output generator 167 optionally includes one or more
electroacoustic devices such as speakers or other audio components
and/or electromechanical devices that convert energy into linear
motion such as a motor, solenoid, electroactive polymer,
piezoelectric actuator, electrostatic actuator, or other tactile
output generating component (e.g., a component that converts
electrical signals into tactile outputs on the device). Contact
intensity sensor 165 receives tactile feedback generation
instructions from haptic feedback module 133 and generates tactile
outputs on device 100 that are capable of being sensed by a user of
device 100. In some embodiments, at least one tactile output
generator is collocated with, or proximate to, a touch-sensitive
surface (e.g., touch-sensitive display system 112) and, optionally,
generates a tactile output by moving the touch-sensitive surface
vertically (e.g., in/out of a surface of device 100) or laterally
(e.g., back and forth in the same plane as a surface of device
100). In some embodiments, at least one tactile output generator
sensor is located on the back of device 100, opposite touch screen
display 112, which is located on the front of device 100.
[0076] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more
accelerometers 168. FIG. 1A shows accelerometer 168 coupled to
peripherals interface 118. Alternately, accelerometer 168 is,
optionally, coupled to an input controller 160 in I/O subsystem
106. Accelerometer 168 optionally performs as described in U.S.
Patent Publication No. 20050190059, "Acceleration-based Theft
Detection System for Portable Electronic Devices," and U.S. Patent
Publication No. 20060017692, "Methods And Apparatuses For Operating
A Portable Device Based On An Accelerometer," both of which are
incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. In some
embodiments, information is displayed on the touch screen display
in a portrait view or a landscape view based on an analysis of data
received from the one or more accelerometers. Device 100 optionally
includes, in addition to accelerometer(s) 168, a magnetometer (not
shown) and a GPS (or GLONASS or other global navigation system)
receiver (not shown) for obtaining information concerning the
location and orientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of device
100.
[0077] In some embodiments, the software components stored in
memory 102 include operating system 126, communication module (or
set of instructions) 128, contact/motion module (or set of
instructions) 130, graphics module (or set of instructions) 132,
text input module (or set of instructions) 134, Global Positioning
System (GPS) module (or set of instructions) 135, and applications
(or sets of instructions) 136. Furthermore, in some embodiments,
memory 102 (FIG. 1A) or 370 (FIG. 3) stores device/global internal
state 157, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 3. Device/global internal state
157 includes one or more of: active application state, indicating
which applications, if any, are currently active; display state,
indicating what applications, views or other information occupy
various regions of touch screen display 112; sensor state,
including information obtained from the device's various sensors
and input control devices 116; and location information concerning
the device's location and/or attitude.
[0078] Operating system 126 (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X,
iOS, WINDOWS, or an embedded operating system such as VxWorks)
includes various software components and/or drivers for controlling
and managing general system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage
device control, power management, etc.) and facilitates
communication between various hardware and software components.
[0079] Communication module 128 facilitates communication with
other devices over one or more external ports 124 and also includes
various software components for handling data received by RF
circuitry 108 and/or external port 124. External port 124 (e.g.,
Universal Serial Bus (USB), FIREWIRE, etc.) is adapted for coupling
directly to other devices or indirectly over a network (e.g., the
Internet, wireless LAN, etc.). In some embodiments, the external
port is a multi-pin (e.g., 30-pin) connector that is the same as,
or similar to and/or compatible with, the 30-pin connector used on
iPod.RTM. (trademark of Apple Inc.) devices.
[0080] Contact/motion module 130 optionally detects contact with
touch screen 112 (in conjunction with display controller 156) and
other touch-sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click
wheel). Contact/motion module 130 includes various software
components for performing various operations related to detection
of contact, such as determining if contact has occurred (e.g.,
detecting a finger-down event), determining an intensity of the
contact (e.g., the force or pressure of the contact or a substitute
for the force or pressure of the contact), determining if there is
movement of the contact and tracking the movement across the
touch-sensitive surface (e.g., detecting one or more
finger-dragging events), and determining if the contact has ceased
(e.g., detecting a finger-up event or a break in contact).
Contact/motion module 130 receives contact data from the
touch-sensitive surface. Determining movement of the point of
contact, which is represented by a series of contact data,
optionally includes determining speed (magnitude), velocity
(magnitude and direction), and/or an acceleration (a change in
magnitude and/or direction) of the point of contact. These
operations are, optionally, applied to single contacts (e.g., one
finger contacts) or to multiple simultaneous contacts (e.g.,
"multitouch"/multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments,
contact/motion module 130 and display controller 156 detect contact
on a touchpad.
[0081] In some embodiments, contact/motion module 130 uses a set of
one or more intensity thresholds to determine whether an operation
has been performed by a user (e.g., to determine whether a user has
"clicked" on an icon). In some embodiments, at least a subset of
the intensity thresholds are determined in accordance with software
parameters (e.g., the intensity thresholds are not determined by
the activation thresholds of particular physical actuators and can
be adjusted without changing the physical hardware of device 100).
For example, a mouse "click" threshold of a trackpad or touch
screen display can be set to any of a large range of predefined
threshold values without changing the trackpad or touch screen
display hardware. Additionally, in some implementations, a user of
the device is provided with software settings for adjusting one or
more of the set of intensity thresholds (e.g., by adjusting
individual intensity thresholds and/or by adjusting a plurality of
intensity thresholds at once with a system-level click "intensity"
parameter).
[0082] Contact/motion module 130 optionally detects a gesture input
by a user. Different gestures on the touch-sensitive surface have
different contact patterns (e.g., different motions, timings,
and/or intensities of detected contacts). Thus, a gesture is,
optionally, detected by detecting a particular contact pattern. For
example, detecting a finger tap gesture includes detecting a
finger-down event followed by detecting a finger-up (liftoff) event
at the same position (or substantially the same position) as the
finger-down event (e.g., at the position of an icon). As another
example, detecting a finger swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive
surface includes detecting a finger-down event followed by
detecting one or more finger-dragging events, and subsequently
followed by detecting a finger-up (liftoff) event.
[0083] Graphics module 132 includes various known software
components for rendering and displaying graphics on touch screen
112 or other display, including components for changing the visual
impact (e.g., brightness, transparency, saturation, contrast, or
other visual property) of graphics that are displayed. As used
herein, the term "graphics" includes any object that can be
displayed to a user, including, without limitation, text, web
pages, icons (such as user-interface objects including soft keys),
digital images, videos, animations, and the like.
[0084] In some embodiments, graphics module 132 stores data
representing graphics to be used. Each graphic is, optionally,
assigned a corresponding code. Graphics module 132 receives, from
applications etc., one or more codes specifying graphics to be
displayed along with, if necessary, coordinate data and other
graphic property data, and then generates screen image data to
output to display controller 156.
[0085] Haptic feedback module 133 includes various software
components for generating instructions used by tactile output
generator(s) 167 to produce tactile outputs at one or more
locations on device 100 in response to user interactions with
device 100.
[0086] Text input module 134, which is, optionally, a component of
graphics module 132, provides soft keyboards for entering text in
various applications (e.g., contacts 137, e-mail 140, IM 141,
browser 147, and any other application that needs text input).
[0087] GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and
provides this information for use in various applications (e.g., to
telephone 138 for use in location-based dialing; to camera 143 as
picture/video metadata; and to applications that provide
location-based services such as weather widgets, local yellow page
widgets, and map/navigation widgets).
[0088] Applications 136 optionally include the following modules
(or sets of instructions), or a subset or superset thereof: [0089]
Contacts module 137 (sometimes called an address book or contact
list); [0090] Telephone module 138; [0091] Video conference module
139; [0092] E-mail client module 140; [0093] Instant messaging (IM)
module 141; [0094] Workout support module 142; [0095] Camera module
143 for still and/or video images; [0096] Image management module
144; [0097] Video player module; [0098] Music player module; [0099]
Browser module 147; [0100] Calendar module 148; [0101] Widget
modules 149, which optionally include one or more of: weather
widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3, alarm
clock widget 149-4, dictionary widget 149-5, and other widgets
obtained by the user, as well as user-created widgets 149-6; [0102]
Widget creator module 150 for making user-created widgets 149-6;
[0103] Search module 151; [0104] Video and music player module 152,
which merges video player module and music player module; [0105]
Notes module 153; [0106] Map module 154; and/or [0107] Online video
module 155.
[0108] Examples of other applications 136 that are, optionally,
stored in memory 102 include other word processing applications,
other image editing applications, drawing applications,
presentation applications, JAVA-enabled applications, encryption,
digital rights management, voice recognition, and voice
replication.
[0109] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller
156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input
module 134, contacts module 137 are, optionally, used to manage an
address book or contact list (e.g., stored in application internal
state 192 of contacts module 137 in memory 102 or memory 370),
including: adding name(s) to the address book; deleting name(s)
from the address book; associating telephone number(s), e-mail
address(es), physical address(es) or other information with a name;
associating an image with a name; categorizing and sorting names;
providing telephone numbers or e-mail addresses to initiate and/or
facilitate communications by telephone 138, video conference module
139, e-mail 140, or IM 141; and so forth.
[0110] In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110,
speaker 111, microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller
156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input
module 134, telephone module 138 are optionally, used to enter a
sequence of characters corresponding to a telephone number, access
one or more telephone numbers in contacts module 137, modify a
telephone number that has been entered, dial a respective telephone
number, conduct a conversation, and disconnect or hang up when the
conversation is completed. As noted above, the wireless
communication optionally uses any of a plurality of communications
standards, protocols, and technologies.
[0111] In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110,
speaker 111, microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller
156, optical sensor 164, optical sensor controller 158,
contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module
134, contacts module 137, and telephone module 138, video
conference module 139 includes executable instructions to initiate,
conduct, and terminate a video conference between a user and one or
more other participants in accordance with user instructions.
[0112] In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112,
display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module
132, and text input module 134, e-mail client module 140 includes
executable instructions to create, send, receive, and manage e-mail
in response to user instructions. In conjunction with image
management module 144, e-mail client module 140 makes it very easy
to create and send e-mails with still or video images taken with
camera module 143.
[0113] In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112,
display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module
132, and text input module 134, the instant messaging module 141
includes executable instructions to enter a sequence of characters
corresponding to an instant message, to modify previously entered
characters, to transmit a respective instant message (for example,
using a Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia Message Service
(MMS) protocol for telephony-based instant messages or using XMPP,
SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-based instant messages), to receive
instant messages, and to view received instant messages. In some
embodiments, transmitted and/or received instant messages
optionally include graphics, photos, audio files, video files
and/or other attachments as are supported in an MMS and/or an
Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS). As used herein, "instant
messaging" refers to both telephony-based messages (e.g., messages
sent using SMS or MMS) and Internet-based messages (e.g., messages
sent using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS).
[0114] In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112,
display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module
132, text input module 134, GPS module 135, map module 154, and
music player module, workout support module 142 includes executable
instructions to create workouts (e.g., with time, distance, and/or
calorie burning goals); communicate with workout sensors (sports
devices); receive workout sensor data; calibrate sensors used to
monitor a workout; select and play music for a workout; and
display, store, and transmit workout data.
[0115] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller
156, optical sensor(s) 164, optical sensor controller 158,
contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and image
management module 144, camera module 143 includes executable
instructions to capture still images or video (including a video
stream) and store them into memory 102, modify characteristics of a
still image or video, or delete a still image or video from memory
102.
[0116] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller
156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input
module 134, and camera module 143, image management module 144
includes executable instructions to arrange, modify (e.g., edit),
or otherwise manipulate, label, delete, present (e.g., in a digital
slide show or album), and store still and/or video images.
[0117] In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112,
display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module
132, and text input module 134, browser module 147 includes
executable instructions to browse the Internet in accordance with
user instructions, including searching, linking to, receiving, and
displaying web pages or portions thereof, as well as attachments
and other files linked to web pages.
[0118] In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112,
display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module
132, text input module 134, e-mail client module 140, and browser
module 147, calendar module 148 includes executable instructions to
create, display, modify, and store calendars and data associated
with calendars (e.g., calendar entries, to-do lists, etc.) in
accordance with user instructions.
[0119] In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112,
display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module
132, text input module 134, and browser module 147, widget modules
149 are mini-applications that are, optionally, downloaded and used
by a user (e.g., weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2,
calculator widget 149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4, and dictionary
widget 149-5) or created by the user (e.g., user-created widget
149-6). In some embodiments, a widget includes an HTML (Hypertext
Markup Language) file, a CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) file, and a
JavaScript file. In some embodiments, a widget includes an XML
(Extensible Markup Language) file and a JavaScript file (e.g.,
Yahoo!Widgets).
[0120] In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112,
display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module
132, text input module 134, and browser module 147, the widget
creator module 150 are, optionally, used by a user to create
widgets (e.g., turning a user-specified portion of a web page into
a widget).
[0121] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller
156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input
module 134, search module 151 includes executable instructions to
search for text, music, sound, image, video, and/or other files in
memory 102 that match one or more search criteria (e.g., one or
more user-specified search terms) in accordance with user
instructions.
[0122] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller
156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio
circuitry 110, speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, and browser module
147, video and music player module 152 includes executable
instructions that allow the user to download and play back recorded
music and other sound files stored in one or more file formats,
such as MP3 or AAC files, and executable instructions to display,
present, or otherwise play back videos (e.g., on touch screen 112
or on an external, connected display via external port 124). In
some embodiments, device 100 optionally includes the functionality
of an MP3 player, such as an iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.).
[0123] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller
156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input
module 134, notes module 153 includes executable instructions to
create and manage notes, to-do lists, and the like in accordance
with user instructions.
[0124] In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112,
display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module
132, text input module 134, GPS module 135, and browser module 147,
map module 154 are, optionally, used to receive, display, modify,
and store maps and data associated with maps (e.g., driving
directions, data on stores and other points of interest at or near
a particular location, and other location-based data) in accordance
with user instructions.
[0125] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller
156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio
circuitry 110, speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, text input module
134, e-mail client module 140, and browser module 147, online video
module 155 includes instructions that allow the user to access,
browse, receive (e.g., by streaming and/or download), play back
(e.g., on the touch screen or on an external, connected display via
external port 124), send an e-mail with a link to a particular
online video, and otherwise manage online videos in one or more
file formats, such as H.264. In some embodiments, instant messaging
module 141, rather than e-mail client module 140, is used to send a
link to a particular online video. Additional description of the
online video application can be found in U.S. Provisional Patent
Application No. 60/936,562, "Portable Multifunction Device, Method,
and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos," filed Jun.
20, 2007, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/968,067,
"Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User
Interface for Playing Online Videos," filed Dec. 31, 2007, the
contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their
entirety.
[0126] Each of the above-identified modules and applications
corresponds to a set of executable instructions for performing one
or more functions described above and the methods described in this
application (e.g., the computer-implemented methods and other
information processing methods described herein). These modules
(e.g., sets of instructions) need not be implemented as separate
software programs, procedures, or modules, and thus various subsets
of these modules are, optionally, combined or otherwise rearranged
in various embodiments. For example, video player module is,
optionally, combined with music player module into a single module
(e.g., video and music player module 152, FIG. 1A). In some
embodiments, memory 102 optionally stores a subset of the modules
and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory 102
optionally stores additional modules and data structures not
described above.
[0127] In some embodiments, device 100 is a device where operation
of a predefined set of functions on the device is performed
exclusively through a touch screen and/or a touchpad. By using a
touch screen and/or a touchpad as the primary input control device
for operation of device 100, the number of physical input control
devices (such as push buttons, dials, and the like) on device 100
is, optionally, reduced.
[0128] The predefined set of functions that are performed
exclusively through a touch screen and/or a touchpad optionally
include navigation between user interfaces. In some embodiments,
the touchpad, when touched by the user, navigates device 100 to a
main, home, or root menu from any user interface that is displayed
on device 100. In such embodiments, a "menu button" is implemented
using a touchpad. In some other embodiments, the menu button is a
physical push button or other physical input control device instead
of a touchpad.
[0129] FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components
for event handling in accordance with some embodiments. In some
embodiments, memory 102 (FIG. 1A) or 370 (FIG. 3) includes event
sorter 170 (e.g., in operating system 126) and a respective
application 136-1 (e.g., any of the aforementioned applications
137-151, 155, 380-390).
[0130] Event sorter 170 receives event information and determines
the application 136-1 and application view 191 of application 136-1
to which to deliver the event information. Event sorter 170
includes event monitor 171 and event dispatcher module 174. In some
embodiments, application 136-1 includes application internal state
192, which indicates the current application view(s) displayed on
touch-sensitive display 112 when the application is active or
executing. In some embodiments, device/global internal state 157 is
used by event sorter 170 to determine which application(s) is (are)
currently active, and application internal state 192 is used by
event sorter 170 to determine application views 191 to which to
deliver event information.
[0131] In some embodiments, application internal state 192 includes
additional information, such as one or more of: resume information
to be used when application 136-1 resumes execution, user interface
state information that indicates information being displayed or
that is ready for display by application 136-1, a state queue for
enabling the user to go back to a prior state or view of
application 136-1, and a redo/undo queue of previous actions taken
by the user.
[0132] Event monitor 171 receives event information from
peripherals interface 118. Event information includes information
about a sub-event (e.g., a user touch on touch-sensitive display
112, as part of a multi-touch gesture). Peripherals interface 118
transmits information it receives from I/O subsystem 106 or a
sensor, such as proximity sensor 166, accelerometer(s) 168, and/or
microphone 113 (through audio circuitry 110). Information that
peripherals interface 118 receives from I/O subsystem 106 includes
information from touch-sensitive display 112 or a touch-sensitive
surface.
[0133] In some embodiments, event monitor 171 sends requests to the
peripherals interface 118 at predetermined intervals. In response,
peripherals interface 118 transmits event information. In other
embodiments, peripherals interface 118 transmits event information
only when there is a significant event (e.g., receiving an input
above a predetermined noise threshold and/or for more than a
predetermined duration).
[0134] In some embodiments, event sorter 170 also includes a hit
view determination module 172 and/or an active event recognizer
determination module 173.
[0135] Hit view determination module 172 provides software
procedures for determining where a sub-event has taken place within
one or more views when touch-sensitive display 112 displays more
than one view. Views are made up of controls and other elements
that a user can see on the display.
[0136] Another aspect of the user interface associated with an
application is a set of views, sometimes herein called application
views or user interface windows, in which information is displayed
and touch-based gestures occur. The application views (of a
respective application) in which a touch is detected optionally
correspond to programmatic levels within a programmatic or view
hierarchy of the application. For example, the lowest level view in
which a touch is detected is, optionally, called the hit view, and
the set of events that are recognized as proper inputs are,
optionally, determined based, at least in part, on the hit view of
the initial touch that begins a touch-based gesture.
[0137] Hit view determination module 172 receives information
related to sub-events of a touch-based gesture. When an application
has multiple views organized in a hierarchy, hit view determination
module 172 identifies a hit view as the lowest view in the
hierarchy which should handle the sub-event. In most circumstances,
the hit view is the lowest level view in which an initiating
sub-event occurs (e.g., the first sub-event in the sequence of
sub-events that form an event or potential event). Once the hit
view is identified by the hit view determination module 172, the
hit view typically receives all sub-events related to the same
touch or input source for which it was identified as the hit
view.
[0138] Active event recognizer determination module 173 determines
which view or views within a view hierarchy should receive a
particular sequence of sub-events. In some embodiments, active
event recognizer determination module 173 determines that only the
hit view should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In
other embodiments, active event recognizer determination module 173
determines that all views that include the physical location of a
sub-event are actively involved views, and therefore determines
that all actively involved views should receive a particular
sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, even if touch
sub-events were entirely confined to the area associated with one
particular view, views higher in the hierarchy would still remain
as actively involved views.
[0139] Event dispatcher module 174 dispatches the event information
to an event recognizer (e.g., event recognizer 180). In embodiments
including active event recognizer determination module 173, event
dispatcher module 174 delivers the event information to an event
recognizer determined by active event recognizer determination
module 173. In some embodiments, event dispatcher module 174 stores
in an event queue the event information, which is retrieved by a
respective event receiver 182.
[0140] In some embodiments, operating system 126 includes event
sorter 170. Alternatively, application 136-1 includes event sorter
170. In yet other embodiments, event sorter 170 is a stand-alone
module, or a part of another module stored in memory 102, such as
contact/motion module 130.
[0141] In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes a plurality
of event handlers 190 and one or more application views 191, each
of which includes instructions for handling touch events that occur
within a respective view of the application's user interface. Each
application view 191 of the application 136-1 includes one or more
event recognizers 180. Typically, a respective application view 191
includes a plurality of event recognizers 180. In other
embodiments, one or more of event recognizers 180 are part of a
separate module, such as a user interface kit (not shown) or a
higher level object from which application 136-1 inherits methods
and other properties. In some embodiments, a respective event
handler 190 includes one or more of: data updater 176, object
updater 177, GUI updater 178, and/or event data 179 received from
event sorter 170. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls
data updater 176, object updater 177, or GUI updater 178 to update
the application internal state 192. Alternatively, one or more of
the application views 191 include one or more respective event
handlers 190. Also, in some embodiments, one or more of data
updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178 are included
in a respective application view 191.
[0142] A respective event recognizer 180 receives event information
(e.g., event data 179) from event sorter 170 and identifies an
event from the event information. Event recognizer 180 includes
event receiver 182 and event comparator 184. In some embodiments,
event recognizer 180 also includes at least a subset of: metadata
183, and event delivery instructions 188 (which optionally include
sub-event delivery instructions).
[0143] Event receiver 182 receives event information from event
sorter 170. The event information includes information about a
sub-event, for example, a touch or a touch movement. Depending on
the sub-event, the event information also includes additional
information, such as location of the sub-event. When the sub-event
concerns motion of a touch, the event information optionally also
includes speed and direction of the sub-event. In some embodiments,
events include rotation of the device from one orientation to
another (e.g., from a portrait orientation to a landscape
orientation, or vice versa), and the event information includes
corresponding information about the current orientation (also
called device attitude) of the device.
[0144] Event comparator 184 compares the event information to
predefined event or sub-event definitions and, based on the
comparison, determines an event or sub-event, or determines or
updates the state of an event or sub-event. In some embodiments,
event comparator 184 includes event definitions 186. Event
definitions 186 contain definitions of events (e.g., predefined
sequences of sub-events), for example, event 1 (187-1), event 2
(187-2), and others. In some embodiments, sub-events in an event
(187) include, for example, touch begin, touch end, touch movement,
touch cancellation, and multiple touching. In one example, the
definition for event 1 (187-1) is a double tap on a displayed
object. The double tap, for example, comprises a first touch (touch
begin) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase, a first
liftoff (touch end) for a predetermined phase, a second touch
(touch begin) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase,
and a second liftoff (touch end) for a predetermined phase. In
another example, the definition for event 2 (187-2) is a dragging
on a displayed object. The dragging, for example, comprises a touch
(or contact) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase, a
movement of the touch across touch-sensitive display 112, and
liftoff of the touch (touch end). In some embodiments, the event
also includes information for one or more associated event handlers
190.
[0145] In some embodiments, event definition 187 includes a
definition of an event for a respective user-interface object. In
some embodiments, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to
determine which user-interface object is associated with a
sub-event. For example, in an application view in which three
user-interface objects are displayed on touch-sensitive display
112, when a touch is detected on touch-sensitive display 112, event
comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which of the three
user-interface objects is associated with the touch (sub-event). If
each displayed object is associated with a respective event handler
190, the event comparator uses the result of the hit test to
determine which event handler 190 should be activated. For example,
event comparator 184 selects an event handler associated with the
sub-event and the object triggering the hit test.
[0146] In some embodiments, the definition for a respective event
(187) also includes delayed actions that delay delivery of the
event information until after it has been determined whether the
sequence of sub-events does or does not correspond to the event
recognizer's event type.
[0147] When a respective event recognizer 180 determines that the
series of sub-events do not match any of the events in event
definitions 186, the respective event recognizer 180 enters an
event impossible, event failed, or event ended state, after which
it disregards subsequent sub-events of the touch-based gesture. In
this situation, other event recognizers, if any, that remain active
for the hit view continue to track and process sub-events of an
ongoing touch-based gesture.
[0148] In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180
includes metadata 183 with configurable properties, flags, and/or
lists that indicate how the event delivery system should perform
sub-event delivery to actively involved event recognizers. In some
embodiments, metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags,
and/or lists that indicate how event recognizers interact, or are
enabled to interact, with one another. In some embodiments,
metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags, and/or lists
that indicate whether sub-events are delivered to varying levels in
the view or programmatic hierarchy.
[0149] In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180
activates event handler 190 associated with an event when one or
more particular sub-events of an event are recognized. In some
embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 delivers event
information associated with the event to event handler 190.
Activating an event handler 190 is distinct from sending (and
deferred sending) sub-events to a respective hit view. In some
embodiments, event recognizer 180 throws a flag associated with the
recognized event, and event handler 190 associated with the flag
catches the flag and performs a predefined process.
[0150] In some embodiments, event delivery instructions 188 include
sub-event delivery instructions that deliver event information
about a sub-event without activating an event handler. Instead, the
sub-event delivery instructions deliver event information to event
handlers associated with the series of sub-events or to actively
involved views. Event handlers associated with the series of
sub-events or with actively involved views receive the event
information and perform a predetermined process.
[0151] In some embodiments, data updater 176 creates and updates
data used in application 136-1. For example, data updater 176
updates the telephone number used in contacts module 137, or stores
a video file used in video player module. In some embodiments,
object updater 177 creates and updates objects used in application
136-1. For example, object updater 177 creates a new user-interface
object or updates the position of a user-interface object. GUI
updater 178 updates the GUI. For example, GUI updater 178 prepares
display information and sends it to graphics module 132 for display
on a touch-sensitive display.
[0152] In some embodiments, event handler(s) 190 includes or has
access to data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater
178. In some embodiments, data updater 176, object updater 177, and
GUI updater 178 are included in a single module of a respective
application 136-1 or application view 191. In other embodiments,
they are included in two or more software modules.
[0153] It shall be understood that the foregoing discussion
regarding event handling of user touches on touch-sensitive
displays also applies to other forms of user inputs to operate
multifunction devices 100 with input devices, not all of which are
initiated on touch screens. For example, mouse movement and mouse
button presses, optionally coordinated with single or multiple
keyboard presses or holds; contact movements such as taps, drags,
scrolls, etc. on touchpads; pen stylus inputs; movement of the
device; oral instructions; detected eye movements; biometric
inputs; and/or any combination thereof are optionally utilized as
inputs corresponding to sub-events which define an event to be
recognized.
[0154] FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device 100
having a touch screen 112 in accordance with some embodiments. The
touch screen optionally displays one or more graphics within user
interface (UI) 200. In this embodiment, as well as others described
below, a user is enabled to select one or more of the graphics by
making a gesture on the graphics, for example, with one or more
fingers 202 (not drawn to scale in the figure) or one or more
styluses 203 (not drawn to scale in the figure). In some
embodiments, selection of one or more graphics occurs when the user
breaks contact with the one or more graphics. In some embodiments,
the gesture optionally includes one or more taps, one or more
swipes (from left to right, right to left, upward and/or downward),
and/or a rolling of a finger (from right to left, left to right,
upward and/or downward) that has made contact with device 100. In
some implementations or circumstances, inadvertent contact with a
graphic does not select the graphic. For example, a swipe gesture
that sweeps over an application icon optionally does not select the
corresponding application when the gesture corresponding to
selection is a tap.
[0155] Device 100 optionally also include one or more physical
buttons, such as "home" or menu button 204. As described
previously, menu button 204 is, optionally, used to navigate to any
application 136 in a set of applications that are, optionally,
executed on device 100. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the
menu button is implemented as a soft key in a GUI displayed on
touch screen 112.
[0156] In some embodiments, device 100 includes touch screen 112,
menu button 204, push button 206 for powering the device on/off and
locking the device, volume adjustment button(s) 208, subscriber
identity module (SIM) card slot 210, headset jack 212, and
docking/charging external port 124. Push button 206 is, optionally,
used to turn the power on/off on the device by depressing the
button and holding the button in the depressed state for a
predefined time interval; to lock the device by depressing the
button and releasing the button before the predefined time interval
has elapsed; and/or to unlock the device or initiate an unlock
process. In an alternative embodiment, device 100 also accepts
verbal input for activation or deactivation of some functions
through microphone 113. Device 100 also, optionally, includes one
or more contact intensity sensors 165 for detecting intensity of
contacts on touch screen 112 and/or one or more tactile output
generators 167 for generating tactile outputs for a user of device
100.
[0157] FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction
device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance
with some embodiments. Device 300 need not be portable. In some
embodiments, device 300 is a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a
tablet computer, a multimedia player device, a navigation device,
an educational device (such as a child's learning toy), a gaming
system, or a control device (e.g., a home or industrial
controller). Device 300 typically includes one or more processing
units (CPUs) 310, one or more network or other communications
interfaces 360, memory 370, and one or more communication buses 320
for interconnecting these components. Communication buses 320
optionally include circuitry (sometimes called a chipset) that
interconnects and controls communications between system
components. Device 300 includes input/output (I/O) interface 330
comprising display 340, which is typically a touch screen display.
I/O interface 330 also optionally includes a keyboard and/or mouse
(or other pointing device) 350 and touchpad 355, tactile output
generator 357 for generating tactile outputs on device 300 (e.g.,
similar to tactile output generator(s) 167 described above with
reference to FIG. 1A), sensors 359 (e.g., optical, acceleration,
proximity, touch-sensitive, and/or contact intensity sensors
similar to contact intensity sensor(s) 165 described above with
reference to FIG. 1A). Memory 370 includes high-speed random access
memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random access solid
state memory devices; and optionally includes non-volatile memory,
such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk
storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid
state storage devices. Memory 370 optionally includes one or more
storage devices remotely located from CPU(s) 310. In some
embodiments, memory 370 stores programs, modules, and data
structures analogous to the programs, modules, and data structures
stored in memory 102 of portable multifunction device 100 (FIG.
1A), or a subset thereof. Furthermore, memory 370 optionally stores
additional programs, modules, and data structures not present in
memory 102 of portable multifunction device 100. For example,
memory 370 of device 300 optionally stores drawing module 380,
presentation module 382, word processing module 384, website
creation module 386, disk authoring module 388, and/or spreadsheet
module 390, while memory 102 of portable multifunction device 100
(FIG. 1A) optionally does not store these modules.
[0158] Each of the above-identified elements in FIG. 3 is,
optionally, stored in one or more of the previously mentioned
memory devices. Each of the above-identified modules corresponds to
a set of instructions for performing a function described above.
The above-identified modules or programs (e.g., sets of
instructions) need not be implemented as separate software
programs, procedures, or modules, and thus various subsets of these
modules are, optionally, combined or otherwise rearranged in
various embodiments. In some embodiments, memory 370 optionally
stores a subset of the modules and data structures identified
above. Furthermore, memory 370 optionally stores additional modules
and data structures not described above.
[0159] Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user
interfaces that are, optionally, implemented on, for example,
portable multifunction device 100.
[0160] FIG. 4A illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu
of applications on portable multifunction device 100 in accordance
with some embodiments. Similar user interfaces are, optionally,
implemented on device 300. In some embodiments, user interface 400
includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
[0161] Signal strength indicator(s) 402 for wireless
communication(s), such as cellular and Wi-Fi signals; [0162] Time
404; [0163] Bluetooth indicator 405; [0164] Battery status
indicator 406; [0165] Tray 408 with icons for frequently used
applications, such as: [0166] Icon 416 for telephone module 138,
labeled "Phone," which optionally includes an indicator 414 of the
number of missed calls or voicemail messages; [0167] Icon 418 for
e-mail client module 140, labeled "Mail," which optionally includes
an indicator 410 of the number of unread e-mails; [0168] Icon 420
for browser module 147, labeled "Browser;" and [0169] Icon 422 for
video and music player module 152, also referred to as iPod
(trademark of Apple Inc.) module 152, labeled "iPod;" and [0170]
Icons for other applications, such as: [0171] Icon 424 for IM
module 141, labeled "Messages;" [0172] Icon 426 for calendar module
148, labeled "Calendar;" [0173] Icon 428 for image management
module 144, labeled "Photos;" [0174] Icon 430 for camera module
143, labeled "Camera;" [0175] Icon 432 for online video module 155,
labeled "Online Video;" [0176] Icon 434 for stocks widget 149-2,
labeled "Stocks;" [0177] Icon 436 for map module 154, labeled
"Maps;" [0178] Icon 438 for weather widget 149-1, labeled
"Weather;" [0179] Icon 440 for alarm clock widget 149-4, labeled
"Clock;" [0180] Icon 442 for workout support module 142, labeled
"Workout Support;" [0181] Icon 444 for notes module 153, labeled
"Notes;" and [0182] Icon 446 for a settings application or module,
labeled "Settings," which provides access to settings for device
100 and its various applications 136.
[0183] It should be noted that the icon labels illustrated in FIG.
4A are merely exemplary. For example, icon 422 for video and music
player module 152 are labeled "Music" or "Music Player." Other
labels are, optionally, used for various application icons. In some
embodiments, a label for a respective application icon includes a
name of an application corresponding to the respective application
icon. In some embodiments, a label for a particular application
icon is distinct from a name of an application corresponding to the
particular application icon.
[0184] FIG. 4B illustrates an exemplary user interface on a device
(e.g., device 300, FIG. 3) with a touch-sensitive surface 451
(e.g., a tablet or touchpad 355, FIG. 3) that is separate from the
display 450 (e.g., touch screen display 112). Device 300 also,
optionally, includes one or more contact intensity sensors (e.g.,
one or more of sensors 359) for detecting intensity of contacts on
touch-sensitive surface 451 and/or one or more tactile output
generators 357 for generating tactile outputs for a user of device
300.
[0185] Although some of the examples that follow will be given with
reference to inputs on touch screen display 112 (where the
touch-sensitive surface and the display are combined), in some
embodiments, the device detects inputs on a touch-sensitive surface
that is separate from the display, as shown in FIG. 4B. In some
embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 451 in FIG. 4B) has
a primary axis (e.g., 452 in FIG. 4B) that corresponds to a primary
axis (e.g., 453 in FIG. 4B) on the display (e.g., 450). In
accordance with these embodiments, the device detects contacts
(e.g., 460 and 462 in FIG. 4B) with the touch-sensitive surface 451
at locations that correspond to respective locations on the display
(e.g., in FIG. 4B, 460 corresponds to 468 and 462 corresponds to
470). In this way, user inputs (e.g., contacts 460 and 462, and
movements thereof) detected by the device on the touch-sensitive
surface (e.g., 451 in FIG. 4B) are used by the device to manipulate
the user interface on the display (e.g., 450 in FIG. 4B) of the
multifunction device when the touch-sensitive surface is separate
from the display. It should be understood that similar methods are,
optionally, used for other user interfaces described herein.
[0186] Additionally, while the following examples are given
primarily with reference to finger inputs (e.g., finger contacts,
finger tap gestures, finger swipe gestures), it should be
understood that, in some embodiments, one or more of the finger
inputs are replaced with input from another input device (e.g., a
mouse-based input or stylus input). For example, a swipe gesture
is, optionally, replaced with a mouse click (e.g., instead of a
contact) followed by movement of the cursor along the path of the
swipe (e.g., instead of movement of the contact). As another
example, a tap gesture is, optionally, replaced with a mouse click
while the cursor is located over the location of the tap gesture
(e.g., instead of detection of the contact followed by ceasing to
detect the contact). Similarly, when multiple user inputs are
simultaneously detected, it should be understood that multiple
computer mice are, optionally, used simultaneously, or a mouse and
finger contacts are, optionally, used simultaneously.
[0187] FIG. 5A illustrates exemplary personal electronic device
500. Device 500 includes body 502. In some embodiments, device 500
can include some or all of the features described with respect to
devices 100 and 300 (e.g., FIGS. 1A-4B). In some embodiments,
device 500 has touch-sensitive display screen 504, hereafter touch
screen 504. Alternatively, or in addition to touch screen 504,
device 500 has a display and a touch-sensitive surface. As with
devices 100 and 300, in some embodiments, touch screen 504 (or the
touch-sensitive surface) optionally includes one or more intensity
sensors for detecting intensity of contacts (e.g., touches) being
applied. The one or more intensity sensors of touch screen 504 (or
the touch-sensitive surface) can provide output data that
represents the intensity of touches. The user interface of device
500 can respond to touches based on their intensity, meaning that
touches of different intensities can invoke different user
interface operations on device 500.
[0188] Exemplary techniques for detecting and processing touch
intensity are found, for example, in related applications:
International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/040061,
titled "Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying
User Interface Objects Corresponding to an Application," filed May
8, 2013, published as WIPO Publication No. WO/2013/169849, and
International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/069483,
titled "Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for
Transitioning Between Touch Input to Display Output Relationships,"
filed Nov. 11, 2013, published as WIPO Publication No.
WO/2014/105276, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference
in their entirety.
[0189] In some embodiments, device 500 has one or more input
mechanisms 506 and 508. Input mechanisms 506 and 508, if included,
can be physical. Examples of physical input mechanisms include push
buttons and rotatable mechanisms. In some embodiments, device 500
has one or more attachment mechanisms. Such attachment mechanisms,
if included, can permit attachment of device 500 with, for example,
hats, eyewear, earrings, necklaces, shirts, jackets, bracelets,
watch straps, chains, trousers, belts, shoes, purses, backpacks,
and so forth. These attachment mechanisms permit device 500 to be
worn by a user.
[0190] FIG. 5B depicts exemplary personal electronic device 500. In
some embodiments, device 500 can include some or all of the
components described with respect to FIGS. 1A, 1, and 3. Device 500
has bus 512 that operatively couples I/O section 514 with one or
more computer processors 516 and memory 518. I/O section 514 can be
connected to display 504, which can have touch-sensitive component
522 and, optionally, intensity sensor 524 (e.g., contact intensity
sensor). In addition, I/O section 514 can be connected with
communication unit 530 for receiving application and operating
system data, using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, near field communication
(NFC), cellular, and/or other wireless communication techniques.
Device 500 can include input mechanisms 506 and/or 508. Input
mechanism 506 is, optionally, a rotatable input device or a
depressible and rotatable input device, for example. Input
mechanism 508 is, optionally, a button, in some examples.
[0191] Input mechanism 508 is, optionally, a microphone, in some
examples. Personal electronic device 500 optionally includes
various sensors, such as GPS sensor 532, accelerometer 534,
directional sensor 540 (e.g., compass), gyroscope 536, motion
sensor 538, and/or a combination thereof, all of which can be
operatively connected to I/O section 514.
[0192] Memory 518 of personal electronic device 500 can include one
or more non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums, for
storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by
one or more computer processors 516, for example, can cause the
computer processors to perform the techniques described below,
including processes 1000, 1300 and 1600 (FIGS. 10A-10Q, 13 and 16).
A computer-readable storage medium can be any medium that can
tangibly contain or store computer-executable instructions for use
by or in connection with the instruction execution system,
apparatus, or device. In some examples, the storage medium is a
transitory computer-readable storage medium. In some examples, the
storage medium is a non-transitory computer-readable storage
medium. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can
include, but is not limited to, magnetic, optical, and/or
semiconductor storages. Examples of such storage include magnetic
disks, optical discs based on CD, DVD, or Blu-ray technologies, as
well as persistent solid-state memory such as flash, solid-state
drives, and the like. Personal electronic device 500 is not limited
to the components and configuration of FIG. 5B, but can include
other or additional components in multiple configurations.
[0193] As used here, the term "affordance" refers to a
user-interactive graphical user interface object that is,
optionally, displayed on the display screen of devices 100, 300,
and/or 500 (FIGS. 1A-1B, 3, and 5A-5H). For example, an image
(e.g., icon), a button, and text (e.g., hyperlink) each optionally
constitute an affordance.
[0194] As used herein, the term "focus selector" refers to an input
element that indicates a current part of a user interface with
which a user is interacting. In some implementations that include a
cursor or other location marker, the cursor acts as a "focus
selector" so that when an input (e.g., a press input) is detected
on a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touchpad 355 in FIG. 3 or
touch-sensitive surface 451 in FIG. 4B) while the cursor is over a
particular user interface element (e.g., a button, window, slider,
or other user interface element), the particular user interface
element is adjusted in accordance with the detected input. In some
implementations that include a touch screen display (e.g.,
touch-sensitive display system 112 in FIG. 1A or touch screen 112
in FIG. 4A) that enables direct interaction with user interface
elements on the touch screen display, a detected contact on the
touch screen acts as a "focus selector" so that when an input
(e.g., a press input by the contact) is detected on the touch
screen display at a location of a particular user interface element
(e.g., a button, window, slider, or other user interface element),
the particular user interface element is adjusted in accordance
with the detected input. In some implementations, focus is moved
from one region of a user interface to another region of the user
interface without corresponding movement of a cursor or movement of
a contact on a touch screen display (e.g., by using a tab key or
arrow keys to move focus from one button to another button); in
these implementations, the focus selector moves in accordance with
movement of focus between different regions of the user interface.
Without regard to the specific form taken by the focus selector,
the focus selector is generally the user interface element (or
contact on a touch screen display) that is controlled by the user
so as to communicate the user's intended interaction with the user
interface (e.g., by indicating, to the device, the element of the
user interface with which the user is intending to interact). For
example, the location of a focus selector (e.g., a cursor, a
contact, or a selection box) over a respective button while a press
input is detected on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touchpad
or touch screen) will indicate that the user is intending to
activate the respective button (as opposed to other user interface
elements shown on a display of the device).
[0195] As used in the specification and claims, the term
"characteristic intensity" of a contact refers to a characteristic
of the contact based on one or more intensities of the contact. In
some embodiments, the characteristic intensity is based on multiple
intensity samples. The characteristic intensity is, optionally,
based on a predefined number of intensity samples, or a set of
intensity samples collected during a predetermined time period
(e.g., 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10 seconds) relative to a
predefined event (e.g., after detecting the contact, prior to
detecting liftoff of the contact, before or after detecting a start
of movement of the contact, prior to detecting an end of the
contact, before or after detecting an increase in intensity of the
contact, and/or before or after detecting a decrease in intensity
of the contact). A characteristic intensity of a contact is,
optionally, based on one or more of: a maximum value of the
intensities of the contact, a mean value of the intensities of the
contact, an average value of the intensities of the contact, a top
10 percentile value of the intensities of the contact, a value at
the half maximum of the intensities of the contact, a value at the
90 percent maximum of the intensities of the contact, or the like.
In some embodiments, the duration of the contact is used in
determining the characteristic intensity (e.g., when the
characteristic intensity is an average of the intensity of the
contact over time). In some embodiments, the characteristic
intensity is compared to a set of one or more intensity thresholds
to determine whether an operation has been performed by a user. For
example, the set of one or more intensity thresholds optionally
includes a first intensity threshold and a second intensity
threshold. In this example, a contact with a characteristic
intensity that does not exceed the first threshold results in a
first operation, a contact with a characteristic intensity that
exceeds the first intensity threshold and does not exceed the
second intensity threshold results in a second operation, and a
contact with a characteristic intensity that exceeds the second
threshold results in a third operation. In some embodiments, a
comparison between the characteristic intensity and one or more
thresholds is used to determine whether or not to perform one or
more operations (e.g., whether to perform a respective operation or
forgo performing the respective operation), rather than being used
to determine whether to perform a first operation or a second
operation.
[0196] FIG. 5C illustrates detecting a plurality of contacts
552A-552E on touch-sensitive display screen 504 with a plurality of
intensity sensors 524A-524D. FIG. 5C additionally includes
intensity diagrams that show the current intensity measurements of
the intensity sensors 524A-524D relative to units of intensity. In
this example, the intensity measurements of intensity sensors 524A
and 524D are each 9 units of intensity, and the intensity
measurements of intensity sensors 524B and 524C are each 7 units of
intensity. In some implementations, an aggregate intensity is the
sum of the intensity measurements of the plurality of intensity
sensors 524A-524D, which in this example is 32 intensity units. In
some embodiments, each contact is assigned a respective intensity
that is a portion of the aggregate intensity. FIG. 5D illustrates
assigning the aggregate intensity to contacts 552A-552E based on
their distance from the center of force 554. In this example, each
of contacts 552A, 552B, and 552E are assigned an intensity of
contact of 8 intensity units of the aggregate intensity, and each
of contacts 552C and 552D are assigned an intensity of contact of 4
intensity units of the aggregate intensity. More generally, in some
implementations, each contact j is assigned a respective intensity
Ij that is a portion of the aggregate intensity, A, in accordance
with a predefined mathematical function, Ij=A(Dj/.SIGMA.Di), where
Dj is the distance of the respective contact j to the center of
force, and .SIGMA.Di is the sum of the distances of all the
respective contacts (e.g., i=1 to last) to the center of force. The
operations described with reference to FIGS. 5C-5D can be performed
using an electronic device similar or identical to device 100, 300,
or 500. In some embodiments, a characteristic intensity of a
contact is based on one or more intensities of the contact. In some
embodiments, the intensity sensors are used to determine a single
characteristic intensity (e.g., a single characteristic intensity
of a single contact). It should be noted that the intensity
diagrams are not part of a displayed user interface, but are
included in FIGS. 5C-5D to aid the reader.
[0197] In some embodiments, a portion of a gesture is identified
for purposes of determining a characteristic intensity. For
example, a touch-sensitive surface optionally receives a continuous
swipe contact transitioning from a start location and reaching an
end location, at which point the intensity of the contact
increases. In this example, the characteristic intensity of the
contact at the end location is, optionally, based on only a portion
of the continuous swipe contact, and not the entire swipe contact
(e.g., only the portion of the swipe contact at the end location).
In some embodiments, a smoothing algorithm is, optionally, applied
to the intensities of the swipe contact prior to determining the
characteristic intensity of the contact. For example, the smoothing
algorithm optionally includes one or more of: an unweighted
sliding-average smoothing algorithm, a triangular smoothing
algorithm, a median filter smoothing algorithm, and/or an
exponential smoothing algorithm. In some circumstances, these
smoothing algorithms eliminate narrow spikes or dips in the
intensities of the swipe contact for purposes of determining a
characteristic intensity.
[0198] The intensity of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface
is, optionally, characterized relative to one or more intensity
thresholds, such as a contact-detection intensity threshold, a
light press intensity threshold, a deep press intensity threshold,
and/or one or more other intensity thresholds. In some embodiments,
the light press intensity threshold corresponds to an intensity at
which the device will perform operations typically associated with
clicking a button of a physical mouse or a trackpad. In some
embodiments, the deep press intensity threshold corresponds to an
intensity at which the device will perform operations that are
different from operations typically associated with clicking a
button of a physical mouse or a trackpad. In some embodiments, when
a contact is detected with a characteristic intensity below the
light press intensity threshold (e.g., and above a nominal
contact-detection intensity threshold below which the contact is no
longer detected), the device will move a focus selector in
accordance with movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive
surface without performing an operation associated with the light
press intensity threshold or the deep press intensity threshold.
Generally, unless otherwise stated, these intensity thresholds are
consistent between different sets of user interface figures.
[0199] An increase of characteristic intensity of the contact from
an intensity below the light press intensity threshold to an
intensity between the light press intensity threshold and the deep
press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as a "light
press" input. An increase of characteristic intensity of the
contact from an intensity below the deep press intensity threshold
to an intensity above the deep press intensity threshold is
sometimes referred to as a "deep press" input. An increase of
characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity below the
contact-detection intensity threshold to an intensity between the
contact-detection intensity threshold and the light press intensity
threshold is sometimes referred to as detecting the contact on the
touch-surface. A decrease of characteristic intensity of the
contact from an intensity above the contact-detection intensity
threshold to an intensity below the contact-detection intensity
threshold is sometimes referred to as detecting liftoff of the
contact from the touch-surface. In some embodiments, the
contact-detection intensity threshold is zero. In some embodiments,
the contact-detection intensity threshold is greater than zero.
[0200] In some embodiments described herein, one or more operations
are performed in response to detecting a gesture that includes a
respective press input or in response to detecting the respective
press input performed with a respective contact (or a plurality of
contacts), where the respective press input is detected based at
least in part on detecting an increase in intensity of the contact
(or plurality of contacts) above a press-input intensity threshold.
In some embodiments, the respective operation is performed in
response to detecting the increase in intensity of the respective
contact above the press-input intensity threshold (e.g., a "down
stroke" of the respective press input). In some embodiments, the
press input includes an increase in intensity of the respective
contact above the press-input intensity threshold and a subsequent
decrease in intensity of the contact below the press-input
intensity threshold, and the respective operation is performed in
response to detecting the subsequent decrease in intensity of the
respective contact below the press-input threshold (e.g., an "up
stroke" of the respective press input).
[0201] FIGS. 5E-5H illustrate detection of a gesture that includes
a press input that corresponds to an increase in intensity of a
contact 562 from an intensity below a light press intensity
threshold (e.g., "IT.sub.L") in FIG. 5E, to an intensity above a
deep press intensity threshold (e.g., "IT.sub.D") in FIG. 5H. The
gesture performed with contact 562 is detected on touch-sensitive
surface 560 while cursor 576 is displayed over application icon
572B corresponding to App 2, on a displayed user interface 570 that
includes application icons 572A-572D displayed in predefined region
574. In some embodiments, the gesture is detected on
touch-sensitive display 504. The intensity sensors detect the
intensity of contacts on touch-sensitive surface 560. The device
determines that the intensity of contact 562 peaked above the deep
press intensity threshold (e.g., "IT.sub.D"). Contact 562 is
maintained on touch-sensitive surface 560. In response to the
detection of the gesture, and in accordance with contact 562 having
an intensity that goes above the deep press intensity threshold
(e.g., "IT.sub.D") during the gesture, reduced-scale
representations 578A-578C (e.g., thumbnails) of recently opened
documents for App 2 are displayed, as shown in FIGS. 5F-5H. In some
embodiments, the intensity, which is compared to the one or more
intensity thresholds, is the characteristic intensity of a contact.
It should be noted that the intensity diagram for contact 562 is
not part of a displayed user interface, but is included in FIGS.
5E-5H to aid the reader.
[0202] In some embodiments, the display of representations
578A-578C includes an animation. For example, representation 578A
is initially displayed in proximity of application icon 572B, as
shown in FIG. 5F. As the animation proceeds, representation 578A
moves upward and representation 578B is displayed in proximity of
application icon 572B, as shown in FIG. 5G. Then, representations
578A moves upward, 578B moves upward toward representation 578A,
and representation 578C is displayed in proximity of application
icon 572B, as shown in FIG. 5H. Representations 578A-578C form an
array above icon 572B. In some embodiments, the animation
progresses in accordance with an intensity of contact 562, as shown
in FIGS. 5F-5G, where the representations 578A-578C appear and move
upwards as the intensity of contact 562 increases toward the deep
press intensity threshold (e.g., "IT.sub.D"). In some embodiments,
the intensity, on which the progress of the animation is based, is
the characteristic intensity of the contact. The operations
described with reference to FIGS. 5E-5H can be performed using an
electronic device similar or identical to device 100, 300, or
500.
[0203] In some embodiments, the device employs intensity hysteresis
to avoid accidental inputs sometimes termed "jitter," where the
device defines or selects a hysteresis intensity threshold with a
predefined relationship to the press-input intensity threshold
(e.g., the hysteresis intensity threshold is X intensity units
lower than the press-input intensity threshold or the hysteresis
intensity threshold is 75%, 90%, or some reasonable proportion of
the press-input intensity threshold). Thus, in some embodiments,
the press input includes an increase in intensity of the respective
contact above the press-input intensity threshold and a subsequent
decrease in intensity of the contact below the hysteresis intensity
threshold that corresponds to the press-input intensity threshold,
and the respective operation is performed in response to detecting
the subsequent decrease in intensity of the respective contact
below the hysteresis intensity threshold (e.g., an "up stroke" of
the respective press input). Similarly, in some embodiments, the
press input is detected only when the device detects an increase in
intensity of the contact from an intensity at or below the
hysteresis intensity threshold to an intensity at or above the
press-input intensity threshold and, optionally, a subsequent
decrease in intensity of the contact to an intensity at or below
the hysteresis intensity, and the respective operation is performed
in response to detecting the press input (e.g., the increase in
intensity of the contact or the decrease in intensity of the
contact, depending on the circumstances).
[0204] For ease of explanation, the descriptions of operations
performed in response to a press input associated with a
press-input intensity threshold or in response to a gesture
including the press input are, optionally, triggered in response to
detecting either: an increase in intensity of a contact above the
press-input intensity threshold, an increase in intensity of a
contact from an intensity below the hysteresis intensity threshold
to an intensity above the press-input intensity threshold, a
decrease in intensity of the contact below the press-input
intensity threshold, and/or a decrease in intensity of the contact
below the hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to the
press-input intensity threshold. Additionally, in examples where an
operation is described as being performed in response to detecting
a decrease in intensity of a contact below the press-input
intensity threshold, the operation is, optionally, performed in
response to detecting a decrease in intensity of the contact below
a hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to, and lower than,
the press-input intensity threshold.
[0205] As used herein, an "installed application" refers to a
software application that has been downloaded onto an electronic
device (e.g., devices 100, 300, and/or 500) and is ready to be
launched (e.g., become opened) on the device. In some embodiments,
a downloaded application becomes an installed application by way of
an installation program that extracts program portions from a
downloaded package and integrates the extracted portions with the
operating system of the computer system.
[0206] As used herein, the terms "open application" or "executing
application" refer to a software application with retained state
information (e.g., as part of device/global internal state 157
and/or application internal state 192). An open or executing
application is, optionally, any one of the following types of
applications: [0207] an active application, which is currently
displayed on a display screen of the device that the application is
being used on; [0208] a background application (or background
processes), which is not currently displayed, but one or more
processes for the application are being processed by one or more
processors; and [0209] a suspended or hibernated application, which
is not running, but has state information that is stored in memory
(volatile and non-volatile, respectively) and that can be used to
resume execution of the application.
[0210] As used herein, the term "closed application" refers to
software applications without retained state information (e.g.,
state information for closed applications is not stored in a memory
of the device). Accordingly, closing an application includes
stopping and/or removing application processes for the application
and removing state information for the application from the memory
of the device. Generally, opening a second application while in a
first application does not close the first application. When the
second application is displayed and the first application ceases to
be displayed, the first application becomes a background
application.
[0211] Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user
interfaces ("UI") and associated processes that are implemented on
an electronic device, such as portable multifunction device 100,
device 300, device 500, device 600, or device 900.
[0212] FIGS. 6A-9I illustrate exemplary user interfaces for
displaying application views in a set of application views, in
accordance with some embodiments. The user interfaces in these
figures are used to illustrate the processes described below,
including the processes in FIGS. 10A-10Q.
[0213] FIG. 6A illustrates device 600 with touch sensitive display
602. Device 600 may be device 100, 300, or 500 in some embodiments.
User interface 604 is displayed on touch-sensitive display 602.
User interface 604, as illustrated in FIG. 6A, includes watch face
608 of a watch application.
[0214] Device 600 includes various input mechanisms that receives
user input, such as, rotatable input mechanism 610, that is able to
receive a rotatable input (and may also receive a push input), and
input mechanism 612 that is able to receive a push user input.
[0215] Referring now to FIGS. 6A-C, in response to receiving user
input 614 at input mechanism 612, a plurality of application views
of a set of application views 630 are displayed. The set of
application views are a sequential list of application views that
correspond to respective applications. As shown in FIGS. 6B-6C, in
some embodiments, the set of application views 630 include a first
application view 631 corresponding to a first application (e.g.,
friends application), a second application view 632 corresponding
to second application (e.g., stock application, weather
application), a third application view 633 corresponding to a third
application, a fourth application view 634 corresponding to a
fourth application, and a fifth application view 635 corresponding
to a fifth application. It is noted that, as shown in FIGS. 6A-6C,
the set of application views may include one or more application
views that are not displayed on display 602 at a given time.
[0216] In some embodiments, referring to FIGS. 6A-B, in response to
user input 614, device 600 displays a subset of the set of
application views, such as first application view 631 and second
application view 632. Alternatively, in some embodiments, referring
to FIGS. 6A and 6C, in response to user input 614, device 600
displays a subset of the set of application views, such as
application view 633 application view 634, and application view
635.
[0217] As shown in FIGS. 6A-C, the application views are a
screenshot of corresponding applications. Each of the application
views in the set of application views 630 are an affordance, that
when selected, launch the application that corresponds to the
application view. For example, the selection (e.g., a touch input
on the affordance) of application view 631 that corresponds with a
friends application launches the friends application. Similarly,
the selection of application view 634 that corresponds to a music
application launches the music application.
[0218] In some embodiments, the applications respectively
corresponding to the set of application views 630 (e.g.,
preselected application views and adaptive application view) are
stored in memory (e.g., volatile memory). As such, the applications
corresponding to the respective application views in the set of
application views 630 quickly and easily accessed, (e.g., launch
instantaneously), in response to selection of the respective
application view.
[0219] Device 600, in some embodiments, displays various
application view indicia (or page dots) 640 concurrently with the
set of application views. Each application view indicia corresponds
to a respective application view in the set of application views.
For example, application view indicia 641 corresponds to
application view 631, application view indicia 642 corresponds to
application 632 (as shown in FIG. 6B) and application view indicia
643, 644 and 645 respectively correspond to sequential application
views 633, 634 and 635 (as shown in FIG. 6C) in the set of
application views. As shown in FIGS. 6B-C, the five separate
application view indicia (e.g., application view indicia 641, 642,
643, 644 and 645) respectively corresponds to five separate
application views in the set of application views 630. However, the
set of application views 630 can include any number of predefined
application views (e.g., ten predefined application views in the
set of application views) that correspond to a respective number of
application view indicia.
[0220] The set of application views 630 include preselected
application views. The preselected application views are
application views corresponding to respective applications, wherein
the respective applications have been preselected such that their
corresponding application views are displayed in response to user
input 614. As a result, the set of application views 630 provides
quick and easy access to the applications corresponding to the
application views in the set of application views 630. In one
example, application views 631-634 are preselected application
views because they have been affirmatively selected to be in the
set of application views 630. In some embodiments, a user of device
600 affirmatively selects the applications (or application views)
that are a part of the set of application views 630, which will be
described in further detail below. In other embodiments, a party
(other than the user) selects one or more applications (or
application views), prior to shipping of the device for commercial
sale or initial use by the user.
[0221] In some embodiments, the preselected application views (and
the adaptive application view) remain in the set of application
views regardless of the operational state of the respective
application. The various operational states of the application can
be a launched (e.g., become opened) application, an open or
executing application, or a closed application. In particular, an
open or executing application can be, but is not limited to (1) an
active application, which is currently displayed on a display
screen of the device that the application is being used on, (2) a
background application (or background processes), which is not
currently displayed, but one or more processes for the application
are being processed by one or more processors, and (3) a suspended
or hibernated application, which is not running, but has state
information that is stored in memory (volatile and non-volatile,
respectively) and that can be used to resume execution of the
application.
[0222] As a result, in some embodiments, the preselected
application views are able to be displayed regardless of the
operational state of the application. Moreover, in some
embodiments, the preselected application views remain in the set of
application views until affirmatively removed by the user, which
will be described in further detail below.
[0223] As seen in FIG. 6D, the set of application views 630 also
includes an adaptive application view 635. The adaptive application
view corresponds to a most recently opened application that is not
currently one of the preselected application views. The adaptive
application view includes a screenshot of the most recently opened
application regardless of the operational state of the most
recently opened application (e.g., running, suspended, not
launched)
[0224] Referring to FIG. 6D, application view 635 is an adaptive
application view that corresponds to a stocks application. In this
example, the stocks application is the most recently opened
application and the stocks application has not been affirmatively
added to the preselected application views (e.g., application views
631-634) of the set of application views 630.
[0225] In some embodiments, the stocks application is an open
application on the device and is not a view in the set of
application views. While the stock application is open (and
displayed in user-interface 604), device 600 receives user input
614 is received to display the set of application views. In
response to receiving user input 614, device 600 displays the
adaptive application view that corresponds to the stocks
application because the stocks application is the most recently
opened application.
[0226] In some embodiments, device 600 displays the adaptive
application view at a terminus (e.g., beginning or end) of the
sequence of the set of application views. Alternatively, the
adaptive application view is not displayed at the terminus of the
sequence of application views. In some embodiments, the set of
application views includes more than one adaptive application view
that respectively corresponds to the most recently opened
applications.
[0227] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 6D, while displaying
application views 634 and 635 of the set of application views 630,
the set of application view indicia 640 are displayed, with each of
the application view indicia corresponding to a respective
application view in the set of application views. In particular,
the application view indicia 645 that corresponds to the adaptive
view 635 is visually distinguished with respect to the application
view indicia corresponding to the preselected application views. In
the embodiment depicted in FIG. 6D, application view indicia 645 is
a hollow indicia (in the highlighted state), when the adaptive
application view 635 is center focused. In comparison, the
application view indicia that corresponds to the preselected
application views are highlighted as a solid page dote when their
respective preselected application views are center focused, as
seen, for example, in FIG. 6B.
[0228] Further as seen in FIG. 6D, the adaptive application view
635 includes affordance 639 ("add to dock" button) that corresponds
to adding the adaptive view to the preselected application views of
the set of application views. In response to receiving user input
649 (e.g., tap gesture) for selecting the affordance, the adaptive
application view (e.g., application view 635) that corresponds to
the most recently opened application (e.g., stocks application) is
added to the preselected application views. For example, referring
to FIG. 6E, in response to user input 649, device 600 adds
application view 635 to the preselected application views of the
set of application views such that application view 635 is no
longer an adaptive application view. In some embodiments, when an
adaptive application view (e.g., stock application) is added to the
preselected application views via selection of affordance 639, the
adaptive application view remains in the set of application view
and a new preselected application view (e.g., stock application) is
created.
[0229] In some embodiments, the adaptive application view adapts
such that it corresponds to the most recently opened application
that is not one of the already existing preselected application
views. For example, when the stocks application is launched it is
the most recently opened application. As a result, the adaptive
application view corresponds to the stocks application, as shown in
FIG. 6D.
[0230] Furthermore, a subsequent new application may be launched
(or opened), that is also not associated with the preselected
application views. In response to the detecting the launch of the
new application, that is also not associated with the preselected
application views, the adaptive view is updated again to correspond
with the new most recently opened application. For example,
referring to FIG. 6F, when the weather application is the most
recently opened application (and not associated with the
preselected application views) then device 600 updates adaptive
application view 635 such that it is corresponds with the weather
application (rather than the previous recently opened application
such as the stocks application). In some embodiments, the adaptive
application view permits a user to quickly access a recently used
application, without having to perform the steps necessary to add
the application to the set of preselected application views.
[0231] In some embodiments, the application view of the most
recently opened application is center focused upon initiating
display of the application views. For example, referring to FIG.
6C, in response to user input at input mechanism 612, device 600
displays a subset of the set of application views. In particular,
device 600 displays a portion of preselected application view 633,
the full view of preselected application view 634, and a portion of
adaptive application view 635. The full view of preselected
application view 634 that corresponds to the music application is
fully displayed and centered because the music application that
corresponds to preselected application view 634 is the most
recently opened application.
[0232] Additionally, in some embodiments, the center focused
application view is lit brighter than the one or more adjacent
application views. For example, application view 634 is lit
brighter than sequentially adjacent views 633 and 635 that are
partially displayed. In particular, in some embodiments, the one or
more sequentially adjacent views to the center focused application
view are dimmed with respect to the center focused application
view.
[0233] In another example, referring to FIG. 6F, in response to
user input at input mechanism 612, a subset of the set of
application views are displayed. In particular, a portion of
preselected application view 634 and the full view of adaptive
application view 635 are displayed. The full view of adaptive
application view 635 that corresponds to the weather application is
fully displayed and centered because the weather application that
corresponds to adaptive application view 635 is the most recently
opened application (and is not associated with the preselected
views).
[0234] Referring to FIGS. 6F-6G, the weather application associated
with adaptive application view 635 can be opened in response to
selecting the adaptive application view. For example, while the
weather application associated with the adaptive view is not
opened, device 600 receives user input 650 on the adaptive
application view. In response to receiving user input 650, device
600 launches (or opens) the weather application, as shown in FIG.
6G.
[0235] FIGS. 6H-6K illustrates reordering the application views in
the set of application views 630. Referring to FIG. 6H (which is
similar to FIG. 6C, as described above), device 600 receives user
input 652 (e.g., hard press) on preselected application view 634
that corresponds to a music application. User input 652 is for
selecting and reordering the preselected application view in the
sequence of application views in the set of application views.
[0236] Referring to FIG. 6I, in response to user input 652, device
600 visually distinguishes the selected preselected view 634 that
corresponds to the music application from the other views in the
set of application views. The visual distinguishing of the selected
application view may include change of size (e.g., larger than the
other application views), change of location (e.g., vertical offset
from the other application views), change to being translucent,
change to being dimmed, etc. In some embodiments, device 600
reduces each of the displayed application views in size in response
to user input 652 such that more application views are able to be
concurrently displayed to aid in reordering of the selected
application view.
[0237] Textual reference 655, in some embodiments, is displayed
associated with the selected application view. Textual reference
655 indicates the current sequential order of the selected
application view (e.g., 4 of 5) in the sequence of the set of
application views.
[0238] Referring to FIG. 6J, in response detecting movement of user
input 652 (e.g., slide to the left) to a new location in the
sequence of the set of application views, the selected application
view 634 translates in accordance to the detected movement of user
input 652 to the new location in the sequence of the set of
application views. As illustrated in FIG. 6J, device 600 translates
the selected application view to a new position between the
application view 631 and application view 632 in the set of
application views 630. As indicated by textual reference 655, in
response to the movement of user input 652, the selected
application view is translated to a new position (e.g., 2 of 5) in
the sequence of the set of application views.
[0239] Referring to FIG. 6K, in response to a break in the contact
of user input 652, device 600 places the selected application view
634 between application views 631 and 632 such that selected
application view 634 is reordered in the sequence of the set of
application views. In particular, application view 634 is reordered
to the second application view (from the fourth application view)
in the sequence of the set of application views. Additionally, the
application views move to make space for the newly reordered
application view. For example, device 600 moves application view
631 to the left and/or application views 632 and 633 move to right
to provide room for the reordering of application view 634 to its
new position between application view 631 and application view
632.
[0240] It is contemplated that the techniques for reordering
illustrated and described in reference to FIGS. 6H-6K can be
applied to reordering other items. For example, such techniques may
be used to reorder context-specific user interfaces or watch faces
configured for display on device 600. Exemplary user interfaces and
techniques for editing and/or selecting the same are provided in
International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2015/034607,
titled "Context-Specific User Interfaces," filed Jun. 7, 2015,
published as WIPO Publication No. WO/2016/022205, which is
incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. In this instance,
FIGS. 6H-6K illustrate a mode for reordering a sequential library
of saved user interfaces for display on device 600. The reordering
mode of device 600 may be entered, e.g., by a touch gesture on the
touch-sensitive display such as a hard press or long press. 633,
634, and 635 depict preview images representing context-specific
user interfaces in the library. In some embodiments, preview image
634 represents an active user interface, e.g., the user interface
displayed on device 600 before entering the reordering mode, which
is visually distinguished on the display as described above. In
response detecting movement of user input 652 (e.g., slide to the
left) to a new location in the sequence of the set of user
interface preview images, the selected preview image 634 translates
in accordance to the detected movement of user input 652 to the new
location in the sequence of the set of application views (e.g., as
depicted in FIG. 6J). In some embodiments, the stored library of
user interfaces is also reordered accordingly, e.g., such that the
user interface represented by preview image 634 is reordered at
position 2 out of 5 in the library between the user interfaces
represented by preview images 631 and 632. In other embodiments,
rather than depicting the translation of 634 below the sequence of
user interface preview images (the rest of which are arrayed in a
linear sequence behind and/or above 634), device 600 enlarges the
display of preview image 634 larger than 633 and 635 and increases
the transparency of 634, such that the user can perceive preview
image 634 and the sequence of other preview images behind it on the
display. In response detecting movement of user input 652 (e.g.,
slide to the left) to a new location in the sequence of the set of
user interface preview images, the sequence of preview images
translates behind the enlarged and transparent 634 such that it
occupies position 2 out of 5 as illustrated in FIG. 6J, then 634
returns to its previous size and transparency after the user input
has ceased.
[0241] FIGS. 6L-6N illustrates removing an application view from
the set of application views 630. Referring to FIG. 6L, device 600
detects, user input 653 (e.g., upward swipe gesture) on application
view 634 that corresponds to a music application. In response to
user input 653 that corresponds to removing an application view
from the set of application views 630, device 600 displays an
application view removal user interface 656 (FIG. 6M). Application
view removal user interface 656 includes an application view
removal affordance 657, and cancel affordance 658. Application view
removal affordance 657, when selected removes or deletes the
selected application view (e.g., application view 634) from the set
of application views 630. Cancel affordance 658 cancels the process
of removing an application view (e.g., application view 634) from
the set of application views.
[0242] Referring to FIG. 6N, in response to selection of
application view removal affordance 657, device 600 removes the
selected application view 634 (that is currently in second
application view in the set of application views 630) from the set
of application views.
[0243] Additionally, the application views are moved to close the
space left by the removed application view. For example, device 600
moves application view 631 to the right and/or moves application
views 632 (and the rest of the sequence of the set of application
views 630) to the left to close the open space that once held the
removed application view.
[0244] As a result of removing an application view, as illustrated
in FIGS. 6L-6N, the set of application views 630 is reduced to four
application views (from five application views). Similarly, the
number of application view indicia (or page dots) 640 are reduced
to four indicia (from five indicia) that respectively correspond to
each of the application views in the set of application views.
[0245] FIGS. 7A-7D illustrates scrolling through the set of
application views. Referring to FIG. 7A, while application view 631
is the focused and centered application view in the set of
application views 630, a swipe gesture 710 is received for
scrolling through the set of application views 630. In response to
receiving swipe gesture 710, device 600 scrolls the application
views to the adjacent application view 632 (from application view
631) in accordance to the velocity of the swipe gesture being below
a predetermined velocity, as depicted in FIG. 7B.
[0246] Alternatively, in response to receiving swipe gesture 710,
the application views are scrolled through a plurality of
application views (from application view 631), for example, to
adaptive application view 635, in accordance to the velocity of the
swipe gesture being above a predetermined velocity (e.g., 0.1 m/s),
as depicted in FIG. 7C. In particular, the greater the velocity of
the swipe gesture (above the predetermined velocity), the further
the scrolling through application view. For example, while
application view 631 is the centered and focused application view,
device 600 may scroll to application view 633 when the swipe
gesture 710 has a first velocity, V.sub.1, that is slightly above
the predetermined threshold. Similarly, while application view 631
is the centered and focused application view, device 600 may scroll
to application view 634 when the swipe gesture 710 has a second
velocity, V.sub.2, that is greater than V.sub.1. Additionally,
while application view 631 is the centered and focused application
view, device 600 may scroll to adaptive application view 635 (from
application view 631) when the swipe gesture 710 has a third
velocity, V.sub.3, that is greater than V.sub.2.
[0247] Referring now to FIG. 7D, while application view 631 is the
focused and centered application view in the set of application
views 630, rotational input 712 for scrolling to an adjacent
application view is received at rotatable input mechanism 610. In
response to receiving rotational input 712 at rotatable input
mechanism 610, the application views are scrolled to the adjacent
application view 632 (from application view 631), as depicted in
FIG. 7B. In some embodiments, the scrolling to the adjacent
application view includes a decrease in velocity based on a
predetermined coefficient of friction. For example, the speed of
the scrolling from application view 631 to application view 632
slows down until application view 632 is the new focused and
centered application, wherein the slowing down of the scrolling is
based on a coefficient of friction.
[0248] FIGS. 7E-7I illustrate scrolling through the set of
application view 630. Referring to FIG. 7E, while displaying
application views 631 and 632 in a display area (e.g., user
interface 604), device 600 receives input 714 (e.g., press and hold
gesture) at an edge 715 of the display area (e.g., near bottom edge
of user interface 604, or near bottom bezel 716 of the touch
display screen). Referring to FIG. 7F, in response to receiving
input 714, device 600 moves the displayed application views away
from the edge 715 of the display area. In this example, the
application views translate up and towards the top edge of the
display area opposite the bottom edge 715. In some embodiments, the
application views move away from edge 715 to provide adequate area
for a user's finger to touch the bottom edge. As a result, a user
is able to touch on or around edge 715 without visually blocking
the displayed application views.
[0249] Referring to FIGS. 7F-7I, movement of the input 714 is
detected along edge 715 (e.g., horizontal scroll gesture to the
right). In response to the detected movement of the input along the
bottom edge of the display area, the set of application views are
scrolled. For example, referring to FIG. 7G, as the input 714 is
detected towards the middle of the length of the edge 715, device
600 displays the application views in the middle of the sequence of
the set of application views (e.g., application views 632, 634 and
635). Similarly, referring to FIG. 7H, as the input is detected
towards the end of the length of the edge of 715, device 600
displays the application views at the end of the sequence of the
set of application views (e.g., application views 634 and 635). In
some embodiments, referring to FIG. 7I, in response to a break in
input 714, devices moves the application views down towards edge
715 into their original location (prior to input 714).
[0250] In some embodiments, in response to a touch from one
terminus of edge 715 to the opposite terminus of edge 715, a user
can scroll through each of the application views (regardless of the
number of application views in the set of application views).
Additionally, the initial location of input 714 can be anywhere
along the length of edge 715. For example, the initial location of
input 714 may be towards the middle of the length of edge 715, as
depicted in FIG. 7G.
[0251] FIGS. 7J-7L illustrate dynamic highlighting of application
view indicia 640. The dynamic highlighting of the application view
indicia, as illustrated in FIGS. 7J-7L, corresponds with scrolling
from application view 631 (that corresponds to application view
indicia 641) to application view 632 (that corresponds to
application view indicia 641), such as described with respect to
FIGS. 7A-7B.
[0252] Referring to FIG. 7J (and FIG. 7A), while displaying
application views 631 and 632 of the set of application views 630,
a set of application view indicia 640 are displayed, wherein each
of the application view indicia (e.g., indicia 641-645) correspond
to a respective application views in the set of application views
630. Indicia 641 is highlighted corresponding to displayed
application view 631 that is center focused. In response to
receiving user input (e.g., scrolling input) to scroll to adjacent
application view 632 (such that application view 632 is center
focused), application view indicia 642 is highlighted to indicate
that application view 632 is the center focused application view.
The highlighting of application view indicia 642 includes an
initial brightness and a final highlighting brightness, wherein the
brightness of the highlighting increases during the transition from
the initial highlighting brightness to the final highlighting
brightness. For example, referring to FIG. 7K, indicia 642 includes
an initial brightness, as application view 642 initially
transitions into the center focused position. Referring to FIG. 7L,
indicia 642 includes a transition to a final highlighting
brightness that is greater than the initial highlighting brightness
(as shown in FIG. 7K). In some embodiments, the dynamic
highlighting acts as if a backlight is moved between indicia (e.g.,
a backlight moves from indicia 641 to 642).
[0253] FIGS. 8A-8B illustrates a universal audio application
control interface. Referring to FIG. 8A, while an audio application
is playing audio content (e.g., a third party music application is
playing a song), device 600 updates the set of application views
630 with a universal audio application control interface view 636
that corresponds to a universal audio application control interface
for controlling playback of the currently playing audio content.
The set of application views 630 is updated with universal audio
application control interface view 636 when the set of application
views 630 does not correspond to the audio application currently
playing the audio content. For example, the audio application
playing the audio content is not a preselected application view in
the set of application views.
[0254] The audio application, that is playing the audio content,
includes an application-specific control interface to control audio
playback exclusively for the audio application. The universal audio
application control interface is different and distinct from the
application-specific control interface. For example, the universal
audio application control interface is able to control playback of
various third party music applications (e.g., Pandora, Spotify,
SoundCloud) that are not associated with the preselected
application views.
[0255] User input 810 on the universal audio application control
interface view 635 is received. User input 810 is for initiating
launching the universal audio application control interface.
[0256] Referring to FIG. 8B, in response to receiving the user
input 810, device 600 launches and displays the universal audio
application control interface. As a result, the audio content
currently playing by the audio application is able to be controlled
via the universal audio application control interface rather than
the application-specific control interface.
[0257] Referring now to FIGS. 8A and 8C, universal audio
application control interface view 636 includes affordance 639 for
adding universal audio application control interface view 636 to
the preselected application views. In response to user input 812
for adding universal audio application control interface view 636
to the preselected application views, device 600 affirmatively adds
universal audio application control interface view 636 to the
preselected application views, as depicted in FIG. 8C.
[0258] FIGS. 9A-9I illustrates companion device 900 that is paired
to device 600. Companion device 900 includes touch sensitive
display 902. User interface 904 is displayed on touch-sensitive
display 902. Companion device 900 when paired to device 600 is able
to display the application views and perform at least some of the
same processes as device 600, as described herein.
[0259] Referring to FIGS. 9A-9B, application views can be added to
the set of application view 630 via companion device 900 in the
same manner as described with respect to device 600, as described
herein.
[0260] Referring to FIG. 9A, at companion device 900, the adaptive
application view (e.g., application view 635) includes affordance
639 (e.g., "add to dock" button) that corresponds to adding the
adaptive view to the preselected application views of the set of
application views. In response to receiving user input 649 (e.g.,
tap gesture) for selecting the affordance, the adaptive application
view (e.g., application view 635) that corresponds to the most
recently opened application (e.g., stocks application) is added to
the preselected application views. For example, referring to FIG.
9B, in response to user input 649, device 900 adds application view
635 to the preselected application views of the set of application
views and is no longer an adaptive application view.
[0261] Referring to FIGS. 9C-9F, application views can be reordered
via companion device 900 in the same manner as described with
respect to device 600, as described herein.
[0262] FIGS. 9C-9F illustrates reordering the application views in
the set of application views 630 via companion device 900 (similar
to reordering depicted in FIGS. 6H-6K). Referring to FIG. 9C, user
input 652 (e.g., hard press) is received on preselected application
view 634 that corresponds to a music application. User input 652 is
for selecting and reordering the preselected application view in
the sequence of application views in the set of application
views.
[0263] Referring to FIG. 9D, in response to user input 652, device
900 visually distinguishes the selected preselected view 634 that
corresponds to the music application from the other views in the
set of application views. The visual distinguishing of the selected
application view may include change of size (e.g., larger than the
other application views), change of location (e.g., vertical offset
from the other application views), change to being translucent,
change to being dimmed, etc. In some embodiments, each of the
displayed application views are reduced in size in response to user
input 652 such that more application views are able to be
concurrently displayed to aid in reordering of the selected
application view.
[0264] Textual reference 655, in some embodiments, is displayed
associated with the selected application view. Textual reference
655 indicates the current sequential order of the selected
application view (e.g., 4 of 5) in the sequence of the set of
application views.
[0265] Referring to FIG. 9E, in response detecting movement of user
input 652 (e.g., slide to the left) to a new location in the
sequence of the set of application views, device 900 translates the
selected application view 634 in accordance to the detected
movement of user input 652 to the new location in the sequence of
the set of application views. As illustrated in FIG. 9E, the
selected application view is translated to a new position between
the application view 631 and application view 632 in the set of
application views 630. As indicated by textual reference 655, in
response to the movement of user input 652, the selected
application view is translated to a new position (e.g., 2 of 5) in
the sequence of the set of application views.
[0266] Referring to FIG. 9F, in response to a break in the contact
of user input 652, device 900 places the selected application view
634 between application views 631 and 632 such that selected
application view 634 is reordered in the sequence of the set of
application views. In particular, application view 634 is reordered
to the second application view (from the fourth application view)
in the sequence of the set of application views. Additionally, the
application views move to make space for the newly reordered
application view. For example, device 900 moves the application
view 631 to the left and/or moves application views 632 and 633 to
right to provide room for the reordering of application view 634 to
its new position between application view 631 and application view
632.
[0267] FIGS. 9G-9I illustrates removing an application view from
the set of application views 630 via companion device 900 (similar
to FIGS. 6L-6N). Referring to FIG. 9G, user input 653 (e.g., upward
swipe gesture) is detected on application view 634 that corresponds
a music application. User input 653 (e.g., upward swipe gesture) is
for removing an application view from the set of application
views.
[0268] Referring to FIG. 9H, in response to user input 653 that
corresponds to removing an application view from the set of
application views 630, an application view removal user interface
656 is displayed. Application view removal user interface 656
includes application view removal affordance 657 and cancel
affordance 658. Application view removal affordance 657, when
selected removes or deletes the selected application view (e.g.,
application view 634) from the set of application views 630. Cancel
affordance 658 cancels the selection of an application view (e.g.,
application view 634) for deletion from the set of application
views.
[0269] Referring to FIG. 9I, in response to selection of
application view removal affordance 657, the selected application
view 634 (that is currently in second application view in the set
of application views 630) is removed from the set of application
views.
[0270] Additionally, the application views move to close the space
left by the removed application view. For example, application view
631 moves to the right and/or application views 632 (and the rest
of the sequence of the set of application views 630) move to left
to close the open space that once held the removed application
view.
[0271] As a result of removing an application view, as illustrated
in FIGS. 9G-9I, the set of application views 630 is reduced to four
application views (from five application views). Similarly, the
number of application view indicia (or page dots) 640 are reduced
to four indicia (from five indicia) that respectively correspond to
each of the application views in the set of application views.
[0272] FIGS. 10A-10Q is a flow diagram illustrating a method for
displaying application views in a set of application views using an
electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. Method 1000
is performed at a device (e.g., 100, 300, 500, 600, or 900) with a
display, one or processors and memory. Some operations in method
1000 are, optionally, combined, the order of some operations is,
optionally, changed, and some operations are, optionally,
omitted.
[0273] As described below, method 1000 provides an intuitive way
for displaying application views in a set of application views. The
method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for viewing
application views in a set of application views, thereby creating a
more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated
computing devices, enabling a user to view application views in a
set of application views faster and more efficiently conserves
power and increases the time between battery charges.
[0274] At block 1002, a user input is received at the device (e.g.,
user input 614), the input, when received initiates display of a
plurality of application views of a set of application views.
[0275] At block 1004, in response to receiving the user input, a
plurality of application views of the set of application views
(e.g., set of application views 630) are displayed (e.g., FIG. 6B).
The set of application views includes preselected application views
and an adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently opened
application that is not one of the preselected application
views.
[0276] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6E, the adaptive view
(e.g., adaptive view 635) that corresponds to a most recently
opened application is displayed, wherein the adaptive view includes
an affordance (e.g., affordance 639) corresponding to adding the
adaptive view to the preselected application views (1010). A user
input (e.g., input 649) corresponding to selection of the
affordance is received (1012). In response to receiving the user
input for selecting the affordance, the adaptive view that
corresponds to the most recently opened application is added to the
preselected application views (1014).
[0277] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6D, the set of
application views are displayed in a sequence, and the adaptive
view is displayed at a terminus of the sequence of the set of
application views (1006).
[0278] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6E, the user input
(e.g., user input 614) is received while displaying an open
application that is the most recently opened application that is
not one of the preselected application views (1015), and further in
response to receiving the user input, the adaptive view that
corresponds to the most recently opened application that is not one
of the preselected application views is displayed (1016). The
adaptive view includes an affordance (e.g., affordance 639)
corresponding to adding the adaptive view to the preselected
application views. A user input (e.g., input 649) is received
corresponding to selection of the affordance (1017). In response to
receiving the user input for selecting the affordance, the adaptive
view that corresponds to the most recently opened application is
added to the preselected application views (1018).
[0279] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6F, launch of an
application is detected, wherein the adaptive view and the
preselected application views of the set of application views do
not correspond with the launched application (1020). In response to
detecting the launch of the application, the adaptive view to
correspond with the launched application is updated (1021).
[0280] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6H, the set of
application views are displayed in a sequence. In response to
receiving user input corresponding to display of the sequence of
the set of application views, a subset of application views of the
sequence of the set of application views are displayed (e.g.,
application views 633, 634 and 635). The displaying the subset of
application views comprises displaying an application view of a
most recently opened application in a center of the sequence of the
subset of application views (1005).
[0281] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6H, the set of
application views are displayed in a sequence. In response to
receiving user input corresponding to display of the sequence of
the set of application views, a subset of application views of the
sequence of the set of application views are displayed (e.g.,
application views 633, 634 and 635). The displaying the subset of
application views comprises displaying a first application view in
the sequence of the set of application in a center of the sequence
of the subset of application views (e.g., application view 634),
and displaying at least a partial view of a second application view
sequential to the first application view in the sequence of the set
of application views (e.g., application view 633 or 634), wherein
the second application view is dimmed with respect to the first
application view (1006).
[0282] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6G, while the
application associated with the adaptive view is not opened, the
adaptive view is displayed (1022). A user input corresponding to
the adaptive view is received (1023), and in response to receiving
the user input corresponding to the adaptive view, the associated
application is launched (1024).
[0283] In some embodiments, a portion of the sequence of the set of
application views are displayed (1025). As shown in FIG. 6H, an
input on an application view in a first position in the sequence of
the set of application views is received (1026). As shown in FIG.
6I, in response to the input on the application view, the selected
application view with respect to the other application views in the
sequence of the set of application views is visually distinguished
(1027). Movement of the input on the application view to a second
position in the sequence of the set of application views is
detected (1028). As shown in FIG. 6J, in response to the detected
movement of the input on the application view, the selected
application view to the second position in the sequence of set of
application views is moved (1029). As shown in FIG. 6J, a break of
the input on the application view is detected (1030), and in
response to the detected break of the input on the application
view, the application view is reordered to the second position in
the sequence of set of application views (1031).
[0284] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6L, an input on an
application view of the plurality of application views is received,
the input, when received initiates deleting the application view
from the set of application views (1032). As shown in FIGS. 6M-6N,
in response to the input on the application view, the application
view from the set of application views is deleted (1033).
[0285] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7A, a swipe gesture
for scrolling through the set of application views is received
(1034). As shown in FIGS. 7B-7C, in response to receiving the swipe
gesture: in accordance with the velocity of the swipe gesture below
a predetermined velocity threshold, scroll to an adjacent
application view, and in accordance to the velocity of the swipe
gesture above the predetermined velocity threshold, scroll through
a plurality of application views of the set of application views
(1035).
[0286] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7D, a user input is
received, the user input, when received initiates scrolling to an
adjacent application view in set of application views (1036). A
shown in FIG. 7E, in response to receiving the user input,
scrolling to the adjacent application view in the set of
application views, wherein the scrolling to the adjacent
application view includes a decrease in velocity based on a
predetermined coefficient of friction (1037).
[0287] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7E, while displaying
the plurality of application views in a display area, an input at a
bottom edge of the display area is received, the input, when
received initiates scrolling of the application views (1038). As
shown in FIG. 7F, in response to the input at an edge of the
display area, move the application views away from the bottom edge
of the display area (1039). As shown in FIG. 7G, movement of the
input along the bottom edge of the display area is detected (1040).
As shown in FIGS. 7G-7H, in response to the detected movement of
the input along the bottom edge of the display area, scroll through
the set of application views (1041).
[0288] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6F, while displaying
the plurality of application views of the set of application views,
a set of application view indicia is displayed (e.g., indicia 640).
Each of the application view indicia corresponds to a respective
application view in the set of application views. The application
view indicia corresponding to the adaptive view is visually
distinguished with respect to the application view indicia
corresponding to the preselected application views (1042).
[0289] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7J, while displaying
the plurality of application views of the set of application views,
a set of application view indicia is displayed, wherein each of the
application view indicia corresponds to a respective application
view in the set of application views (1043). As shown in FIG. 7J,
an indicia corresponding to a displayed application view is
highlighted 1044). A user input is received, the user input, when
received for scrolling to another application view in the set of
application views (1045). In response to receiving the user input,
scroll to the another application view (1046). As shown in FIGS.
7K-7L, in accordance to scrolling to the another application view,
highlight an application view indicia corresponding to the another
application view, wherein the highlighting the application view
corresponding to the another application view includes an initial
highlighting brightness, and a final highlighting brightness,
wherein the brightness of the highlighting increases during the
transition from the initial highlighting brightness to the final
highlighting brightness (1047).
[0290] In some embodiments, while an audio application is playing
audio content, wherein the audio application includes an
application-specific control interface and the set of application
views does not include an application view corresponding to the
audio application (1046): as shown in FIG. 8A, the set of
application views is updated with a universal audio application
control interface view corresponding to a universal audio
application control interface, wherein the universal audio
application control interface is different than the
application-specific control interface that is not a part of the
dock (1047). A user input on the universal audio application
control interface view is received (e.g., input 810), the user
input, when received initiating launching the universal audio
application control interface (1048). As shown in FIG. 8B, in
response to receiving the user input, the universal audio
application control interface for controlling the playback of the
audio content playing on the audio application is displayed
(1049).
[0291] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 8A, wherein the
universal audio application control interface view includes an
affordance corresponding to adding the universal audio application
control interface view to the set of application views (1050). As
shown in FIG. 8C, a user input for selecting the affordance is
received (1051), and in response to receiving the user input for
selecting the affordance, add the universal audio application
control interface view to the set of application views (1052).
[0292] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 9A, at a companion
device (e.g., device 900) with one or more processors and memory
that is paired with the device (e.g., device 600) the adaptive view
that corresponds to a most recently opened application is
displayed, wherein the adaptive view includes an affordance
corresponding to adding the adaptive view to the preselected
application views (1053). As shown in FIG. 9B, a user input for
selecting the affordance is received (1054), and in response to
receiving the user input for selecting the affordance, the adaptive
view that corresponds to the most recently opened application is
added to the preselected application views (1055).
[0293] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 9C. at a companion
device (e.g., device 900) with one or more processors, touchscreen
and memory that is paired with the device (e.g., device 600) a
portion of the sequence of the set of application views is
displayed (1056). An input is received at a location on the
touchscreen displaying an application view in a first position in
the sequence of the set of application views (1057). As shown in
FIG. 9D, in response to the input, the selected application view is
visually distinguished with respect to the other application views
in the sequence of the set of application views (1058). Movement is
detected, without breaking contact with touchscreen, of the input
on the application view to a second position in the sequence of the
set of application views (1059). As shown in FIG. 9E, in response
to the detected movement of the input on the application view, the
selected application view is moved to the second position in the
sequence of set of application views (1060). As shown in FIG. 9F, a
break of the input with the touchscreen is detected (1061), and in
response to the detected break of the input with the touchscreen,
the application view is reordered to the second position in the
sequence of set of application views (1062).
[0294] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 9G, at a companion
device (e.g., device 900) to the device (e.g., device 600), wherein
the companion device includes one or more processors and memory
that is paired with the device, an input is received on an
application view of the plurality of application views, the input,
when received initiates deletion of the application view from the
set of application views (1063). As shown in FIG. 9I, in response
to the input on the application view, the application view is
deleted from the set of application views (1064).
[0295] Note that details of the processes described above with
respect to method 1000 (e.g., FIGS. 10A-10Q) are also applicable in
an analogous manner to the methods described below. For example,
method 1300 optionally includes one or more of the characteristics
of the various methods described above with reference to method
1000. For example, method 1300 includes updating application views
that can be optionally implemented in method 1000. For brevity,
these details are not repeated below.
[0296] In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 11 shows an
exemplary functional block diagram of an electronic device 1100
configured in accordance with the principles of the various
described embodiments. In accordance with some embodiments, the
functional blocks of electronic device 1100 are configured to
perform the techniques described above. The functional blocks of
the device 1100 are, optionally, implemented by hardware, software,
or a combination of hardware and software to carry out the
principles of the various described examples. It is understood by
persons of skill in the art that the functional blocks described in
FIG. 11 are, optionally, combined or separated into sub-blocks to
implement the principles of the various described examples.
Therefore, the description herein optionally supports any possible
combination or separation or further definition of the functional
blocks described herein.
[0297] As shown in FIG. 11, an electronic device 1100 includes a
display unit 1102 configured to display a graphic user interface,
optionally, a touch-sensitive surface unit 1104 configured to
receive contacts, and a processing unit 1106 coupled to the display
unit 1102 and, optionally, the touch-sensitive surface unit 1104.
In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 includes a receiving
unit 1110, an adding unit 1112, an updating unit 1114, a reordering
unit 1116, a deleting unit 1118, a scrolling unit 1120, a
highlighting unit 1122, detecting unit 1124, launching unit 1126,
visually distinguishing unit 1128, and moving unit 1130.
[0298] The processing unit 1106 is configured to: receive a user
input at the device (e.g., with the receiving unit 1110), the
input, when received initiates display of a plurality of
application views of a set of application views. In response to
receiving the user input, displaying (e.g., with display unit 1102)
the plurality of application views of the set of application views
630. The set of application views includes preselected application
views and an adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently
opened application that is not one of the preselected application
views.
[0299] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: display (e.g., with the display unit 1102) the adaptive view
that corresponds to a most recently opened application, wherein the
adaptive view includes an affordance corresponding to adding the
adaptive view to the preselected application views. Receive a user
input corresponding to selection of the affordance. In response to
receiving the user input for selecting the affordance, add (e.g.,
with the adding unit 1112) the adaptive view that corresponds to
the most recently opened application to the preselected application
views.
[0300] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: display (e.g., with the display unit 1102) the set of
application views in a sequence, and display (e.g., with the
display unit 1102) the adaptive view at a terminus of the sequence
of the set of application views.
[0301] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: receive (e.g., with the receiving unit 1110) the user input
while displaying an open application that is the most recently
opened application that is not one of the preselected application
views, and further in response to receiving the user input, the
adaptive view that corresponds to the most recently opened
application that is not one of the preselected application views is
displayed. The adaptive view includes an affordance corresponding
to adding the adaptive view to the preselected application views.
Receive (e.g., with receiving unit 1110) user input corresponding
to selection of the affordance. In response to receiving the user
input for selecting the affordance, add (e.g., with the adding unit
1112) the adaptive view that corresponds to the most recently
opened application is added to the preselected application
views.
[0302] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: detect launch (e.g., with the detecting unit 1124) of an
application, wherein the adaptive view and the preselected
application views of the set of application views do not correspond
with the launched application. In response to detecting the launch
of the application, update (e.g., with the updating unit 1114) the
adaptive view to correspond with the launched application.
[0303] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: display (e.g., with the displaying unit 1102) the set of
application views in a sequence. In response to receiving user
input corresponding to display of the sequence of the set of
application views, display (e.g., with the displaying unit 1102) a
subset of application views of the sequence of the set of
application views. The processing unit 1106 is further configured
to: display (e.g., with the displaying unit 1102) an application
view of a most recently opened application in a center of the
sequence of the subset of application views.
[0304] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: display (e.g., with the displaying unit 1102) the set of
application views in a sequence. In response to receiving user
input corresponding to display of the sequence of the set of
application views, display (e.g., with the displaying unit 1102) a
subset of application views of the sequence of the set of
application views. The displaying the subset of application views
comprises displaying a first application view in the sequence of
the set of application in a center of the sequence of the subset of
application views. and displaying at least a partial view of a
second application view sequential to the first application view in
the sequence of the set of application views, wherein the second
application view is dimmed with respect to the first application
view.
[0305] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: while the application associated with the adaptive view is not
opened, display (e.g., with the displaying unit 1102) the adaptive
view. Receive (e.g., with receiving unit 1110) user input
corresponding to the adaptive view, and in response to receiving
the user input corresponding to the adaptive view, launch the
associated application (e.g., with launching unit 1126).
[0306] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: display (e.g., with display unit 1102) a portion of the
sequence of the set of application views. Receive an input (e.g.,
with receiving unit 1110) on an application view in a first
position in the sequence of the set of application views. In
response to the input on the application view, visually distinguish
(e.g., with visually distinguishing unit 1128) the selected
application view with respect to the other application views in the
sequence of the set of application views. Detecting movement (e.g.,
with detecting unit 1124) of the input on the application view to a
second position in the sequence of the set of application views. In
response to the detected movement of the input on the application
view, move (e.g., with moving unit 1130) the selected application
view to the second position in the sequence of set of application
views. Detect a break of the input on the application view (e.g.,
with detecting unit 1124), and in response to the detected break of
the input on the application view, reorder (e.g., with reordering
unit 1116) the application view to the second position in the
sequence of set of application views is reordered.
[0307] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: receive (e.g., with receiving unit 1110) an input on an
application view of the plurality of application views, the input,
when received initiates deletion (e.g., with deleting unit 1118)
the application view from the set of application views. In response
to the input on the application view, delete (e.g., with deleting
unit 1118) the application view from the set of application
views.
[0308] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: receive (e.g., with receiving unit 1110) a swipe gesture for
scrolling through the set of application views. In response to
receiving the swipe gesture: in accordance with the velocity of the
swipe gesture below a predetermined velocity threshold, scroll
(e.g., with scrolling unit 1120) to an adjacent application view,
and in accordance to the velocity of the swipe gesture above the
predetermined velocity threshold, scroll (e.g., with scrolling unit
1120) through a plurality of application views of the set of
application views.
[0309] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: receive (e.g., with receiving unit 1110) a user input, the user
input, when received initiating scrolling to an adjacent
application view in set of application views. In response to
receiving the user input, scroll (e.g., with scrolling unit 1120)
to the adjacent application view in the set of application views,
wherein the scrolling to the adjacent application view includes a
decrease in velocity based on a predetermined coefficient of
friction.
[0310] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: while displaying the plurality of application views in a
display area, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 1110) an input at
a bottom edge of the display area, the input, when received
initiates scrolling of the application views. In response to the
input at an edge of the display area, move (e.g., with moving unit
1130) the application views away from the bottom edge of the
display area. Movement of the input along the bottom edge of the
display area is detected. In response to the detected movement of
the input along the bottom edge of the display area, scroll (e.g.,
with scrolling unit 1120) through the set of application views.
[0311] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: while displaying the plurality of application views of the set
of application views, display (e.g., with display unit 1102 a set
of application view indicia is displayed. Each of the application
view indicia corresponds to a respective application view in the
set of application views. The application view indicia corresponds
to the adaptive view is visually distinguished with respect to the
application view indicia corresponding to the preselected
application views.
[0312] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: while displaying the plurality of application views of the set
of application views, display (e.g., with display unit 1102) a set
of application view indicia, wherein each of the application view
indicia corresponds to a respective application view in the set of
application views. Highlight (e.g., with highlighting unit 1122) an
indicia corresponding to a displayed application view. Receive
(e.g., with receiving unit 1110) a user input, the user input, when
received for scrolling to another application view in the set of
application views. In response to receiving the user input, scroll
(e.g., with scrolling unit 1120) to the another application view.
In accordance to scrolling to the another application view,
highlight (e.g., with highlighting unit 1122) an application view
indicia corresponding to the another application view, wherein the
highlighting the application view corresponding to the another
application view includes an initial highlighting brightness, and a
final highlighting brightness, wherein the brightness of the
highlighting increases during the transition from the initial
highlighting brightness to the final highlighting brightness.
[0313] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: while an audio application is playing audio content, wherein
the audio application includes an application-specific control
interface and the set of application views does not include an
application view corresponding to the audio application, update
(e.g., with the updating unit 1114) the set of application views
with a universal audio application control interface view
corresponding to a universal audio application control interface,
wherein the universal audio application control interface is
different than the application-specific control interface that is
not a part of the dock. Receive (e.g., with receiving unit 1110)
user input on the universal audio application control interface
view, the user input, when received initiating launching the
universal audio application control interface. In response to
receiving the user input, display (e.g., with the display unit
1102) the universal audio application control interface for
controlling the playback of the audio content playing on the audio
application.
[0314] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: wherein the universal audio application control interface view
includes an affordance corresponding to adding the universal audio
application control interface view to the set of application views.
Receive (e.g., with receiving unit 1110) a user input for selecting
the affordance, and in response to receiving the user input for
selecting the affordance, add (e.g., with the adding unit 1112) the
universal audio application control interface view to the set of
application views.
[0315] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configure
to: at a companion device with one or more processors and memory
that is paired with the device display (e.g., with display unit
1102) the adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently opened
application, wherein the adaptive view includes an affordance
corresponding to adding the adaptive view to the preselected
application views. Receive (e.g., with receiving unit 1110) user
input for selecting the affordance, and in response to receiving
the user input for selecting the affordance, add (e.g., with adding
unit 1112) the adaptive view that corresponds to the most recently
opened application to the preselected application views.
[0316] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: at a companion device with one or more processors, touchscreen
and memory that is paired with the device display (e.g., with
display unit 1102) a portion of the sequence of the set of
application views. Receive (e.g., with receiving unit 1110) an
input at a location on the touchscreen displaying an application
view in a first position in the sequence of the set of application
views. In response to the input, visually distinguish (e.g., with
visually distinguishing unit 1128) the selected application view
with respect to the other application views in the sequence of the
set of application views. Detect (e.g., with detecting unit 1124)
movement, without breaking contact with touchscreen, of the input
on the application view to a second position in the sequence of the
set of application views. In response to the detected movement of
the input on the application view, move (e.g., with moving unit
1130) the selected application view to the second position in the
sequence of set of application views. Detect (e.g., with detecting
unit 1124) a break of the input with the touchscreen, and in
response to the detected break of the input with the touchscreen,
reorder (e.g., with reordering unit 1116) the application view to
the second position in the sequence of set of application
views.
[0317] In some embodiments, the processing unit 1106 is configured
to: at a companion device to the device), wherein the companion
device includes one or more processors and memory that is paired
with the device, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 1110) an input
on an application view of the plurality of application views, the
input, when received initiates deletion of the application view
from the set of application views. In response to the input on the
application view, delete (e.g., with deleting unit 1119) the
application view from the set of application views.
[0318] The operations described above with reference to FIGS.
10A-10Q are, optionally, implemented by components depicted in
FIGS. 1A-1B or FIG. 11. For example, receiving operation 1002, and
displaying operation 1004 are, optionally, implemented by event
sorter 170, event recognizer 180, and event handler 190. Event
monitor 171 in event sorter 170 detects a contact on
touch-sensitive display 112, and event dispatcher module 174
delivers the event information to application 136-1. A respective
event recognizer 180 of application 136-1 compares the event
information to respective event definitions 186, and determines
whether a first contact at a first location on the touch-sensitive
surface corresponds to a predefined event or sub event, such as
activation of an affordance on a user interface. When a respective
predefined event or sub-event is detected, event recognizer 180
activates an event handler 190 associated with the detection of the
event or sub-event. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls
data updater 176 or object updater 177 to update the application
internal state 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190 accesses
a respective GUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by the
application. Similarly, it would be clear to a person having
ordinary skill in the art how other processes can be implemented
based on the components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.
[0319] FIGS. 12A-12G illustrates exemplary user interfaces for
updating views in a set of application views, in accordance with
some embodiments. The user interfaces in these figures are used to
illustrate the processes described below, including the processes
in FIG. 13.
[0320] FIG. 12A illustrates device 600 with touch sensitive display
602. User interface 604 is displayed on touch-sensitive display
602. User interface 604, as illustrated in FIG. 12A, includes watch
face 608 of a watch application.
[0321] Device 600 includes various input mechanisms that receives
user input, such as, rotatable input mechanism 610, that is able to
receive a rotatable input (and may also receive a push input), and
push input mechanism 612 that is able to receive a push input.
[0322] Referring now to FIGS. 12A-12B, in response to receiving
user input 1210 at input mechanism 612, device 600 displays a
plurality of application views of a set of application views 630.
The set of application views are a sequential list of application
views that correspond to respective applications. The set of
application views 630 include preselected application views. In
some embodiments, the set of application views includes an adaptive
application view that corresponds to the most recently opened
application that is not one of the application views.
[0323] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 12B, in response to
user input 1210, device 600 displays application views 633, 634,
and 635.
[0324] As shown in FIG. 12B, application views 633, 634 and 635 are
displayed in a respective first state. In some embodiments,
application views 633, 634 and 635 are the last viewed screen of
the respective applications. For example, application view 634 is
the last viewed screen of the stocks application.
[0325] Referring to FIG. 12C, in some embodiments, the set of
application views 630 are no longer displayed. For example, an
application is opened (e.g., clock application), and in response to
an opened application, the set of application views are no longer
displayed.
[0326] Device 600, in some embodiments, automatically determines,
without user input, whether a predetermined criteria is met for
updating at least one application view of the set of application
views to a second state. In accordance with the automatic
determination, without user input, that the predetermined criteria
is met, device 600 updates at least one application view of the set
of application views. In some embodiments, the predetermined
criteria is a periodic timeout (e.g., every three minutes). For
example, at the end of each periodic timeout, one or more of the
application views is updated to an updated second state. In such an
example, application view 634 for the stock application is updated
with current stock information.
[0327] In some embodiments, the predetermined criteria is change in
data associated with the application view. For example, for a
stocks application, the stock information may change frequently. As
such, the application view corresponding to the stocks application,
is updated in response to the change in stock information that is
displayed in the application view. In some embodiments, each of the
application views are updated in the background when the
predetermined criteria is met (e.g., end of a periodic timeout, or
change in information displayed in the respective application
view).
[0328] In some embodiments, the updating of the application view in
response to the predetermined criteria being met can occur with the
corresponding application being in one of various states, such as
ready to be launched (e.g., become opened), an open or executing
application, or a closed application. In particular, an open or
executing application can be, but is not limited to an active
application, which is currently displayed on a display screen of
the device that the application is being used on, a background
application (or background processes), which is not currently
displayed, but one or more processes for the application are being
processed by one or more processors, and a suspended or hibernated
application, which is not running, but has state information that
is stored in memory (volatile and non-volatile, respectively) and
that can be used to resume execution of the application.
[0329] In some embodiments, the automatic updating, without user
input, for an application view occurs while the corresponding
application is not currently displayed. In some embodiments, the
automatic updating, without user input, for an application view
occurs while the corresponding application is launched. In some
embodiments, the automatic updating, without user input, for an
application view occurs while the corresponding application is
unlaunched. In some embodiments, the automatic updating, without
user input, for an application view occurs while the corresponding
application is not active.
[0330] As described above, the applications associated with the set
of application views are stored in memory. As such, the updated
application views for the respective applications are also stored
in memory.
[0331] Referring to FIGS. 12C-12D, a second user input 1212 is
received, the second user input, when received, initiates display
of the plurality of application views of the set of application
views 630. In response to receiving the second user input 1212,
device 600 displays the plurality of application views of the set
of application views 630 that includes the at least one updated
application view 634 updated to the second state. For example,
device 600 displays application view 634 in an updated second state
that includes current stock information that is updated from the
first state, as depicted in FIG. 12B.
[0332] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 12D, the displaying
the plurality of application views of the set of application views
in a second state further includes displaying a first application
view in an application view area (e.g., user interface 604),
wherein the first application view (e.g., application 634) is an
updated application view that is focused, and centered in the
application view area.
[0333] Additionally, in some embodiments, at least a partial view
of a second application view (e.g., application views 633 and 635)
are displayed in the application view area, wherein the second
application view is sequential to the first application views,
wherein the second application view is not updated. For example,
application views 633 and 635 are not updated to a second state
when application view 634 is updated to a second state. As such,
application views 633 and 635 are not displayed in a second updated
state when updated application view 634 is displayed in a second
application state.
[0334] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 12E, the updated
application view of the stocks application is an adaptive
application view and a set of application view indicia is also
displayed, wherein each of the application view indicia corresponds
to a respective application view in the set of application views.
In particular, the application view indicia 645 corresponding to
the adaptive application view is visually distinguished with
respect to the application view indicia corresponding to the
preselected application views.
[0335] In some embodiments, while displaying the plurality of
application views of the set of application views (e.g.,
application views 633, 634 and 635 in FIG. 12D), a set of
application view indicia 640 is displayed, wherein each of the
application view indicia corresponds to a respective application
view in the set of application views. An indicia corresponding to a
displayed application view is highlighted. A user input, the user
input, when received for scrolling to another application view in
the set of application views (e.g., input 710 in FIG. 7A). In
response to receiving the user input, the application views are
scrolled to the another application view (e.g., FIG. 7B). In
accordance to scrolling to the another application view,
highlighting an application view indicia corresponding to the
another application view, wherein the highlighting the application
view corresponding to the another application view includes: an
initial highlighting brightness (e.g., FIG. 7K), and a final
highlighting brightness, wherein the brightness of the highlighting
increases during the transition from the initial highlighting
brightness to the final highlighting brightness (e.g., FIG.
7L).
[0336] In some embodiments, it is determined whether a first
timeout has expired since a most recent update of an application
view. In response to the first timeout expiring, displaying the
application view in a dimmed state. For example, referring to FIG.
12F, if the application view 634 is unable to be updated by the end
of a first time period (e.g., five minutes), then the application
view is dimmed (or visually distinguished) to indicate that the
application view is unable to be updated. In accordance with
selection of the application view in the dimmed state, launching an
application corresponding to the selected application view. For
example, in response to selecting application view 634, while in
the dimmed state, the stocks application is launched.
[0337] Furthermore, it is determined whether a second timeout
(e.g., 30 minutes) has expired since the most recent update of the
application view, wherein a duration of the second timeout is
longer than a duration of the first timeout. In response to the
second timeout expiring, displaying an application view that does
not include a screen shot of a corresponding application. For
example, referring to FIG. 12G, if the application view 634 is
unable to be updated by the end of a second time period (e.g., 30
minutes), then the displayed application view does not include a
screen shot of the stocks application. In accordance with selection
of the application view that does not include a screen shot of the
corresponding application, the corresponding application is
launched. For example, in response to selecting application view
634 that does not include a screen shot of the stocks application,
the stocks application is launched.
[0338] FIG. 13 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for updating
application views in a set of application views using an electronic
device in accordance with some embodiments. Method 1300 is
performed at a device (e.g., 100, 300, 500, 600, or 900) with a
display, one or processors and memory. Some operations in method
1300 are, optionally, combined, the order of some operations is,
optionally, changed, and some operations are, optionally,
omitted.
[0339] As described below, method 1300 provides an intuitive way
for updating application views in a set of application views. The
method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for selecting an
application via updated application views in a set of application
views, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface.
For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user select an
application via updated application views in a set of application
views faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the
time between battery charges.
[0340] At block 1302, a first user input (e.g., user input 1210) is
received, the first user input when received, initiates display of
a plurality of application views of a set of application views 630,
wherein the set of application views includes preselected
application views, the plurality of application views of the set of
application views displayed in a respective first state (e.g., FIG.
12A).
[0341] At block 1304, it is automatically determined, without user
input, whether a predetermined criteria is met for updating at
least one application view of the set of application views to a
second state. In some embodiments, the predetermined criteria is an
end of a predetermined timeout. In some embodiments, the
predetermine criteria is the change of data that is displayed on
the application view.
[0342] At block 1306, in accordance with the automatic
determination, without user input, that the predetermined criteria
is met, the at least one application view (e.g., application view
634 in FIG. 12D) of the set of application views to the second
state is updated
[0343] At block 1308, a second user input (e.g., input 1212) is
received, the second user input, when received, display of the
plurality of application views of the set of application views is
initiated.
[0344] At block 1310, in response to receiving the second user
input (e.g., input 1212), the plurality of application views of the
set of application views that includes the at least one updated
application view is updated to the second state (e.g., FIG.
12D).
[0345] In some embodiments, the set of application views further
includes an adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently
opened application that is not one of the preselected application
views.
[0346] In some embodiments, the automatic updating, without user
input, for an application view occurs while the corresponding
application is not currently displayed. In some embodiments, the
automatic updating, without user input, for an application view
occurs while the corresponding application is launched. In some
embodiments, the automatic updating, without user input, for an
application view occurs while the corresponding application is
unlaunched. In some embodiments, the automatic updating, without
user input, for an application view occurs while the corresponding
application is not active.
[0347] In some embodiments, wherein displaying the plurality of
application views of the set of application views in a second state
comprises displaying a first application view in an application
view area (e.g., user interface 604), wherein the first application
view is an updated application view that is focused, and centered
in the application view area (e.g., application view 634 in FIG.
12D), and displaying at least a partial view of a second
application view in the application view area, wherein the second
application view is sequential to the first application views,
wherein the second application view is not updated (e.g.,
application views 633 and 635 in FIG. 12D).
[0348] In some embodiments, in response to determining that the
predetermined criteria is met, updating each of the application
views in the set of application views. For example, each of the
application views are updated at the end of a timeout.
[0349] In some embodiments, is s determined whether a first timeout
has expired since a most recent update of an application view. In
response to the first timeout expiring, displaying the application
view in a dimmed state (e.g., FIG. 12F). In accordance with
selection of the application view in the dimmed state, launching an
application corresponding to the selected application view (e.g.,
stocks application is launched in response to selection of
application view 634). Determining whether a second timeout has
expired since the most recent update of the application view,
wherein a duration of the second timeout is longer than a duration
of the first timeout. In response to the second timeout expiring,
displaying an application view that does not include a screen shot
of a corresponding application (e.g., FIG. 12G), and in accordance
with selection of the application view that does not include a
screen shot of the corresponding application, launching the
corresponding application (e.g., stocks application is launched in
response to selection of application view 634).
[0350] In some embodiments, while displaying the plurality of
application views of the set of application views, displaying a set
of application view indicia (e.g., FIG. 12B), wherein each of the
application view indicia corresponds to a respective application
view in the set of application views, wherein the application view
indicia corresponding to the adaptive view is visually
distinguished with respect to the application view indicia
corresponding to the preselected application views (e.g. FIG.
12E).
[0351] In some embodiments, while displaying the plurality of
application views of the set of application views, displaying a set
of application view indicia, wherein each of the application view
indicia corresponds to a respective application view in the set of
application views (e.g., FIG. 12B), and highlighting an indicia
corresponding to a displayed application view. Receiving a user
input, the user input, when received for scrolling to another
application view in the set of application views (e.g., FIG. 7A).
In response to receiving the user input, scrolling to the another
application view (e.g., FIG. 7B). In accordance to scrolling to the
another application view, highlighting an application view indicia
corresponding to the another application view (e.g., FIG. 7B,
wherein the highlighting the application view corresponding to the
another application view includes an initial highlighting
brightness (e.g., FIG. 7K), and a final highlighting brightness,
wherein the brightness of the highlighting increases during the
transition from the initial highlighting brightness to the final
highlighting brightness (e.g., FIG. 7L).
[0352] Note that details of the processes described above with
respect to method 1300 (e.g., FIG. 13) are also applicable in an
analogous manner to the methods described above. For example,
method 1300 optionally includes one or more of the characteristics
of the various methods described above with reference to method
1000. For example, the viewing of application views, in accordance
to method 1100 may include the view of updated application views,
in accordance to method 100. For brevity, these details are not
repeated below.
[0353] In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 14 shows an
exemplary functional block diagram of an electronic device 1400
configured in accordance with the principles of the various
described embodiments. In accordance with some embodiments, the
functional blocks of electronic device 1400 are configured to
perform the techniques described above. The functional blocks of
the device 1400 are, optionally, implemented by hardware, software,
or a combination of hardware and software to carry out the
principles of the various described examples. It is understood by
persons of skill in the art that the functional blocks described in
FIG. 14 are, optionally, combined or separated into sub-blocks to
implement the principles of the various described examples.
Therefore, the description herein optionally supports any possible
combination or separation or further definition of the functional
blocks described herein.
[0354] As shown in FIG. 14, an electronic device 1400 includes a
display unit 1402 configured to display a graphic user interface,
optionally, a touch-sensitive surface unit 1404 configured to
receive contacts, and a processing unit 1406 coupled to the display
unit 1402 and, optionally, the touch-sensitive surface unit 1104.
In some embodiments, the processing unit 1406 includes a receiving
unit 1410, a determining unit 1412, an updating unit 1414, a
launching unit 1416, a highlighting unit 1418, and a scrolling
1420.
[0355] The processing unit 1406 is configured to: receive (e.g.,
with the receiving unit 1410) a first user input, the first user
input when received, initiating display of a plurality of
application views of a set of application views, wherein the set of
application views includes preselected application views, the
plurality of application views of the set of application views
displayed in a respective first state (e.g., FIG. 12B).
Automatically determine (e.g., determining unit 1412) with, without
user input, whether a predetermined criteria is met for updating at
least one application view of the set of application views to a
second state. In accordance with the automatic determination,
without user input, that the predetermined criteria is met, update
(e.g., with updating unit 1414) the at least one application view
of the set of application views to the second state. Receive (e.g.,
with receiving unit 1410) a second user input, the second user
input, when received, initiating display of the plurality of
application views of the set of application views (e.g., FIG. 12D).
In response to receiving the second user input, display (e.g., with
display unit 1402) the plurality of application views of the set of
application views that includes the at least one updated
application view updated to the second state (e.g., FIG. 12D).
[0356] The processing unit 1406 is configured to: display (e.g.,
with the display unit 1402) the plurality of application views of
the set of application views in a second state that comprises
display a first application view in an application view area,
wherein the first application view is an updated application view
that is focused, and centered in the application view area (e.g.,
FIG. 12D), and display (e.g., with displaying unit 1402) at least a
partial view of a second application view in the application view
area, wherein the second application view is sequential to the
first application views, wherein the second application view is not
updated (e.g., FIG. 12D).
[0357] The processing unit 1406 is configured to: in response to
determining that the predetermined criteria is met, update (e.g.,
with updating unit 1414) each of the application views in the set
of application views.
[0358] The processing unit 1406 is configured to: determine (e.g.,
with determining unit 1412) whether a first timeout has expired
since a most recent update of an application view. In response to
the first timeout expiring, display (e.g., with displaying unit
1402) the application view in a dimmed state (e.g., FIG. 12F). In
accordance with selection of the application view in the dimmed
state, launch (e.g., with launching unit 1416) an application
corresponding to the selected application view. Determine (e.g.,
with determining unit 1412) whether a second timeout has expired
since the most recent update of the application view, wherein a
duration of the second timeout is longer than a duration of the
first timeout. In response to the second timeout expiring, display
(e.g., with displaying unit 1402) an application view that does not
include a screen shot of a corresponding application (e.g., FIG.
12G), and in accordance with selection of the application view that
does not include a screen shot of the corresponding application,
launch (e.g., with launching unit 1416) the corresponding
application.
[0359] The processing unit 1406 is configured to: while displaying
the plurality of application views of the set of application views,
display (e.g., with display unit 1402) a set of application view
indicia (e.g., FIG. 12B), wherein each of the application view
indicia corresponds to a respective application view in the set of
application views, wherein the application view indicia
corresponding to the adaptive view is visually distinguished with
respect to the application view indicia corresponding to the
preselected application views (e.g. FIG. 12E).
[0360] The processing unit 1406 is configured to: while displaying
the plurality of application views of the set of application views,
display (e.g., with display unit 1402) a set of application view
indicia, wherein each of the application view indicia corresponds
to a respective application view in the set of application views
(e.g., FIG. 12B), and highlight (e.g., with highlighting unit 1418)
an indicia corresponding to a displayed application view. Receive
(e.g., with receiving unit 1410) a user input, the user input, when
received for scrolling to another application view in the set of
application views (e.g., FIG. 7A). In response to receiving the
user input, scroll (e.g., with scrolling unit 1420) to the another
application view (e.g., FIG. 7B). In accordance to scrolling to the
another application view, highlight (e.g., with highlighting unit
1418) an application view indicia corresponding to the another
application view (e.g., FIG. 7B), wherein the highlighting the
application view corresponding to the another application view
includes an initial highlighting brightness (e.g., FIG. 7K), and a
final highlighting brightness, wherein the brightness of the
highlighting increases during the transition from the initial
highlighting brightness to the final highlighting brightness (e.g.,
FIG. 7L).
[0361] In some embodiments, the set of application views further
includes an adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently
opened application that is not one of the preselected application
views (e.g., FIG. 12E).
[0362] In some embodiments, the automatic updating, without user
input, for an application view occurs while the corresponding
application is not currently displayed. In some embodiments, the
automatic updating, without user input, for an application view
occurs while the corresponding application is launched. In some
embodiments, the automatic updating, without user input, for an
application view occurs while the corresponding application is
unlaunched. In some embodiments, the automatic updating, without
user input, for an application view occurs while the corresponding
application is not active.
[0363] The operations described above with reference to FIG. 13
are, optionally, implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B
or FIG. 14. For example, receiving operation 1302, determining
operation 1304, determining operation 1306, receiving operation
1308 and displaying operation 1310 are, optionally, implemented by
event sorter 170, event recognizer 180, and event handler 190.
Event monitor 171 in event sorter 170 detects a contact on
touch-sensitive display 112, and event dispatcher module 174
delivers the event information to application 136-1. A respective
event recognizer 180 of application 136-1 compares the event
information to respective event definitions 186, and determines
whether a first contact at a first location on the touch-sensitive
surface corresponds to a predefined event or sub event, such as
activation of an affordance on a user interface. When a respective
predefined event or sub-event is detected, event recognizer 180
activates an event handler 190 associated with the detection of the
event or sub-event. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls
data updater 176 or object updater 177 to update the application
internal state 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190 accesses
a respective GUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by the
application. Similarly, it would be clear to a person having
ordinary skill in the art how other processes can be implemented
based on the components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.
[0364] FIGS. 15A-15C illustrates exemplary user interfaces for
displaying views in a set of application views, in accordance with
some embodiments. The user interfaces in these figures are used to
illustrate the processes described below, including the processes
in FIG. 16.
[0365] FIG. 15A illustrates device 600 with touch sensitive display
602. User interface 604 is displayed on touch-sensitive display
602. User interface 604, as illustrated in FIG. 15A, includes watch
face 608 of a watch application.
[0366] Device 600 includes various input mechanisms that receives
user input, such as, rotatable input mechanism 610, that is able to
receive a rotatable input (and may also receive a push input), and
push input mechanism 612 that is able to receive a push input.
[0367] Referring now to FIGS. 15A-15C, device 600 displays a watch
face (FIG. 15A). A first user input 1510 is received, the first
user input, when received initiating display of a plurality of
application views (e.g., application views 633, 634 and 635) of a
set of application views 630, wherein the set of application views
includes preselected application views.
[0368] Referring to FIG. 15B, in response to receiving the first
user input, device 600 displays the plurality of application views
of the set of application views in a first state. For example,
application view 634 that corresponds to a weather application is
center focused and displayed. Additionally, at least a portion of
application views 633 and 635 are displayed adjacent to application
view 634.
[0369] Still referring to FIG. 15B, a second user input (e.g.,
input 1512) on application view 634 of the plurality of displayed
application views is received, the second user input, when received
initiating launch of an application corresponding with the
application view selected by the second user input.
[0370] Referring to FIG. 15C, in response to receiving the second
user input, the plurality of displayed application views is
replaced by displaying a user interface of the launched
application. For example, device 600 displays the weather
application and replaces the display of application views 633, 634,
and 635.
[0371] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 15B, swipe gesture
1514 (e.g., right swipe gesture) is received for scrolling through
the set of application views 630. In response to receiving the
swipe gesture 1514, device scrolls through the set of application
views and replaces the initially displayed plurality of application
views 633, 634, and 635 with a second set of application views,
such as application view 631 and 632 (e.g., FIG. 6B).
[0372] In some embodiments, the displayed watch face (e.g., FIG.
15A) is replaced by the displaying the plurality of application
views of the set of application views in a second state (e.g., FIG.
15B).
[0373] FIG. 16 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for viewing
application views in a set of application views using an electronic
device in accordance with some embodiments. Method 1600 is
performed at a device (e.g., 100, 300, 500, 600, or 900) with a
display, one or processors and memory. Some operations in method
1600 are, optionally, combined, the order of some operations is
optionally, changed, and some operations are, optionally,
omitted.
[0374] As described below, method 1600 provides an intuitive way
for viewing application views in a set of application views. The
method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for viewing
application views in a set of application views, thereby creating a
more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated
computing devices, enabling a user to view application views in a
set of application views faster and more efficiently conserves
power and increases the time between battery charges.
[0375] At block 1602, a watch face is displayed (e.g., FIG.
15A)
[0376] At block 1604, a first user input is received (e.g., user
input 1510), the first user input, when received initiating display
of a plurality of application views of a set of application views,
wherein the set of application views includes preselected
application views.
[0377] At block 1606, in response to receiving the first user
input, the plurality of application views of the set of application
views are displayed (e.g., FIG. 15B)
[0378] At block 1608, a second user input (e.g., user input 1512)
on an application view of the plurality of displayed application
views is received, the second user input, when received initiating
launch of an application corresponding with the application view
selected by the second user input (e.g., FIG. 15B)
[0379] At block 1610, in response to receiving the second user
input, the plurality of displayed application views are replaced by
displaying a user interface of the launched application (e.g., FIG.
15C).
[0380] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 15B, swipe gesture
1514 (e.g., right swipe gesture) is received for scrolling through
the set of application views 630. In response to receiving the
swipe gesture 1514, set of application views are scrolled and the
initially displayed plurality of application views 633, 634, and
635 are replaced with a second set of application views, such as
application view 631 and 632 (e.g., FIG. 6B).
[0381] In some embodiments, the displayed watch face (e.g., FIG.
15A) is replaced by the displaying the plurality of application
views of the set of application views in a second state (e.g., FIG.
15B).
[0382] Note that details of the processes described above with
respect to method 1600 (e.g., FIG. 16) are also applicable in an
analogous manner to the methods described above. For example,
method 1600 optionally includes one or more of the characteristics
of the various methods described above with reference to methods
1000 and 1300. For example, the viewing of application views, in
accordance to method 1600 may include the embodiments of viewing of
updated application views, in accordance to method 1000, and
embodiments of updating of application views, in accordance with
method 1300. For brevity, these details are not repeated below.
[0383] In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 17 shows an
exemplary functional block diagram of an electronic device 1700
configured in accordance with the principles of the various
described embodiments. In accordance with some embodiments, the
functional blocks of electronic device 1700 are configured to
perform the techniques described above. The functional blocks of
the device 1700 are, optionally, implemented by hardware, software,
or a combination of hardware and software to carry out the
principles of the various described examples. It is understood by
persons of skill in the art that the functional blocks described in
FIG. 17 are, optionally, combined or separated into sub-blocks to
implement the principles of the various described examples.
Therefore, the description herein optionally supports any possible
combination or separation or further definition of the functional
blocks described herein.
[0384] As shown in FIG. 17, an electronic device 1700 includes a
display unit 1702 configured to display a graphic user interface,
optionally, a touch-sensitive surface unit 7404 configured to
receive contacts, and a processing unit 1706 coupled to the display
unit 1702 and, optionally, the touch-sensitive surface unit 1704.
In some embodiments, the processing unit 1706 includes a receiving
unit 1710, a replacing unit 1712, and a scrolling 1720.
[0385] The processing unit 1706 is configured to: display (e.g.,
with display unit 1702) a watch face (e.g., FIG. 15A). Receive
(e.g., with receiving unit 1710) a first user input, the first user
input, when received initiating display of a plurality of
application views of a set of application views, wherein the set of
application views includes preselected application views (e.g.,
FIG. 15B).
[0386] In response to receiving the first user input, display
(e.g., with display unit 1702) the plurality of application views
of the set of application views (e.g., FIG. 15B). Receive (e.g.,
with receiving unit 1710) a second user input on an application
view of the plurality of displayed application views (e.g., FIG.
15B), the second user input, when received initiating launch of an
application corresponding with the application view selected by the
second user input. In response to receiving the second user input,
replace (e.g., with replacing unit 1712) the plurality of displayed
application views by displaying a user interface of the launched
application (e.g., FIG. 15C).
[0387] The processing unit 1706 is configured to: receive (e.g.,
with receiving unit 1710) a swipe gesture for scrolling through the
set of application views (e.g., FIG. 15B). In response to receiving
the swipe gesture, scroll (e.g., with scrolling unit 1714) through
the set of application views and replace (e.g., with replacing unit
1712) the initially displayed plurality of application views with a
second set of application views (e.g., FIG. 6B).
[0388] The processing unit 1706 is configured to: replace (e.g.,
with replacing unit 1712) the displayed watch face by the
displaying the plurality of application views of the set of
application views (e.g., FIG. 15B).
[0389] The operations described above with reference to FIG. 16
are, optionally, implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B
or FIG. 17. For example, displaying operation 1602, receiving
operation 1604, displaying operation 1606, receiving operation 1608
and replacing operation 1610 are, optionally, implemented by event
sorter 170, event recognizer 180, and event handler 190. Event
monitor 171 in event sorter 170 detects a contact on
touch-sensitive display 112, and event dispatcher module 174
delivers the event information to application 136-1. A respective
event recognizer 180 of application 136-1 compares the event
information to respective event definitions 186, and determines
whether a first contact at a first location on the touch-sensitive
surface corresponds to a predefined event or sub event, such as
activation of an affordance on a user interface. When a respective
predefined event or sub-event is detected, event recognizer 180
activates an event handler 190 associated with the detection of the
event or sub-event. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls
data updater 176 or object updater 177 to update the application
internal state 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190 accesses
a respective GUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by the
application. Similarly, it would be clear to a person having
ordinary skill in the art how other processes can be implemented
based on the components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.
[0390] The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has
been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, the
illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or
to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many
modifications and variations are possible in view of the above
teachings. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to
best explain the principles of the techniques and their practical
applications. Others skilled in the art are thereby enabled to best
utilize the techniques and various embodiments with various
modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
[0391] Although the disclosure and examples have been fully
described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be
noted that various changes and modifications will become apparent
to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications are to
be understood as being included within the scope of the disclosure
and examples as defined by the claims.
[0392] As described above, one aspect of the present technology is
the gathering and use of data available from various sources to
improve the delivery to users of invitational content or any other
content that may be of interest to them. The present disclosure
contemplates that in some instances, this gathered data may include
personal information data that uniquely identifies or can be used
to contact or locate a specific person. Such personal information
data can include demographic data, location-based data, telephone
numbers, email addresses, home addresses, or any other identifying
information.
[0393] The present disclosure recognizes that the use of such
personal information data, in the present technology, can be used
to the benefit of users. For example, the personal information data
can be used to deliver targeted content that is of greater interest
to the user. Accordingly, use of such personal information data
enables calculated control of the delivered content. Further, other
uses for personal information data that benefit the user are also
contemplated by the present disclosure.
[0394] The present disclosure further contemplates that the
entities responsible for the collection, analysis, disclosure,
transfer, storage, or other use of such personal information data
will comply with well-established privacy policies and/or privacy
practices. In particular, such entities should implement and
consistently use privacy policies and practices that are generally
recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmental
requirements for maintaining personal information data private and
secure. For example, personal information from users should be
collected for legitimate and reasonable uses of the entity and not
shared or sold outside of those legitimate uses. Further, such
collection should occur only after receiving the informed consent
of the users. Additionally, such entities would take any needed
steps for safeguarding and securing access to such personal
information data and ensuring that others with access to the
personal information data adhere to their privacy policies and
procedures. Further, such entities can subject themselves to
evaluation by third parties to certify their adherence to widely
accepted privacy policies and practices.
[0395] Despite the foregoing, the present disclosure also
contemplates embodiments in which users selectively block the use
of, or access to, personal information data. That is, the present
disclosure contemplates that hardware and/or software elements can
be provided to prevent or block access to such personal information
data. For example, in the case of advertisement delivery services,
the present technology can be configured to allow users to select
to "opt in" or "opt out" of participation in the collection of
personal information data during registration for services. In
another example, users can select not to provide location
information for targeted content delivery services. In yet another
example, users can select to not provide precise location
information, but permit the transfer of location zone
information.
[0396] Therefore, although the present disclosure broadly covers
use of personal information data to implement one or more various
disclosed embodiments, the present disclosure also contemplates
that the various embodiments can also be implemented without the
need for accessing such personal information data. That is, the
various embodiments of the present technology are not rendered
inoperable due to the lack of all or a portion of such personal
information data. For example, content can be selected and
delivered to users by inferring preferences based on non-personal
information data or a bare minimum amount of personal information,
such as the content being requested by the device associated with a
user, other non-personal information available to the content
delivery services, or publically available information.
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