Device, method, and graphical user interface for displaying user interface objects corresponding to an application

• US 10,114,546 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2015
• Issued: 10/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Zambetti, Nicholas, Bernstein, Jeffrey Traer, Victor, B. Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Jennifer N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Spratt, Beau D
• Application Number:
  US14/856,517
• Publication Number:
  US 20160004427A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,140 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display, that includes one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, displays a plurality of application icons, where the plurality of application icons include a respective application icon corresponding to a respective application. While a focus selector is over the respective application icon, the device detects a gesture that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and in response to detecting the gesture: when the contact had a maximum intensity during the gesture that was below a respective intensity threshold, the device displays an application window of the respective application; and when the contact reached an intensity during the gesture that was above the respective intensity threshold, the device displays a plurality of user interface objects that correspond to the respective application.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display, wherein the device includes one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface;

displaying a user interface that includes a plurality of representations of content, including a respective representation of content corresponding to respective content associated with a respective application, wherein the respective representation of content is different from the respective content associated with the respective application;

while a focus selector is over the respective representation of content, detecting a gesture that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture meets criteria for displaying a new application window, wherein the criteria for displaying the new application window do not require that the contact had a maximum intensity during the gesture that met a respective intensity threshold in order for the criteria for displaying a new application window to be met, displaying the respective content in a new application window of the respective application; and

in accordance with a determination that the gesture meets criteria for displaying a preview, wherein the criteria for displaying the preview require that the contact reached an intensity during the gesture that was above the respective intensity threshold, displaying a respective preview of the respective content without displaying a new application window of the respective application, wherein the respective preview of the respective content was not displayed prior to detecting the gesture and displaying the preview of the respective content includes;

during a first portion of the gesture, in response to detecting the intensity of the contact increase from an intensity below the respective intensity threshold to an intensity above the respective intensity threshold, decreasing a size of a portion of the user interface relative to a remaining portion of the user interface, wherein;

 

the portion of the user interface further decreases in size as the intensity of the contact increases above the respective intensity threshold; and

 

the change in size of the portion of the user interface indicates that the respective preview of the respective content will be displayed without displaying the new application window of the respective application;

during a second portion of the gesture that is detected after the contact has reached an intensity that is above the respective intensity threshold, displaying the preview of the respective content; and

during a third portion of the gesture that is detected while the contact continues to be detected on the touch-sensitive surface at an intensity that is below the respective intensity threshold, maintaining display of the preview of the respective content on the display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the preview of the respective content includes displaying an animation of the respective representation of content transforming into the preview of the respective content, and a progression of the animation is determined in accordance with the intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective content is displayed in the new window of the respective application after detecting liftoff of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview of the respective content is displayed prior to detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-sensitive surface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the device includes a preview application for previewing documents associated with a plurality of different applications;

the preview application is distinct from the respective application; and

the preview of the content is displayed in the preview application.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

the respective application includes a plurality of document editing capabilities for editing the respective content; and

the preview application does not include a respective document editing capability of the plurality of document editing capabilities.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein decreasing the size of the portion of the user interface relative to the remaining portion of the user interface includes decreasing the size of the respective representation of content relative to the remaining portion of the user interface.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein during the first portion of the gesture, the intensity of the contact increases above the respective intensity threshold.

7. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying a user interface that includes a plurality of representations of content, including a respective representation of content corresponding to respective content associated with a respective application, wherein the respective representation of content is different from the respective content associated with the respective application;

while a focus selector is over the respective representation of content, detecting a gesture that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture meets criteria for displaying a new application window, wherein the criteria for displaying the new application window do not require that the contact had a maximum intensity during the gesture that met a respective intensity threshold in order for the criteria for displaying a new application window to be met, displaying the respective content in a new application window of the respective application; and

in accordance with a determination that the gesture meets criteria for displaying a preview, wherein the criteria for displaying the preview require that the contact reached an intensity during the gesture that was above the respective intensity threshold, displaying a respective preview of the respective content without displaying a new application window of the respective application, wherein the respective preview of the respective content was not displayed prior to detecting the gesture and displaying the preview of the respective content includes;

during a first portion of the gesture, in response to detecting the intensity of the contact increase from an intensity below the respective intensity threshold to an intensity above the respective intensity threshold, decreasing a size of a portion of the user interface relative to a remaining portion of the user interface, wherein;

 

the portion of the user interface further decreases in size as the intensity of the contact increases above the respective intensity threshold; and

 

the change in size of the portion of the user interface indicates that the respective preview of the respective content will be displayed without displaying the new application window of the respective application;

during a second portion of the gesture that is detected after the contact has reached an intensity that is above the respective intensity threshold, displaying the preview of the respective content; and

during a third portion of the gesture that is detected while the contact continues to be detected on the touch-sensitive surface at an intensity that is below the respective intensity threshold, maintaining display of the preview of the respective content on the display.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein displaying the preview of the respective content includes displaying an animation of the respective representation of content transforming into the preview of the respective content, and a progression of the animation is determined in accordance with the intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein the respective content is displayed in the new window of the respective application after detecting liftoff of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

10. The device of claim 7, wherein the preview of the respective content is displayed prior to detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-sensitive surface.

11. The device of claim 7, wherein:

the device includes a preview application for previewing documents associated with a plurality of different applications;

the preview application is distinct from the respective application; and

the preview of the content is displayed in the preview application.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein:

the respective application includes a plurality of document editing capabilities for editing the respective content; and

the preview application does not include a respective document editing capability of the plurality of document editing capabilities.

21. The device of claim 7, wherein decreasing the size of the portion of the user interface relative to the remaining portion of the user interface includes decreasing the size of the respective representation of content relative to the remaining portion of the user interface.

22. The device of claim 7, wherein during the first portion of the gesture, the intensity of the contact increases above the respective intensity threshold.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

display a user interface that includes a plurality of representations of content, including a respective representation of content corresponding to respective content associated with a respective application, wherein the respective representation of content is different from the respective content associated with the respective application;

while a focus selector is over the respective representation of content, detect a gesture that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture meets criteria for displaying a new application window, wherein the criteria for displaying the new application window do not require that the contact had a maximum intensity during the gesture that met a respective intensity threshold in order for the criteria for displaying a new application window to be met, display the respective content in a new application window of the respective application; and

in accordance with a determination that the gesture meets criteria for displaying a preview, wherein the criteria for displaying the preview require that the contact reached an intensity during the gesture that was above the respective intensity threshold, display a respective preview of the respective content without displaying a new application window of the respective application, wherein the respective preview of the respective content was not displayed prior to detecting the gesture and displaying the preview of the respective content includes;

during a first portion of the gesture, in response to detecting the intensity of the contact increase from an intensity below the respective intensity threshold to an intensity above the respective threshold, decreasing a size of a portion of the user interface relative to a remaining portion of the user interface, wherein;

the portion of the user interface further decreases in size as the intensity of the contact increases above the respective intensity threshold; and

the change in size of the portion of the user interface indicates that the respective preview of the respective content will be displayed without displaying the new application window of the respective application;

during a second portion of the gesture that is detected after the contact has reached an intensity that is above the respective intensity threshold, displaying the preview of the respective content; and

during a third portion of the gesture that is detected while the contact continues to be detected on the touch-sensitive surface at an intensity that is below the respective intensity threshold, maintaining display of the preview of the respective content on the display.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein displaying the preview of the respective content includes displaying an animation of the respective representation of content transforming into the preview of the respective content, and a progression of the animation is determined in accordance with the intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the respective content is displayed in the new window of the respective application after detecting liftoff of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the preview of the respective content is displayed prior to detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-sensitive surface.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein:

the device includes a preview application for previewing documents associated with a plurality of different applications;

the preview application is distinct from the respective application; and

the preview of the content is displayed in the preview application.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein:

the respective application includes a plurality of document editing capabilities for editing the respective content; and

the preview application does not include a respective document editing capability of the plurality of document editing capabilities.

23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein decreasing the size of the portion of the user interface relative to the remaining portion of the user interface includes decreasing the size of the respective representation of content relative to the remaining portion of the user interface.

24. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein during the first portion of the gesture, the intensity of the contact increases above the respective intensity threshold.