Device, method, and graphical user interface for navigation of information in a map-based interface

• US 10,191,641 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2012
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Billy, Piemonte, Patrick Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Molina, Hugo
• Application Number:
  US13/536,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20130174087A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,406 Days
• Field of Search: 715726, 715833
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3614 through interaction with a road map, e.g. selecting a POI icon on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/00 Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled logic circuits H03K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20101 Interactive definition of point of interest, landmark or seed

Abstract

A device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: displays a geographic map in a first mode of an application, the geographic map including a plurality of landmarks, the geographic map being displayed at a first magnification level; detects a first input, the first input including a first finger contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first landmark on the display; in response to detecting the first input: when the first input does not satisfy one or more predefined mode-change conditions, changes the magnification level in accordance with the first input and remains in the first mode; and when the first input satisfies the mode-change conditions, selects the first landmark and enters a second mode of the application; while in the second mode, detects a second input; and, in response to detecting the second input, displays information about the first landmark.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a 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 geographic map in a first mode of an application on the display, the geographic map including a plurality of landmarks, the geographic map being displayed at a first magnification level in a range of magnification levels;

detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface, the first input including a first contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first landmark on the display;

in response to detecting the first input on the touch-sensitive surface;

when the first input does not satisfy one or more predefined mode-change conditions, changing the magnification level of the geographic map in accordance with the first input and remaining in the first mode of the application; and

when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions, selecting the first landmark and entering a second mode of the application that is distinct from the first mode,

wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that the first magnification is a predefined magnification for changing to the second mode of the application;

while in the second mode of the application, detecting a second input on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the second input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying information about the first landmark.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display that includes the touch-sensitive surface.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input is a two-finger multitouch gesture made with a first finger and a second finger that concurrently contacts the touch-sensitive surface.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input is a two-finger multitouch gesture made with a first finger and a second finger that concurrently contacts the touch-sensitive surface, and the second input is a continuation of the first input.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first input is a single-finger tap gesture made with a first finger.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that the first contact is maintained for at least a predefined time at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first landmark on the display.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that a gesture by a second contact, distinct from the first contact, is detected while the first contact is detected at the location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first landmark on the display.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, including instructions for, when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions, visually highlighting the first landmark.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second input is a two-finger depinch gesture.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein displaying information about the first landmark in response to detecting the second input includes displaying an animation of the first landmark transforming to the information about the first landmark.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first landmark corresponds to a building, and the information about the first landmark includes information about floors of the building.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information about the first landmark includes a street-level view of the first landmark.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information about the first landmark includes a panoramic view from a perspective of the first landmark.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information about the first landmark includes information regarding associations between the first landmark and one or more user profiles.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information about the first landmark includes statuses of users associated with the first landmark.

16. The electronic device of claim 1, including instructions for:

while displaying information about the first landmark in the second mode of the application, detecting a third input; and

in response to detecting the third input;

ceasing to display the information about the first landmark; and

displaying additional information about the first landmark.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the second input and the third input are a same type of gesture.

18. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the second input and the third input are two-finger depinch gestures.

19. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first landmark corresponds to a building, the information about the first landmark includes information about floors of the building, and the additional information about the first landmark includes information about a single floor of the building.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the information about the single floor of the building includes layout information for the single floor.

21. The electronic device of claim 16, including instructions for:

in response to detecting the third input;

displaying an animation of the information about the first landmark transitioning to the additional information about the first landmark.

22. The electronic device of claim 1, including instructions for:

while displaying information about the first landmark in the second mode of the application,

detecting a fourth input; and

in response to detecting the fourth input;

ceasing to display the information about the first landmark;

exiting the second mode of the application; and

returning to the first mode of the application.

23. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first landmark is displayed on the geographic map.

24. The electronic device of claim 1, including instructions for:

in response to detecting the first input on the touch-sensitive surface;

when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions,

maintaining the magnification level while selecting the first landmark and entering the second mode of the application.

25. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface;

displaying a geographic map in a first mode of an application on the display, the geographic map including a plurality of landmarks, the geographic map being displayed at a first magnification level in a range of magnification levels;

detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface, the first input including a first contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first landmark on the display;

in response to detecting the first input on the touch-sensitive surface;

when the first input does not satisfy one or more predefined mode-change conditions, changing the magnification level of the geographic map in accordance with the first input and remaining in the first mode of the application; and

when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions, selecting the first landmark and entering a second mode of the application that is distinct from the first mode,

wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that the first magnification is a predefined magnification for changing to the second mode of the application;

while in the second mode of the application, detecting a second input on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the second input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying information about the first landmark.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display that includes the touch-sensitive surface.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the first input is a two-finger multitouch gesture made with a first finger and a second finger that concurrently contacts the touch-sensitive surface.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein the first input is a two-finger multitouch gesture made with a first finger and a second finger that concurrently contacts the touch-sensitive surface, and the second input is a continuation of the first input.

29. The method of claim 25, wherein the first input is a single-finger tap gesture made with a first finger.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that the first contact is maintained for at least a predefined time at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first landmark on the display.

31. The method of claim 25, wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that a gesture by a second contact, distinct from the first contact, is detected while the first contact is detected at the location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first landmark on the display.

32. The method of claim 25, further comprising, when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions, visually highlighting the first landmark.

33. The method of claim 25, wherein the second input is a two-finger depinch gesture.

34. The method of claim 25, wherein displaying information about the first landmark in response to detecting the second input includes displaying an animation of the first landmark transforming to the information about the first landmark.

35. The method of claim 25, wherein the first landmark corresponds to a building, and the information about the first landmark includes information about floors of the building.

36. The method of claim 25, wherein the information about the first landmark includes a street-level view of the first landmark.

37. The method of claim 25, wherein the information about the first landmark includes a panoramic view from a perspective of the first landmark.

38. The method of claim 25, wherein the information about the first landmark includes information regarding associations between the first landmark and one or more user profiles.

39. The method of claim 25, wherein the information about the first landmark includes statuses of users associated with the first landmark.

40. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

while displaying information about the first landmark in the second mode of the application, detecting a third input; and

in response to detecting the third input;

ceasing to display the information about the first landmark; and

displaying additional information about the first landmark.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the second input and the third input are a same type of gesture.

42. The method of claim 40, wherein the second input and the third input are two-finger depinch gestures.

43. The method of claim 40, wherein the first landmark corresponds to a building, the information about the first landmark includes information about floors of the building, and the additional information about the first landmark includes information about a single floor of the building.

44. The method of claim 43, wherein the information about the single floor of the building includes layout information for the single floor.

45. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

in response to detecting the third input;

displaying an animation of the information about the first landmark transitioning to the additional information about the first landmark.

46. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

while displaying information about the first landmark in the second mode of the application, detecting a fourth input; and

in response to detecting the fourth input;

ceasing to display the information about the first landmark;

exiting the second mode of the application; and

returning to the first mode of the application.

47. The method of claim 25, wherein the first landmark is displayed on the geographic map.

48. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

in response to detecting the first input on the touch-sensitive surface;

when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions, maintaining the magnification level while selecting the first landmark and entering the second mode of the application.

49. 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 a touch-sensitive surface, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying a geographic map in a first mode of an application on the display, the geographic map including a plurality of landmarks, the geographic map being displayed at a first magnification level in a range of magnification levels;

detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface, the first input including a first contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first landmark on the display;

in response to detecting the first input on the touch-sensitive surface;

when the first input does not satisfy one or more predefined mode-change conditions, changing the magnification level of the geographic map in accordance with the first input and remaining in the first mode of the application; and

when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions, selecting the first landmark and entering a second mode of the application that is distinct from the first mode,

wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that the first magnification is a predefined magnification for changing to the second mode of the application;

while in the second mode of the application, detecting a second input on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the second input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying information about the first landmark.

50. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display that includes the touch-sensitive surface.

51. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the first input is a two-finger multitouch gesture made with a first finger and a second finger that concurrently contacts the touch-sensitive surface.

52. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the first input is a two-finger multitouch gesture made with a first finger and a second finger that concurrently contacts the touch-sensitive surface, and the second input is a continuation of the first input.

53. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the first input is a single-finger tap gesture made with a first finger.

54. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that the first contact is maintained for at least a predefined time at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first landmark on the display.

55. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that a gesture by a second contact, distinct from the first contact, is detected while the first contact is detected at the location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first landmark on the display.

56. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, including instructions for, when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions, visually highlighting the first landmark.

57. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the second input is a two-finger depinch gesture.

58. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein displaying information about the first landmark in response to detecting the second input includes displaying an animation of the first landmark transforming to the information about the first landmark.

59. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the first landmark corresponds to a building, and the information about the first landmark includes information about floors of the building.

60. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the information about the first landmark includes a street-level view of the first landmark.

61. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the information about the first landmark includes a panoramic view from a perspective of the first landmark.

62. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the information about the first landmark includes information regarding associations between the first landmark and one or more user profiles.

63. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the information about the first landmark includes statuses of users associated with the first landmark.

64. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, including instructions for:

while displaying information about the first landmark in the second mode of the application, detecting a third input; and

in response to detecting the third input;

ceasing to display the information about the first landmark; and

displaying additional information about the first landmark.

65. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 64, wherein the second input and the third input are a same type of gesture.

66. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 64, wherein the second input and the third input are two-finger depinch gestures.

67. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 64, wherein the first landmark corresponds to a building, the information about the first landmark includes information about floors of the building, and the additional information about the first landmark includes information about a single floor of the building.

68. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 67, wherein the information about the single floor of the building includes layout information for the single floor.

69. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 64, including instructions for:

in response to detecting the third input;

displaying an animation of the information about the first landmark transitioning to the additional information about the first landmark.

70. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, including instructions for:

while displaying information about the first landmark in the second mode of the application, detecting a fourth input; and

in response to detecting the fourth input;

ceasing to display the information about the first landmark;

exiting the second mode of the application; and

returning to the first mode of the application.

71. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, wherein the first landmark is displayed on the geographic map.

72. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49, including instructions for:

in response to detecting the first input on the touch-sensitive surface;

when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions, maintaining the magnification level while selecting the first landmark and entering the second mode of the application.