Device configuration user interface

• US 10,216,351 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2015
• Issued: 02/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Yang, Lawrence Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): Augustine, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US14/839,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20160259489A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,278 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• 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 3/0484 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 3/04842 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to device configuration user interfaces. An electronic device receives a plurality of alerts comprising information. In response to receiving the plurality of alerts, the device displays local notifications on a first display corresponding to a first set of alerts of the plurality of alerts. The device further sends data representing at least a portion of the plurality of alerts, where the data includes instructions to cause a second electronic device to display remote notifications on a second display corresponding to a second set of alerts of the at least a portion of the plurality of alerts.

Claims

1. 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, cause the electronic device to:

display a user interface including an option to mirror notification settings of the electronic device on a second electronic device, and including a plurality of options to set states of a plurality of remote notification parameters;

detect user input representing selection of the option to mirror notification settings of the electronic device on the second electronic device;

in response to detecting user input representing selection of the option to mirror notification settings of the electronic device on the second electronic device;

cause the second electronic device to be set to notification settings of the electronic device; and

disable the plurality of options to set states of the plurality of notification parameters at the user interface;

receive a plurality of alerts comprising information; and

in response to receiving the plurality of alerts;

display local notifications on the display corresponding to a first set of alerts of the plurality of alerts; and

send data, to the second electronic device, representing at least a portion of the plurality of alerts,

wherein the data includes instructions to cause the second electronic device with a second display to display remote notifications on the second display corresponding to a second set of alerts of the at least a portion of the plurality of alerts based on a notification setting that is mirrored between the electronic device and the second electronic device, and

wherein the second electronic device is remote from the electronic device and is in a paired relationship with the electronic device.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1,

wherein the local notifications comprise a first local notification including a first portion of the information of a first alert, and

wherein the remote notifications include a first remote notification including a second portion of the information of the first alert that is different than the first portion.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

display a user interface including an option to set a state of a remote notification parameter, wherein the remote notifications are to be displayed on the second display in accordance with the remote notification parameter;

detect a user input, wherein the user input represents a selected state of the remote notification parameter; and

send data that includes instructions to cause the second electronic device to set the remote notification parameter on the second electronic device to the selected state of the remote notification parameter.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

display a user interface including an option to set a state of a remote notification parameter that determines whether alerts from the first application are displayed on the second electronic device;

detect a user input, wherein the user input represents a selected state of the remote notification parameter that determines whether alerts from the first application are displayed on the second electronic device, wherein the selected state indicates that alerts from the first application are not to be displayed on the second electronic device.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first set of alerts is different than the second set of alerts.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the remote notification parameter is associated with a first notification setting, and wherein the one or more programs further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

display a user interface including an option to set a state of a local notification parameter associated with the first notification setting; and

detect a user input, wherein the user input represents a selected state of the local notification parameter,

wherein the local notifications are to be displayed on the first display in accordance with the local notification parameter, and

wherein the selected state of the local notification parameter is different than the selected state of the remote notification parameter.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the first electronic device is not in communication with the second electronic device, the option to set the state of the remote notification parameter is inactivated.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein the second set of alerts is a subset of the first set of alerts.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein:

in accordance with the state of the first notification setting, notifications are displayed based on at least a portion of the information of the alert.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the format of the notification is based at least in part on the state of the first notification setting.

11. A method, comprising:

at a first electronic device with a first display, wherein the first electronic device is in a paired relationship with a second electronic device with a second display and remote from the first electronic device,

displaying a user interface including an option to mirror notification settings of the first electronic device on the second electronic device, and including a plurality of options to set states of a plurality of remote notification parameters;

detecting user input representing selection of the option to mirror notification settings of the first electronic device on the second electronic device;

in response to detecting user input representing selection of the option to mirror notification settings of the first electronic device on the second electronic device;

causing the second electronic device to be set to notification settings of the first electronic device; and

disabling the plurality of options to set states of the plurality of notification parameters at the user interface;

receiving a plurality of alerts comprising information; and

in response to receiving the plurality of alerts;

displaying local notifications on the first display corresponding to a first set of alerts of the plurality of alerts; and

sending data, to the second electronic device, representing at least a portion of the plurality of alerts, wherein the data includes instructions to cause the second electronic device to display remote notifications on the second display corresponding to a second set of alerts of the at least a portion of the plurality of alerts based on a notification setting that is mirrored between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

12. The method of claim 11,

wherein the local notifications comprise a first local notification including a first portion of the information of a first alert, and

wherein the remote notifications include a first remote notification including a second portion of the information of the first alert that is different than the first portion.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a user interface including an option to set a state of a remote notification parameter, wherein the remote notifications are to be displayed on the second display in accordance with the remote notification parameter;

detecting a user input, wherein the user input represents a selected state of the remote notification parameter; and

sending data that includes instructions to cause the second electronic device to set the remote notification parameter on the second electronic device to the selected state of the remote notification parameter.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a user interface including an option to set a state of a remote notification parameter that determines whether alerts from the first application are displayed on the second electronic device;

detecting a user input, wherein the user input represents a selected state of the remote notification parameter that determines whether alerts from the first application are displayed on the second electronic device, wherein the selected state indicates that alerts from the first application are not to be displayed on the second electronic device.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the first set of alerts is different than the second set of alerts.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the remote notification parameter is associated with a first notification setting, the method further comprising:

displaying a user interface including an option to set a state of a local notification parameter associated with the first notification setting; and

detecting a user input, wherein the user input represents a selected state of the local notification parameter,

wherein the local notifications are to be displayed on the first display in accordance with the local notification parameter, and

wherein the selected state of the local notification parameter is different than the selected state of the remote notification parameter.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the first electronic device is not in communication with the second electronic device, the option to set the state of the remote notification parameter is inactivated.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the second set of alerts is a subset of the first set of alerts.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein:

in accordance with the state of the first notification setting, notifications are displayed based on at least a portion of the information of the alert.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the format of the notification is based at least in part on the state of the first notification setting.

21. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

one or more processors;

a 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 including an option to mirror notification settings of the electronic device on a second electronic device, and including a plurality of options to set states of a plurality of remote notification parameters;

detecting user input representing selection of the option to mirror notification settings of the electronic device on the second electronic device;

in response to detecting user input representing selection of the option to mirror notification settings of the electronic device on the second electronic device;

causing the second electronic device to be set to notification settings of the electronic device; and

disabling the plurality of options to set states of the plurality of notification parameters at the user interface;

receiving a plurality of alerts comprising information; and

in response to receiving the plurality of alerts;

displaying local notifications on the display corresponding to a first set of alerts of the plurality of alerts; and

sending data, to the second electronic device, representing at least a portion of the plurality of alerts,

wherein the data includes instructions to cause the second electronic device with a second display to display remote notifications on the second display corresponding to a second set of alerts of the at least a portion of the plurality of alerts based on a notification setting that is mirrored between the electronic device and the second electronic device, and

wherein the second electronic device is remote from the electronic device and is in a paired relationship with the electronic device.

22. The electronic device of claim 21,

wherein the local notifications comprise a first local notification including a first portion of the information of a first alert, and

wherein the remote notifications include a first remote notification including a second portion of the information of the first alert that is different than the first portion.

23. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the one or more programs further comprises instructions for:

displaying a user interface including an option to set a state of a remote notification parameter, wherein the remote notifications are to be displayed on the second display in accordance with the remote notification parameter;

detecting a user input, wherein the user input represents a selected state of the remote notification parameter; and

sending data that includes instructions to cause the second electronic device to set the remote notification parameter on the second electronic device to the selected state of the remote notification parameter.

24. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the one or more programs further comprises instructions for:

displaying a user interface including an option to set a state of a remote notification parameter that determines whether alerts from the first application are displayed on the second electronic device;

detecting a user input, wherein the user input represents a selected state of the remote notification parameter that determines whether alerts from the first application are displayed on the second electronic device, wherein the selected state indicates that alerts from the first application are not to be displayed on the second electronic device.

25. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the first set of alerts is different than the second set of alerts.

26. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the remote notification parameter is associated with a first notification setting, and wherein the one or more programs further comprises instructions for:

displaying a user interface including an option to set a state of a local notification parameter associated with the first notification setting; and

detecting a user input, wherein the user input represents a selected state of the local notification parameter,

wherein the local notifications are to be displayed on the first display in accordance with the local notification parameter, and

wherein the selected state of the local notification parameter is different than the selected state of the remote notification parameter.

27. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein:

in accordance with a determination that the first electronic device is not in communication with the second electronic device, the option to set the state of the remote notification parameter is inactivated.

28. The electronic device of claim 25, wherein the second set of alerts is a subset of the first set of alerts.

29. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein:

in accordance with the state of the first notification setting, notifications are displayed based on at least a portion of the information of the alert.

30. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein the format of the notification is based at least in part on the state of the first notification setting.