Portable electronic device, method, and graphical user interface for displaying structured electronic documents

• US 10,228,815 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2017
• Issued: 03/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Forstall, Scott, Blumenberg, Chris, Boule, Andre M. J., Chaudhri, Imran, Christie, Gregory N., Lemay, Stephen O., Van Os, Marcel, Williamson, Richard J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sherman, Stephen G
• Application Number:
  US15/619,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20170269794A1
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• Field of Search: 345173-179, 178 1801- 1809, 178 1811
• 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 3/04845 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: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

At an electronic device with a touch screen display, display a user interface, where the user interface includes at least two windows of an application, a first icon displayed in association with a first window of the at least two windows, and a second icon at a location different from the at least two windows. While displaying the at least two windows, detect a gesture on the touch screen display. In response to detecting the gesture: in accordance with detecting the gesture on the first icon associated with the first window on the touch screen display, remove from the display the first window of the at least two displayed windows corresponding to the gesture; and in accordance with detecting the gesture on the second icon at the location different from the at least two windows of the application, display a new window of the application on the touch screen display.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

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 on the touch screen display, wherein the user interface includes;

at least two windows of an application, including a first window, wherein a first icon is displayed in association with the first window; and

a second icon at a location different from the at least two windows of the application;

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the gesture on the touch screen display and prior to receiving an additional gesture;

in accordance with detecting the gesture on the first icon associated with the first window on the touch screen display, removing from the touch screen display the first window of the at least two displayed windows corresponding to the gesture; and

in accordance with detecting the gesture on the second icon at the location different from the at least two windows of the application, displaying a new window of the application on the touch screen display.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a second gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the second gesture on the touch screen display, moving a second window of the at least two windows fully off of the touch screen display.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the gesture is a tap and the second gesture is a swipe.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein one or more of the at least two displayed windows is partially hidden;

and

the one or more programs further including instructions for;

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a third gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the third gesture on the touch screen display, moving a first partially hidden window of the one or more partially hidden windows to a center of the touch screen display.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the gesture is a tap and the third gesture is a swipe.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a fourth gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the fourth gesture on the touch screen display, moving a hidden window at least partially onto the touch screen display.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the gesture is a tap and the fourth gesture is a swipe.

8. The electronic device of claim 1,

wherein the user interface further includes a third icon at a location different from the at least two windows and the second icon;

and

the one or more programs further including instructions for;

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a fifth gesture on the touch screen display on the third icon; and

in response to detecting the fifth gesture on the third icon, enlarging the first window to fill the touch screen display.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

before displaying the user interface, displaying a second user interface including the first window filling the touch screen display and a fourth icon; and

while displaying the second user interface, detecting a sixth gesture on the touch screen display on the fourth icon;

wherein displaying the user interface on the touch screen display occurs in response to detecting the sixth gesture on the fourth icon.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the application is a web browser and the at least two windows of the application represent web pages.

11. A method comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display;

displaying a user interface on the touch screen display, wherein the user interface includes;

at least two windows of an application, including a first window, wherein a first icon is displayed in association with the first window; and

a second icon at a location different from the at least two windows of the application;

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the gesture on the touch screen display and prior to receiving an additional gesture;

in accordance with detecting the gesture on the first icon associated with the first window on the touch screen display, removing from the touch screen display the first window of the at least two displayed windows corresponding to the gesture; and

in accordance with detecting the gesture on the second icon at the location different from the at least two windows of the application, displaying a new window of the application on the touch screen display.

12. The method of claim 11, the method further comprising:

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a second gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the second gesture on the touch screen display, moving a second window of the at least two windows fully off of the touch screen display.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the gesture is a tap and the second gesture is a swipe.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein one or more of the at least two displayed windows is partially hidden;

and

the method further comprising;

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a third gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the third gesture on the touch screen display, moving a first partially hidden window of the one or more partially hidden windows to a center of the touch screen display.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the gesture is a tap and the third gesture is a swipe.

16. The method of claim 11, the method further comprising:

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a fourth gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the fourth gesture on the touch screen display, moving a hidden window at least partially onto the touch screen display.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the gesture is a tap and the fourth gesture is a swipe.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the user interface further includes a third icon at a location different from the at least two windows and the second icon;

and

the method further comprising;

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a fifth gesture on the touch screen display on the third icon; and

in response to detecting the fifth gesture on the third icon, enlarging the first window to fill the touch screen display.

19. The method of claim 11, the method further comprising:

before displaying the user interface, displaying a second user interface including the first window filling the touch screen display and a fourth icon; and

while displaying the second user interface, detecting a sixth gesture on the touch screen display on the fourth icon;

wherein displaying the user interface on the touch screen display occurs in response to detecting the sixth gesture on the fourth icon.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the application is a web browser and the at least two windows of the application represent web pages.

21. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

display a user interface on the touch screen display, wherein the user interface includes;

at least two windows of an application, including a first window, wherein a first icon is displayed in association with the first window; and

a second icon at a location different from the at least two windows of the application;

while displaying the at least two windows, detect a gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the gesture on the touch screen display and prior to receiving an additional gesture;

in accordance with detecting the gesture on the first icon associated with the first window on the touch screen display, remove from the touch screen display the first window of the at least two displayed windows corresponding to the gesture; and

in accordance with detecting the gesture on the second icon at the location different from the at least two windows of the application, display a new window of the application on the touch screen display.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a second gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the second gesture on the touch screen display, moving a second window of the at least two windows fully off of the touch screen display.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein the gesture is a tap and the second gesture is a swipe.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein one or more of the at least two displayed windows is partially hidden;

and

the one or more programs further including instructions for;

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a third gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the third gesture on the touch screen display, moving a first partially hidden window of the one or more partially hidden windows to a center of the touch screen display.

25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein the gesture is a tap and the third gesture is a swipe.

26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a fourth gesture on the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the fourth gesture on the touch screen display, moving a hidden window at least partially onto the touch screen display.

27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 26, wherein the gesture is a tap and the fourth gesture is a swipe.

28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein the user interface further includes a third icon at a location different from the at least two windows and the second icon;

and

the one or more programs further including instructions for;

while displaying the at least two windows, detecting a fifth gesture on the touch screen display on the third icon; and

in response to detecting the fifth gesture on the third icon, enlarging the first window to fill the touch screen display.

29. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

before displaying the user interface, displaying a second user interface including the first window filling the touch screen display and a fourth icon; and

while displaying the second user interface, detecting a sixth gesture on the touch screen display on the fourth icon;

wherein displaying the user interface on the touch screen display occurs in response to detecting the sixth gesture on the fourth icon.

30. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein the application is a web browser and the at least two windows of the application represent web pages.