Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating workspace views

• US 10,254,927 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2014
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Missig, Julian, Koch, Jonathan, Cieplinski, Avi E., Victor, B. Michael, Bernstein, Jeffrey Traer, Kerr, Duncan R., Haggerty, Myra M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Barrett, Ryan
• Application Number:
  US14/455,303
• Publication Number:
  US 20140351707A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,705 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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 3/0488 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 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

In some embodiments, a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface creates a plurality of workspace views. A respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view. The content includes application windows. The device displays a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views and detects a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the device replaces display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display;

displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, a first view that includes a first application without displaying other views in a plurality of other views that include other applications;

while displaying the first view that includes the first application detecting a first gesture on the touch-sensitive display that includes movement of a contact that starts near an edge of the touch-sensitive display and moves away from the edge of the touch-sensitive display toward an opposite edge of the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first gesture on the touch-sensitive display and while the contact continues to be detected on the touch-sensitive display;

reducing a size of the first view that includes the first application; and

moving the first view that includes the first application away from a first edge of the touch-sensitive display in accordance with movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive display;

after moving the first view that includes a first window away from the first edge of the touch-sensitive display, detecting an end of the gesture on the touch-sensitive display that includes detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the end of the gesture on the touch-sensitive display, moving the first view that includes the first application toward the first edge of the touch-sensitive display while the size of the first view that includes the first application continues to be displayed at a reduced size;

while the first view that includes the first application is displayed at the reduced size, concurrently displaying, with the first view that includes the first application, a second view of the plurality of other views that were not displayed prior to detecting the first gesture, wherein the second view includes a second application other than the first application;

while concurrently displaying the first view and the second view and while the first view is at the reduced size, detecting a second gesture that corresponds to selection of the second view that includes detecting a tap gesture at a location of the second view in on the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to detecting the second gesture;

ceasing to display the first view that includes the first application; and

enlarging a size of the of the second view that includes the second application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the concurrent display of the first view and the second view comprises displaying the first view and the second view in an array of non-overlapping regions on the touch-sensitive display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the first gesture on the touch-sensitive display comprises detecting movement of two or more fingers on the touch-sensitive display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second gesture is a single finger gesture.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive display is a swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive display.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive display comprises a pinch-in gesture of multiple fingers on the touch-sensitive display.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

while concurrently displaying the first view and the second view on the touch-sensitive display, displaying a predefined area with a plurality of application icons corresponding to the respective application windows contained in the first view and the second view.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the first gesture on the touch-sensitive display comprises detecting an initial contact on the touch-sensitive display, movement and subsequent lift off of the contact within a predefined time period.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to perform operations comprising:

displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, a first view that includes a first application without displaying other views in a plurality of other views that include other applications;

while displaying the first view that includes the first application detecting a first gesture on the touch-sensitive display that includes movement of a contact that starts near an edge of the touch-sensitive display and moves away from the edge of the touch-sensitive display toward an opposite edge of the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first gesture on the touch-sensitive display and while the contact continues to be detected on the touch-sensitive display;

reducing a size of the first view that includes the first application; and

moving the first view that includes the first application away from a first edge of the touch-sensitive display in accordance with movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive display;

after moving the first view that includes a first window away from the first edge of the touch-sensitive display, detecting an end of the gesture on the touch-sensitive display that includes detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the end of the gesture on the touch-sensitive display, moving the first view that includes the first application toward the first edge of the touch-sensitive display while the size of the first view that includes the first application continues to be displayed at a reduced size;

while the first view that includes the first application is displayed at the reduced size, concurrently displaying, with the first view that includes the first application, a second view of the plurality of other views that were not displayed prior to detecting the first gesture, wherein the second view includes a second application other than the first application;

while concurrently displaying the first view and the second view and while the first view is at the reduced size, detecting a second gesture that corresponds to selection of the second view that includes detecting a tap gesture at a location of the second view in on the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to detecting the second gesture;

ceasing to display the first view that includes the first application; and

enlarging a size of the of the second view that includes the second application.

10. The medium of claim 9, wherein the concurrent display of the first view and the second view comprises displaying the first view and the second view in an array of non-overlapping regions on the touch-sensitive display.

11. The medium of claim 9, wherein detecting the first gesture on the touch-sensitive display comprises detecting movement of two or more fingers on the touch-sensitive display.

12. The medium of claim 9, wherein the second gesture is a single finger gesture.

13. The medium of claim 9, wherein the movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive display is a swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive display.

14. The medium of claim 9, wherein the movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive display comprises a pinch-in gesture of multiple fingers on the touch-sensitive display.

15. The medium of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

while concurrently displaying the first view and the second view on the touch-sensitive display, displaying a predefined area with a plurality of application icons corresponding to the respective application windows contained in the first view and the second view.

16. The medium of claim 9, wherein detecting the first gesture on the touch-sensitive display comprises detecting an initial contact on the touch-sensitive display, movement and subsequent lift off of the contact within a predefined time period.

17. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more processors;

memory having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the device to perform operations comprising;

displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, a first view that includes a first application without displaying other views in a plurality of other views that include other applications;

while displaying the first view that includes the first application, detecting a first gesture on the touch-sensitive display that includes movement of a contact that starts near an edge of the touch-sensitive display and moves away from the edge of the touch-sensitive display toward an opposite edge of the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first gesture on the touch-sensitive display and while the contact continues to be detected on the touch-sensitive display;

reducing a size of the first view that includes the first application; and

moving the first view that includes the first application away from a first edge of the touch-sensitive display in accordance with movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive display;

after moving the first view that includes a first window away from the first edge of the touch-sensitive display, detecting an end of the gesture on the touch-sensitive display that includes detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the end of the gesture on the touch-sensitive display, moving the first view that includes the first application toward the first edge of the touch-sensitive display while the size of the first view that includes the first application continues to be displayed at a reduced size;

while the first view that includes the first application is displayed at the reduced size, concurrently displaying, with the first view that includes the first application, a second view of the plurality of other views that were not displayed prior to detecting the first gesture, wherein the second view includes a second application other than the first application;

while concurrently displaying the first view and the second view and while the first view is at the reduced size, detecting a second gesture that corresponds to selection of the second view that includes detecting a tap gesture at a location of the second view in on the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to detecting the second gesture;

ceasing to display the first view that includes the first application; and

enlarging a size of the of the second view that includes the second application.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein detecting the first gesture on the touch-sensitive display comprises detecting movement of two or more fingers on the touch-sensitive display.

19. The medium of claim 17, wherein the concurrent display of the first view and the second view comprises displaying the first view and the second view in an array of non-overlapping regions on the touch-sensitive display.

20. The medium of claim 17, wherein the second gesture is a single finger gesture.

21. The medium of claim 17, wherein the movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive display is a swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive display.

22. The medium of claim 17, wherein the movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive display comprises a pinch-in gesture of multiple fingers on the touch-sensitive display.

23. The medium of claim 17, wherein detecting the first gesture on the touch-sensitive display comprises detecting an initial contact on the touch-sensitive display, movement and subsequent lift off of the contact within a predefined time period.

24. The medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

while concurrently displaying the first view and the second view on the touch-sensitive display, displaying a predefined area with a plurality of application icons corresponding to the respective application windows contained in the first view and the second view.