Reduced-size user interfaces for dynamically updated application overviews

• US 10,254,948 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2015
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Wan, Wan Si, Butcher, Gary Ian, Chaudhri, Imran, Dye, Alan C., Federighi, Craig M., Foss, Christopher Patrick, Ive, Jonathan P., Lemay, Stephen O., Lynch, Kevin, Maric, Natalia, Novick, Gregory, Williams, Jeff, Wilson, Christopher, Yang, Lawrence Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): Casillas, Roland J
• Application Number:
  US14/822,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20160062589A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,338 Days
• Field of Search: 715835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display can detect a contact with the display, and in response to detecting the contact, the device can display a user interface screen representing a corresponding application. The user interface screen can include an affordance for launching the application, and a set of information obtained from the application, where the set of information is updated in accordance with data from the application.

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 touch-sensitive display, cause the device to:

detect, at a first time, a first input corresponding to a request to display a first user interface screen;

in response to detecting the first input, display a first instance of a first user interface screen representing a corresponding first application, wherein the first user interface screen is an affordance for launching the first application, the first instance of the first user interface screen including a set of information obtained from the first application;

while displaying the first instance of the first user interface screen, detect a first respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first respective gesture, display a first instance of a second user interface screen representing a corresponding second application that is different from the first application, wherein the second user interface screen is an affordance for launching the second application, the first instance of the second user interface screen including a set of information obtained from the second application;

detect, at a second time after the first time, a second input corresponding to a request to display the first user interface screen;

in response to detecting the second input, display a second instance of the first user interface screen representing the corresponding first application, the second instance of the first user interface screen including a first updated set of information obtained from the first application, wherein the first updated set of information was obtained from the first application without a user request;

while displaying the second instance of the first user interface screen, detect a second respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the second respective gesture, display a second instance of the second user interface screen representing a corresponding second application, the second instance of the second user interface screen including a second updated set of information obtained from the second application, wherein the second updated set of information was obtained from the second application without a user request;

while displaying the second instance of the second user interface screen, detect a contact with the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the contact, display a dashboard including a plurality of overview screens, at least one of the plurality of overview screens corresponding to the first application;

while displaying the dashboard, receive a third user input corresponding to selection of a first overview screen of the plurality of overview screens;

in response to the third user input;

cease to display the first overview screen of the plurality of overview screens; and

display an add affordance that was not displayed prior to the third user input;

detect selection of the add affordance;

in response to detecting selection of the add affordance, display a plurality of candidate overview screens;

detect a selection of a candidate overview screen of the plurality of candidate overview screens; and

display the selected candidate overview screen on the dashboard.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the corresponding first application is executing on the electronic device and is not displayed on the touch-sensitive display.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the first application is executing on an external device, and wherein the set of information obtained from the first application is received from the external device.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

detect a selection of the affordance for launching the first application; and

in response to detecting the selection of the affordance for launching the first application, replace display of the user interface screen with display of the first application.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second inputs is a swipe on the touch-sensitive display.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the set of information is a first set of information, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

while displaying the first instance of the second user interface screen, detect a third respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the third respective gesture, display a first instance of a third user interface screen representing a corresponding third application that is different from the first or second applications, wherein the third user interface screen is an affordance for launching the third application, the first instance of the third user interface screen including a set of information obtained from the third application; and

while displaying the second instance of the second user interface screen, detect a fourth respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the fourth respective gesture, display a second instance of the third user interface screen representing the corresponding third application, the second instance of the third user interface screen including a third updated set of information obtained from the third application, wherein the third updated set of information was obtained from the third application without user request.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 6, wherein at least one of the third and fourth respective gestures is a substantially vertical swipe on the touch-sensitive display.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the displayed first user interface screen is selected from a set of user interface screens that represent a set of corresponding applications.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 8, wherein the displayed first user interface screen is selected based on the most recently viewed user interface screen in the set of user interface screens.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 8, wherein the displayed first user interface screen is selected based on configuration data on the electronic device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the first user interface screen further comprises a user interface object representing an operation that can be executed by the corresponding first application, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

detect a third input on the touch-sensitive display at a location corresponding to the user interface object; and

in response to detecting the third input, provide data to the first application to cause it to perform the operation.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the first respective gesture is a substantially horizontal swipe.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein displaying the second user interface screen replaces display of the first user interface screen.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 8, wherein the set of user interface screens is an ordered set, and wherein the second user interface screen is adjacent in order to the first user interface screen.

15. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display;

detecting, at a first time, a first input corresponding to a request to display a first user interface screen;

in response to detecting the first input, display a first instance of a first user interface screen representing a corresponding first application, wherein the first user interface screen is an affordance for launching the first application, the first instance of the first user interface screen including a set of information obtained from the first application;

while displaying the first instance of the first user interface screen, detect a first respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first respective gesture, display a first instance of a second user interface screen representing a corresponding second application that is different from the first application, wherein the second user interface screen is an affordance for launching the second application, the first instance of the second user interface screen including a set of information obtained from the second application;

detecting, at a second time after the first time, a second input corresponding to a request to display the first user interface screen;

in response to detecting the second input, display a second instance of the first user interface screen representing the corresponding first application, the second instance of the first user interface screen including a first updated set of information obtained from the first application, wherein the first updated set of information was obtained from the first application without a user request;

while displaying the second instance of the first user interface screen, detect a second respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the second respective gesture, display a second instance of the second user interface screen representing a corresponding second application, the second instance of the second user interface screen including a second updated set of information obtained from the second application, wherein the second updated set of information was obtained from the second application without a user request;

while displaying the second instance of the second user interface screen, detect a contact with the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the contact, display a dashboard including a plurality of overview screens, at least one of the plurality of overview screens corresponding to the first application;

while displaying the dashboard, receive a third user input corresponding to a first overview screen of the plurality of overview screens;

in response to the third user input;

cease to display the first overview screen of the plurality of overview screens; and

display an add affordance that was not displayed prior to the third user input;

detect selection of the add affordance;

in response to selection of the add affordance, display a plurality of candidate overview screens;

detect a selection of a candidate overview screen of the plurality of candidate overview screens; and

display the selected candidate overview screen on the dashboard.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the corresponding first application is executing on the electronic device and is not displayed on the touch-sensitive display.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the first application is executing on an external device, and wherein the set of information obtained from the first application is received from the external device.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

detect a selection of the affordance for launching the first application; and

in response to detecting the selection of the affordance for launching the first application, replace display of the user interface screen with display of the first application.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one of the first and second inputs is a swipe on the touch-sensitive display.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the set of information is a first set of information, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

while displaying the first instance of the second user interface screen, detect a third respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the third respective gesture, display a first instance of a third user interface screen representing a corresponding third application that is different from the first or second applications, wherein the third user interface screen is an affordance for launching the third application, the first instance of the third user interface screen including a set of information obtained from the third application; and

while displaying the second instance of the second user interface screen, detect a fourth respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the fourth respective gesture, display a second instance of the third user interface screen representing the corresponding third application, the second instance of the third user interface screen including a third updated set of information obtained from the third application, wherein the third updated set of information was obtained from the third application without user request.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein at least one of the third and fourth respective gestures is a substantially vertical swipe on the touch-sensitive display.

22. The method of claim 15, wherein the displayed first user interface screen is selected from a set of user interface screens that represent a set of corresponding applications.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the displayed first user interface screen is selected based on the most recently viewed user interface screen in the set of user interface screens.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the displayed first user interface screen is selected based on configuration data on the electronic device.

25. The method of claim 15, wherein the first user interface screen further comprises a user interface object representing an operation that can be executed by the corresponding first application, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

detect a third input on the touch-sensitive display at a location corresponding to the user interface object; and

in response to detecting the third input, provide data to the first application to cause it to perform the operation.

26. The method of claim 15, wherein the first respective gesture is a substantially horizontal swipe.

27. The method of claim 15, wherein displaying the second user interface screen replaces display of the first user interface screen.

28. The method of claim 22, wherein the set of user interface screens is an ordered set, and wherein the second user interface screen is adjacent in order to the first user interface screen.

29. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive 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;

detecting, at a first time, a first input corresponding to a request to display a first user interface screen;

in response to detecting the first input, display a first instance of a first user interface screen representing a corresponding first application, wherein the first user interface screen is an affordance for launching the first application, the first instance of the first user interface screen including a set of information obtained from the first application;

while displaying the first instance of the first user interface screen, detect a first respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first respective gesture, display a first instance of a second user interface screen representing a corresponding second application that is different from the first application, wherein the second user interface screen is an affordance for launching the second application, the first instance of the second user interface screen including a set of information obtained from the second application;

detecting, at a second time after the first time, a second input corresponding to a request to display the first user interface screen;

in response to detecting the second input, display a second instance of the first user interface screen representing the corresponding first application, the second instance of the first user interface screen including a first updated set of information obtained from the first application, wherein the first updated set of information was obtained from the first application without a user request;

while displaying the second instance of the first user interface screen, detect a second respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the second respective gesture, display a second instance of the second user interface screen representing a corresponding second application, the second instance of the second user interface screen including a second updated set of information obtained from the second application, wherein the second updated set of information was obtained from the second application without a user request;

while displaying the second instance of the second user interface screen, detecting a contact with the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the contact, displaying a dashboard including a plurality of overview screens, at least one of the plurality of overview screens corresponding to the first application;

while displaying the dashboard, receiving a third user input corresponding to a first overview screen of the plurality of overview screens;

in response to the third user input;

ceasing to display the first overview screen of the plurality of overview screens; and

displaying an add affordance that was not displayed prior to the third user input;

detecting selection of the add affordance;

in response to selection of the add affordance, displaying a plurality of candidate overview screens;

detecting a selection of a candidate overview screen of the plurality of candidate overview screens; and

displaying the selected candidate overview screen on the dashboard.

30. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the corresponding first application is executing on the electronic device and is not displayed on the touch-sensitive display.

31. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the first application is executing on an external device, and wherein the set of information obtained from the first application is received from the external device.

32. The electronic device of claim 29, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

detect a selection of the affordance for launching the first application; and

in response to detecting the selection of the affordance for launching the first application, replace display of the user interface screen with display of the first application.

33. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein at least one of the first and second inputs is a swipe on the touch-sensitive display.

34. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the set of information is a first set of information, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

while displaying the first instance of the second user interface screen, detect a third respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the third respective gesture, display a first instance of a third user interface screen representing a corresponding third application that is different from the first or second applications, wherein the third user interface screen is an affordance for launching the third application, the first instance of the third user interface screen including a set of information obtained from the third application; and

while displaying the second instance of the second user interface screen, detect a fourth respective gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the fourth respective gesture, display a second instance of the third user interface screen representing the corresponding third application, the second instance of the third user interface screen including a third updated set of information obtained from the third application, wherein the third updated set of information was obtained from the third application without user request.

35. The electronic device of claim 34, wherein at least one of the third and fourth respective gestures is a substantially vertical swipe on the touch-sensitive display.

36. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the displayed first user interface screen is selected from a set of user interface screens that represent a set of corresponding applications.

37. The electronic device of claim 36, wherein the displayed first user interface screen is selected based on the most recently viewed user interface screen in the set of user interface screens.

38. The electronic device of claim 36, wherein the displayed first user interface screen is selected based on configuration data on the electronic device.

39. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the first user interface screen further comprises a user interface object representing an operation that can be executed by the corresponding first application, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

detect a third input on the touch-sensitive display at a location corresponding to the user interface object; and

in response to detecting the third input, provide data to the first application to cause it to perform the operation.

40. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the first respective gesture is a substantially horizontal swipe.

41. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein displaying the second user interface screen replaces display of the first user interface screen.

42. The electronic device of claim 36, wherein the set of user interface screens is an ordered set, and wherein the second user interface screen is adjacent in order to the first user interface screen.