Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interface objects with visual and/or haptic feedback

• US 10,365,758 B1
• Filed: 10/06/2018
• Issued: 07/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smith Interface Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: P4tents1 LLC
• Inventors: Smith, Michael S
• Primary Examiner(s): Xavier, Antonio
• Application Number:
  US16/153,764
• Time in Patent Office: 297 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• 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 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 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0414 using force sensing means to determine a position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/045 using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• 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 9/4843 : by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts: displays a plurality of user interface objects in a first user interface; detects a contact at a location of a first user interface object; and: detects an increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact to a first intensity threshold; in response, visually obscures the plurality of user interface objects, other than the first user interface object, while maintaining display of the first user interface object; detects that the characteristic intensity of the contact continues to increase above the first intensity threshold; and, in response, dynamically increases the amount of visual obscuring of the plurality of user interface objects, other than the first user interface object.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the 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 plurality of selectable user interface objects in a first user interface on the display;

detecting a contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at a location of a first selectable user interface object, in the plurality of selectable user interface objects, on the display; and

,

while the contact has been continuously detected on the touch-sensitive surface for a first duration, detecting an increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact to a first intensity threshold;

in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the first intensity threshold, blurring a subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects with a first magnitude of blurring, while maintaining display of the first selectable user interface object without blurring the first selectable user interface object, wherein the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects includes two or more of the plurality of selectable user interface objects in the first user interface other than the first selectable user interface object;

after blurring the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects and while the contact has been continuously detected on the touch-sensitive surface for a second duration that is longer than the first duration, detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact continues to increase above the first intensity threshold; and

,

in response to detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact continues to increase above the first intensity threshold, dynamically increasing the magnitude of blurring of the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects with a second magnitude of blurring that is greater than the first magnitude of blurring, while maintaining display of the first selectable user interface object without blurring the first selectable user interface object;

after increasing the magnitude of blurring the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects without blurring of the first selectable user interface object, detecting a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact and while the contact has been continuously detected on the touch-sensitive surface for a third duration that is longer than the second duration; and

,

in response to detecting the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact, dynamically decreasing the magnitude of blurring of the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects to a third magnitude of blurring that is less than the second magnitude of blurring, while maintaining display of the first selectable user interface object without blurring the first selectable user interface object.

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

in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the first intensity threshold, decreasing a size of the plurality of selectable user interface objects, other than the first selectable user interface object, in the first user interface.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in response to detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact continues to increase above the first intensity threshold, dynamically decreasing the size of the plurality of selectable user interface objects, other than the first selectable user interface object, in the first user interface.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

increasing the size of the first selectable user interface object in the first user interface when the characteristic intensity of the contact meets and/or exceeds the first intensity threshold.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in response to detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a second intensity threshold, greater than the first intensity threshold, displaying a preview area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable user interface objects in the first user interface.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the preview area displays a preview of a user interface that is displayed in response to detecting a tap gesture on the first selectable user interface object.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while displaying the preview area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable user interface objects in the first user interface, detecting a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact;

in response to detecting the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact, maintaining display of the preview area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable user interface objects in the first user interface until liftoff of the contact is detected;

detecting liftoff of the contact; and

,

in response to detecting liftoff of the contact, ceasing to display the preview area and ceasing to visually obscure the plurality of selectable user interface objects.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in response to detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a third intensity threshold, greater than the second intensity threshold, replacing display of the first user interface and the overlaid preview area with display of a second user interface that is distinct from the first user interface.

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

in response to detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a second intensity threshold, greater than the first intensity threshold, displaying a view area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable user interface objects in the first user interface.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the view area displays a view of a user interface that is displayed in response to detecting a tap gesture on the first selectable user interface object.

11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while displaying the view area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable user interface objects in the first user interface, detecting a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact;

in response to detecting the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact, maintaining display of the view area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable user interface objects in the first user interface until liftoff of the contact is detected;

detecting liftoff of the contact; and

,

in response to detecting liftoff of the contact, ceasing to display the view area and ceasing to visually obscure the plurality of selectable user interface objects.

12. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in response to detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a third intensity threshold, greater than the second intensity threshold, replacing display of the first user interface and the overlaid view area with display of a second user interface that is distinct from the first user interface.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in response to detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a second intensity threshold, greater than the first intensity threshold, displaying a menu overlaid on at least some of the plurality of user interface objects in the first user interface, wherein the menu contains activatable menu items associated with the first selectable user interface object.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact above the first intensity threshold includes an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a first intensity value that is higher than the first intensity threshold; and

the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact includes a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a second intensity value that is between the first intensity value and the first intensity threshold; and

the third magnitude of blurring is greater than the first magnitude of blurring and less than the second magnitude of blurring.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

blurring the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects includes blurring the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects with a blurring effect that has a blur radius; and

dynamically increasing the magnitude of blurring of the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects includes increasing the blur radius of the blurring effect in accordance with the change in the characteristic intensity of the contact.

16. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the 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 plurality of selectable user interface objects in a first user interface on the display;

detecting a contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at a location of a first selectable user interface object, in the plurality of selectable user interface objects, on the display; and

,

while the focus selector is at the location of the first selectable user interface object on the display;

while the contact has been continuously detected on the touch-sensitive surface for a first duration, detecting an increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact to a first intensity threshold;

in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the first intensity threshold, blurring a subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects with a first magnitude of blurring, while maintaining display of the first selectable user interface object without blurring the first selectable user interface object, wherein the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface object includes two or more of the plurality of selectable user interface objects in the first user interface other than the first selectable user interface object;

after blurring the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects and while the contact has been continuously detected on the touch-sensitive surface for a second duration that is longer than the first duration, detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact continues to increase above the first intensity threshold; and

,

in response to detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact continues to increase above the first intensity threshold, dynamically increasing the magnitude of blurring of the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects with a second magnitude of blurring that is greater than the first magnitude of blurring, while maintaining display of the first selectable user interface object without blurring the first selectable user interface object;

after increasing the magnitude of blurring of the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects without blurring the first selectable user interface object, detecting a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact and while the contact has been continuously detected on the touch-sensitive surface for a third duration that is longer than the second duration; and

,

in response to detecting the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact, dynamically decreasing the magnitude of blurring of the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects to a third magnitude of blurring that is less than the second magnitude of blurring, while maintaining display of the first selectable user interface object without blurring the first selectable user interface object, wherein;

the first magnitude of blurring has a first blur radius;

the second magnitude of blurring has a second blur radius that is larger than the first blur radius; and

the third magnitude of blurring has a third blur radius that is smaller than the second blur radius.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the first intensity threshold, decreasing a size of the plurality of selectable user interface objects, other than the first selectable user interface object, in the first user interface.

18. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in response to detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact continues to increase above the first intensity threshold, dynamically decreasing the size of the plurality of selectable user interface objects, other than the first selectable user interface object, in the first user interface.

19. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

increasing the size of the first selectable user interface object in the first user interface when the characteristic intensity of the contact meets and/or exceeds the first intensity threshold.

20. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in response to detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a second intensity threshold, greater than the first intensity threshold, displaying a preview area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable user interface objects in the first user interface.

21. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the preview area displays a preview of a user interface that is displayed in response to detecting a tap gesture on the first selectable user interface object.

22. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while displaying the preview area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable user interface objects in the first user interface, detecting a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact;

in response to detecting the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact, maintaining display of the preview area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable user interface objects in the first user interface until liftoff of the contact is detected;

detecting liftoff of the contact; and

, in response to detecting liftoff of the contact, ceasing to display the preview area and ceasing to visually obscure the plurality of selectable user interface objects.

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

in response to detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a third intensity threshold, greater than the second intensity threshold, replacing display of the first user interface and the overlaid preview area with display of a second user interface that is distinct from the first user interface.

24. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in response to detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a second intensity threshold, greater than the first intensity threshold, displaying a menu overlaid on at least some of the plurality of user interface objects in the first user interface, wherein the menu contains activatable menu items associated with the first selectable user interface object.

25. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein dynamically increasing the magnitude of blurring of the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects includes increasing the blur radius of the blurring effect in accordance with the change in the characteristic intensity of the contact.

26. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein:

the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact above the first intensity threshold includes an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a first intensity value that is higher than the first intensity threshold; and

the decrease in the characteristic intensity value of the contact includes a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a second intensity value that is between the first intensity value and the first intensity threshold; and

the third magnitude of blurring is greater than the first magnitude of blurring and less than the second magnitude of blurring.

27. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein at least one of:

the selectable user interface objects include at least one of a web link, a message representation, a calendar item, or a location;

the first user interface includes at least one of a web browser application interface, a messaging application interface, a calendar application interface, or a navigation application interface;

the focus selector includes a graphical user interface element;

the focus selector does not include a graphical user interface element;

the focus selector includes a particular contact;

the focus selector is a pressure of the contact;

the focus selector includes the contact;

the focus selector is at least a portion of the contact;

the focus selector includes a finger contact;

the focus selector includes a contact of a user that is detected by the electronic device;

the focus selector includes a selection boundary;

the focus selector includes an invisible selection boundary;

the focus selector includes a selection boundary, for a user interface control widget;

the focus selector includes a contact on the display;

the focus selector includes a contact on the display that is controlled by a user so as to communicate the user'"'"'s intended interaction with the display;

the focus selector includes a contact on the display that is controlled by a user so as to communicate the user'"'"'s intended interaction with the display, by indicating which element of the user interface with which the user is intending to interact;

the focus selector includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

the focus selector includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface that is controlled by a user so as to communicate the user'"'"'s intended interaction with the touch-sensitive surface;

the focus selector includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface that is controlled by a user so as to communicate the user'"'"'s intended interaction with the touch-sensitive surface, by indicating which element of the user interface with which the user is intending to interact;

the focus selector includes a finger tap;

the focus selector is on a point or area on the display which is an interactive focus of a user;

the contact includes a pressure;

the contact includes a part of a gesture;

the contact is part of a continuous static gesture;

the location on the touch-sensitive surface is the same as the location of the first selectable user interface object;

the location on the touch-sensitive surface is near the location of the first selectable user interface object;

the location on the touch-sensitive surface overlaps the location of the first selectable user interface object;

the location on the touch-sensitive surface is the same as the location of the focus selector;

the location on the touch-sensitive surface is near the location of the focus selector;

the location on the touch-sensitive surface overlaps the location of the focus selector;

a duration when the contact is detected at the location on the touch-sensitive surface is the same as a duration when the focus selector is at the location of a first selectable user interface object;

the contact at the location on the touch-sensitive surface is detected as a result of the focus selector being at the location of the first selectable user interface object;

the contact at the location on the touch-sensitive surface is detected in response to the focus selector being at the location of the first selectable user interface object;

the contact is detected at the location on the touch-sensitive surface while the focus selector is at the location of the first selectable user interface object, by the contact being detected at the location on the touch-sensitive surface is detected during the focus selector being detected at the location of the first selectable user interface object;

the characteristic intensity includes at least one of a pressure magnitude or a force level;

the characteristic intensity of the contact includes a level of pressure of the contact;

the characteristic intensity of the contact refers to a characteristic of the contact based on one or more intensities of the contact;

the characteristic intensity includes at least one of a force or pressure of the contact;

the first intensity threshold includes a threshold level of pressure or force of the contact;

the first intensity threshold includes a predetermined level of pressure or force of the contact;

the first intensity threshold includes a threshold level of pressure or force of the contact;

the first intensity threshold includes a predetermined level of pressure or force of the contact;

the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects including all of the plurality of selectable user interface objects except for the first selectable user interface object;

the maintaining display of the first selectable user interface includes not altering any aspect of the first selectable user interface;

the maintaining display of the first selectable user interface includes altering at least one aspect of the first selectable user interface where the at least one aspect does not involve blurring;

the first duration and the second duration are the same;

the first duration and the second duration are different;

the blurring the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects with the first magnitude of blurring, includes blurring the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects to the first magnitude of blurring;

the blurring the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects with the first magnitude of blurring, includes blurring the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects based on the first magnitude of blurring;

the dynamically increasing the magnitude of blurring of the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects with the second magnitude of blurring, include increasing the magnitude of blurring of the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects to the second magnitude of blurring;

the dynamically increasing the magnitude of blurring of the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects with the second magnitude of blurring, include increasing the magnitude of blurring of the subset of the plurality of selectable user interface objects based on the second magnitude of blurring;

or

the third magnitude of blurring is less than the first magnitude of blurring.

28. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the 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 plurality of selectable user interface objects in a first user interface on the display;

detecting an input by a contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface at a location of a first selectable user interface object, in the plurality of selectable user interface objects, on the display, wherein the device is configured to replace display of the first user interface with a second user interface in response to detecting a tap gesture on the first selectable user interface object; and

,

while the input by the contact is detected at the location on the touch-sensitive surface at the location of a first selectable user interface object on the display;

detecting a first portion of the input that includes detecting an increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact to a first intensity threshold;

in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the first intensity threshold, visually obscuring the plurality of selectable user interface objects, other than the first selectable user interface object, in the first user interface while maintaining display of the first selectable user interface object without visually obscuring the first selectable user interface object;

detecting a second portion of the input, after the first portion of the input, that includes detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact continues to increase above the first intensity threshold; and

,

in response to detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact continues to increase above the first intensity threshold, dynamically increasing the visual obscuring of the plurality of selectable user interface objects, other than the first selectable user interface object, in the first user interface while maintaining display of the first selectable user interface object without visually obscuring the first selectable user interface object;

detecting a third portion of the input, after the second portion of the input, that includes detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a second intensity threshold, greater than the first intensity threshold; and

,

in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the second intensity threshold, displaying a view area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of user interface objects in the first user interface, wherein the view area displays a view of the second user interface that is displayed in response to detecting a tap gesture on the first selectable user interface object and the view of the second user interface replaces display of the first selectable user interface object, wherein the view of the second user interface is a reduced scale representation of the second user interface;

detecting a fourth portion of the input, after the third portion; and

,

in response to detecting the fourth portion of the input;

in accordance with a determination that the fourth portion of the input includes detecting a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact while displaying the view of the second user interface overlaid on at least some of the plurality of user interface objects in the first user interface, without detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a third intensity threshold, greater than the second intensity threshold, maintaining display of the view of the second user interface overlaid on at least some of the plurality of user interface objects in the first user interface until liftoff of the contact is detected; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the fourth portion of the input includes detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the third intensity threshold, greater than the second intensity threshold, replacing display of the first user interface and the overlaid view area with display of the second user interface, and maintain display of the second user interface in response to detecting lift off of the contact.

29. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the 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 plurality of selectable user interface objects in a first user interface on the display;

detecting an input by a contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at a location of a first selectable user interface object, in the plurality of selectable user interface objects, on the display, wherein the device is configured to replace display of the first user interface with a second user interface in response to detecting a tap gesture on the first selectable user interface object; and

,

while the focus selector is at the location of the first selectable user interface object on the display;

detecting a first portion of the input that includes detecting an increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact to a first intensity threshold;

in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the first intensity threshold, visually obscuring the plurality of selectable user interface objects, other than the first selectable user interface object, in the first user interface while maintaining display of the first selectable user interface object without visually obscuring the first selectable user interface object;

detecting a second portion of the input, after the first portion of the input, that includes detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact continues to increase above the first intensity threshold; and

,

in response to detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact continues to increase above the first intensity threshold, dynamically increasing the amount of visual obscuring of the plurality of selectable user interface objects, other than the first selectable user interface object, in the first user interface while maintaining display of the first selectable user interface object without visually obscuring the first selectable user interface object;

detecting a third portion of the input, after the second portion of the input, that includes detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a second intensity threshold, greater than the first intensity threshold; and

,

in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the second intensity threshold, displaying a preview area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of user interface objects in the first user interface, wherein the preview area displays a preview of the second user interface that is displayed in response to detecting a tap gesture on the first selectable user interface object and the preview of the second user interface replaces display of the first selectable user interface object, wherein the preview of the second user interface is a reduced scale representation of the second user interface;

detecting a fourth portion of the input, after the third portion; and

,

in response to detecting the fourth portion of the input;

in accordance with a determination that the fourth portion of the input includes detecting a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact while displaying the preview of the second user interface overlaid on at least some of the plurality of user interface objects in the first user interface, without detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to a third intensity threshold, greater than the second intensity threshold, maintaining display of the preview of the second user interface overlaid on at least some of the plurality of user interface objects in the first user interface until liftoff of the contact is detected; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the fourth portion of the input includes detecting an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the third intensity threshold, greater than the second intensity threshold, replacing display of the first user interface and the overlaid preview area with display of the second user interface, and maintain display of the second user interface in response to detecting lift off of the contact.

30. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein:

the preview area displayed in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the second intensity threshold has a first size, and maintaining display of the preview of the second user interface overlaid on at least some of the plurality of user interface objects in the first user interface maintains display of the preview at substantially the first size.

31. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein at least one of:

the visually obscuring is carried out utilizing a 3D depth cue;

or

the visually obscuring includes at least one of blurring or fogging.