Reduced-size interfaces for managing alerts

• US 10,379,714 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2017
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Yang, Lawrence Y., Lemay, Stephen O., Dye, Alan C., Foss, Christopher Patrick, Dascola, Jonathan R., Chaudhri, Imran, Butcher, Gary Ian, Graham, David Chance, Ive, Jonathan P., Lynch, Kevin, Maric, Natalia
• Primary Examiner(s): Shih, Haoshian
• Application Number:
  US15/425,273
• Publication Number:
  US 20170147197A1
• Time in Patent Office: 918 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0064 in which functions not related to time can be displayed digital output to display devices of digital computers G06F3/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• 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 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

An electronic device with a display can receive an alert comprising information, and in response to receiving the alert, issue a perceptual output. The device can detect a user input and determine whether the user input was detected within a predetermined time interval after the perceptual output. In accordance with a determination that the user input was detected within the predetermined time interval, the device can display a notification on the display, wherein the notification comprises a first portion of the information. If the device continues to detect the user input after a second predetermined time period, the device can display a second portion of the information, where the second portion is different from the first portion.

Claims

1. 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;

receiving an alert comprising information;

in response to receiving the alert, displaying a notification, wherein the notification comprises a first portion of the information;

detecting a contact on the display at a location corresponding to the notification; and

in response to detecting the contact on the display at the location corresponding to the notification;

in accordance with a determination that the contact meets an input threshold, displaying a plurality of user interface objects, where the plurality of user interface objects are associated with one or more actions corresponding to an application associated with the alert including one or more actions corresponding to the alert; and

in accordance with a determination the contact does not meet the input threshold, displaying a user interface for the application associated with the alert without displaying the plurality of user interface objects.

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

displaying the notification across a top portion of the display.

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

in response to receiving the alert, issuing a perceptual output.

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

while the display is actively displaying content, in response to detecting the contact on the display and in accordance with a determination the contact does not meet the input threshold, ceasing display of the actively displayed content by replacing display of the actively displayed content with display of the user interface for the application associated with the alert.

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

displaying the user interface for the application associated with the alert by;

launching an application associated with the alert;

displaying the application on the touch-sensitive display; and

opening the alert within the application.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the information comprises a source of the alert.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the information comprises an identification of an application associated with the alert.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first portion of the information comprises a time the alert was received.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the contact is a tap gesture.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the contact is a swipe gesture.

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

displaying the notification by displaying an animation that slides the notification in a first direction onto the touch-sensitive display.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the contact is a swipe gesture in the first direction of the animation while the display is actively displaying content, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to detecting the swipe gesture in the first direction, displaying a second portion of the information while continuing to display at least a portion of the actively displayed content.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting a second contact on the display at a location corresponding to the second portion of the information, wherein the second contact is a second swipe gesture in an opposite direction of the first direction of the animation; and

in response to detecting the second contact, sliding the second portion of the information in the opposite direction off of the display.

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

while the display is actively displaying content, receiving a second alert comprising second information;

in response to receiving the second alert, displaying a second notification across a portion of the display by displaying an animation that slides the second notification in a first direction onto the display, wherein the second notification comprises a first portion of the second information and wherein at least a portion of the actively displayed content continues to be displayed;

detecting a third contact on the display at a second location corresponding to the second notification, wherein the third contact is a swipe gesture in an opposite direction of the first direction of the animation; and

in response to detecting the third contact;

dismissing the second notification by sliding the second notification in the opposite direction off of the display, and

continuing to display the actively displayed content on the display.

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

while the display is actively displaying content, receiving a third alert comprising third information;

in response to receiving the third alert, displaying a third notification across a portion of the display, wherein the third notification comprises a first portion of the third information and wherein at least a portion of the actively displayed content continues to be displayed; and

removing display of the third notification after lapse of a predetermined period of time without receiving user contact on the display.

16. 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 device to:

receiving an alert comprising information;

in response to receiving the alert, displaying a notification, wherein the notification comprises a first portion of the information;

detecting a contact on the display at a location corresponding to the notification; and

in response to detecting the contact on the display at the location corresponding to the notification;

in accordance with a determination that the contact meets an input threshold, displaying a plurality of user interface objects, where the plurality of user interface objects are associated with one or more actions corresponding to an application associated with the alert including one or more actions corresponding to the alert; and

in accordance with a determination the contact does not meet the input threshold, displaying a user interface for the application associated with the alert without displaying the plurality of user interface objects.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further including instructions for:

displaying the notification across a top portion of the display.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further including instructions for:

in response to receiving the alert, issuing a perceptual output.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further including instructions for:

while the display is actively displaying content, in response to detecting the contact on the display and in accordance with a determination the contact does not meet the input threshold, ceasing display of the actively displayed content by replacing display of the actively displayed content with display of the user interface for the application associated with the alert.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further including instructions for:

displaying the user interface for the application associated with the alert by;

launching an application associated with the alert;

displaying the application on the touch-sensitive display; and

opening the alert within the application.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the first portion of the information comprises a source of the alert.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the first portion of the information comprises an identification of an application associated with the alert.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the first portion of the information comprises a time the alert was received.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the contact is a tap gesture.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the contact is a swipe gesture.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further including instructions for:

displaying the notification by displaying an animation that slides the notification in a first direction onto the touch-sensitive display.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the contact is a swipe gesture in the first direction of the animation while the display is actively displaying content, and further including instructions for:

in response to detecting the swipe gesture in the first direction, displaying a second portion of the information while continuing to display at least a portion of the actively displayed content.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, further including instructions for:

detecting a second contact on the display at a location corresponding to the second portion of the information, wherein the second contact is a second swipe gesture in an opposite direction of the first direction of the animation; and

in response to detecting the second contact, sliding the second portion of the information in the opposite direction off of the display.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further including instructions for:

while the display is actively displaying content, receiving a second alert comprising second information;

in response to receiving the second alert, displaying a second notification across a portion of the display by displaying an animation that slides the second notification in a first direction onto the display, wherein the second notification comprises a first portion of the second information and wherein at least a portion of the actively displayed content continues to be displayed;

detecting a third contact on the display at a second location corresponding to the second notification, wherein the third contact is a swipe gesture in an opposite direction of the first direction of the animation; and

in response to detecting the third contact;

dismissing the second notification by sliding the second notification in the opposite direction off of the display, and

continuing to display the actively displayed content on the display.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further including instructions for:

while the display is actively displaying content, receiving a third alert comprising third information;

in response to receiving the third alert, displaying a third notification across a portion of the display, wherein the third notification comprises a first portion of the third information and wherein at least a portion of the actively displayed content continues to be displayed; and

removing display of the third notification after lapse of a predetermined period of time without receiving user contact on the display.

17. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display;

receiving an alert comprising information;

in response to receiving the alert, displaying a notification, wherein the notification comprises a first portion of the information;

detecting a contact on the display at a location corresponding to the notification; and

in response to detecting the contact on the display at the location corresponding to the notification;

in accordance with a determination that the contact meets an input threshold, displaying a plurality of user interface objects, where the plurality of user interface objects are associated with one or more actions corresponding to an application associated with the alert including one or more actions corresponding to the alert; and

in accordance with a determination the contact does not meet the input threshold, displaying a user interface for the application associated with the alert without displaying the plurality of user interface objects.

32. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

displaying the notification across a top portion of the display.

33. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

in response to receiving the alert, issuing a perceptual output.

34. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

while the display is actively displaying content, in response to detecting the contact on the display, and in accordance with a determination the contact does not meet the input threshold, ceasing display of the actively displayed content by replacing display of the actively displayed content with display of the user interface for the application associated with the alert.

35. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

displaying the user interface for the application associated with the alert by;

launching an application associated with the alert;

displaying the application on the touch-sensitive display; and

opening the alert within the application.

36. The method of claim 17, wherein the first portion of the information comprises a source of the alert.

37. The method of claim 17, wherein the first portion of the information comprises an identification of an application associated with the alert.

38. The method of claim 17, wherein the first portion of the information comprises a time the alert was received.

39. The method of claim 17, wherein the contact is a tap gesture.

40. The method of claim 17, wherein the contact is a swipe gesture.

41. The method of claim 17, further including instructions for:

displaying the notification by displaying an animation that slides the notification in a first direction onto the touch-sensitive display.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the contact is a swipe gesture in the first direction of the animation while the display is actively displaying content, and further comprising:

in response to detecting the swipe gesture in the first direction displaying a second portion of the information while continuing to display at least a portion of the actively displayed content.

43. The method of claim 42, further comprising:

detecting a second contact on the display at a location corresponding to the second portion of the information, wherein the second contact is a second swipe gesture in an opposite direction of the first direction of the animation; and

in response to detecting the second contact, sliding the second portion of the information in the opposite direction off of the display.

44. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

while the display is actively displaying content, receiving a second alert comprising second information;

in response to receiving the second alert, displaying a second notification across a portion of the display by displaying an animation that slides the second notification in a first direction onto the display, wherein the second notification comprises a first portion of the second information and wherein at least a portion of the actively displayed content continues to be displayed;

detecting a third contact on the display at a second location corresponding to the second notification, wherein the third contact is a swipe gesture in an opposite direction of the first direction of the animation; and

in response to detecting the third contact;

dismissing the second notification by sliding the second notification in the opposite direction off of the display, and

continuing to display the actively displayed content on the display.

45. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

while the display is actively displaying content, receiving a third alert comprising third information;

in response to receiving the third alert, displaying a third notification across a portion of the display, wherein the third notification comprises a first portion of the third information and wherein at least a portion of the actively displayed content continues to be displayed; and

removing display of the third notification after lapse of a predetermined period of time without receiving user contact on the display.