Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for adjusting user interface objects

• US 10,416,800 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2016
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Karunamuni, Chanaka G., King, Nicholas V., Apodaca, Gregory M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Blaufeld, Justin R.
• Application Number:
  US15/009,668
• Publication Number:
  US 20170046059A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,328 Days
• 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 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• 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: G11B 27/00 Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

An electronic device displays a user interface that includes one or more user interface elements. The device detects a contact on a touch-sensitive surface. The device detects a first increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact. In response to detecting the first increase, the device adjusts a property of a first user interface element from a first value to a second value. After adjusting the property, the device detects a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact. In response to detecting the decrease, in accordance with a determination that the first increase met intensity criteria, the device maintains the property above the first value. After detecting the decrease, the device detects a second increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact. In response to detecting the second increase, the device adjusts the property to a third value that is greater than the second value.

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 an electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, cause the electronic device to:

display, on the display, a user interface that includes one or more user interface elements;

detect a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

while detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

detect a first increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to detecting the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact, adjusting a property of a first user interface element of the one or more user interface elements in the user interface from a first value to a second value that is greater than the first value;

after adjusting the property of the first user interface element, detect a first decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact;

in response to detecting the first decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact met intensity criteria, wherein the intensity criteria include a criterion that is met when the characteristic intensity exceeds a first threshold intensity value, maintain the property of the first user interface element above the first value; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact did not exceed the first threshold intensity value, return the property of the first user interface element to the first value;

after detecting the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact and while the property of the first user interface element is above the first value, detect a second increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact; and

,

in response to detecting the second increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact, adjust the property of the first user interface element to a third value that is greater than the second value.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to, after increasing the property of the first user interface element to the third value, detect liftoff of the contact and maintain the property of the first user interface element above the second value.

3. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to, after increasing the property of the first user interface element to the third value, detect liftoff of the contact and return the property of the first user interface element to the first value.

4. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein returning the property of the first user interface element to the first value includes a first portion showing a decrease of the property of the first user interface element from the second value to a fourth value, followed by a second portion showing an increase from the fourth value to the first value.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein adjusting the property of the first user interface element from the first value to the second value includes a first portion showing an increase of the property of the first user interface element from the first value to a fifth value, followed by a second portion showing a decrease from the fifth value to the second value.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein maintaining the property of the first user interface element above the first value in response to detecting the first decrease in intensity of the contact includes reducing the property of the first user interface element below the second value.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to dynamically adjust the appearance of the first user interface element based on detected changes in the characteristic intensity of the contact.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the intensity criteria include a requirement that the characteristic intensity of the contact increases at or above a threshold rate during the first increase in the characteristic intensity.

9. 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, on the display, a user interface that includes one or more user interface elements;

detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

while detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

detecting a first increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to detecting the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact, adjusting a property of a first user interface element of the one or more user interface elements in the user interface from a first value to a second value that is greater than the first value;

after adjusting the property of the first user interface element, detecting a first decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact;

in response to detecting the first decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact met intensity criteria, wherein the intensity criteria include a criterion that is met when the characteristic intensity exceeds a first threshold intensity value, maintaining the property of the first user interface element above the first value; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact did not exceed the first threshold intensity value, returning the property of the first user interface element to the first value;

after detecting the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact and while the property of the first user interface element is above the first value, detecting a second increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact; and

,

in response to detecting the second increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact, adjusting the property of the first user interface element to a third value that is greater than the second value.

10. The device of claim 9, including instructions for, after increasing the property of the first user interface element to the third value, detecting liftoff of the contact and maintaining the property of the first user interface element above the second value.

11. The device of claim 9, including instructions for, after increasing the property of the first user interface element to the third value, detecting liftoff of the contact and returning the property of the first user interface element to the first value.

12. The device of claim 9, wherein returning the property of the first user interface element to the first value includes a first portion showing a decrease of the property of the first user interface element from the second value to a fourth value, followed by a second portion showing an increase from the fourth value to the first value.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein adjusting the property of the first user interface element from the first value to the second value includes a first portion showing an increase of the property of the first user interface element from the first value to a fifth value, followed by a second portion showing a decrease from the fifth value to the second value.

14. The device of claim 9, wherein maintaining the property of the first user interface element above the first value in response to detecting the first decrease in intensity of the contact includes reducing the property of the first user interface element below the second value.

15. The device of claim 9, including instructions for dynamically adjusting the appearance of the first user interface element based on detected changes in the characteristic intensity of the contact.

16. The device of claim 9, wherein the intensity criteria include a requirement that the characteristic intensity of the contact increases at or above a threshold rate during the first increase in the characteristic intensity.

17. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface;

displaying, on the display, a user interface that includes one or more user interface elements;

detecting a series of contacts on the touch-sensitive surface; and

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for each contact of the series of contacts, while detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

detecting a first increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to detecting the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact, adjusting a property of a first user interface element of the one or more user interface elements in the user interface from a first value to a second value that is greater than the first value;

after adjusting the property of the first user interface element, detecting a first decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact;

in response to detecting the first decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact;

in accordance with a determination that the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact met intensity criteria, wherein the intensity criteria include a criterion that is met when the characteristic intensity exceeds a first threshold intensity value, maintaining the property of the first user interface element above the first value; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact did not exceed the first threshold intensity value, returning the property of the first user interface element to the first value;

after detecting the first decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact and while the property of the first user interface element is above the first value, detecting a second increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact; and

,

in response to detecting the second increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact, adjusting the property of the first user interface element to a third value that is greater than the second value;

wherein the series of contacts includes;

a first contact, wherein the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds the first threshold intensity value; and

a second contact, wherein the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the second contact does not exceed the first threshold intensity value.

18. The method of claim 17, including, for each contact in the series of contacts, after increasing the property of the first user interface element to the third value, detecting liftoff of the contact and maintaining the property of the first user interface element.

19. The method of claim 17, including, for each contact in the series of contacts, after increasing the property of the first user interface element to the third value, detecting liftoff of the contact and returning the property of the first user interface element to the first value.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein returning the property of the first user interface element to the first value includes a first portion showing a decrease of the property of the first user interface element from the second value to a fourth value, followed by a second portion showing an increase from the fourth value to the first value.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein adjusting the property of the first user interface element from the first value to the second value includes a first portion showing an increase of the property of the first user interface element from the first value to a fifth value, followed by a second portion showing a decrease from the fifth value to the second value.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein maintaining the property of the first user interface element above the first value in response to detecting the first decrease in intensity of the contact includes reducing the property of the first user interface element below the second value.

23. The method of claim 17, including, for each contact in the series of contacts, dynamically adjusting the appearance of the first user interface element based on detected changes in the characteristic intensity of the contact.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein the intensity criteria include a requirement that the characteristic intensity of the contact increases at or above a threshold rate during the first increase in the characteristic intensity.