Weather user interface

• US 10,452,253 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2015
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Yang, Lawrence Y., Wan, Wan Si, Dye, Alan C., Foss, Christopher Patrick, Lynch, Kevin, Schmitt, Brian, Wilson, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Shiberou, Mahelet
• Application Number:
  US14/821,667
• Publication Number:
  US 20160048283A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,537 Days
• 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 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• 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 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

Reduced-size user interfaces for providing weather information are disclosed. At an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, indications of a location and a temperature at the location may be displayed. In some examples, a user may provide input through a touch on the touch-sensitive display and/or through a rotation of a rotatable input mechanism to display additional weather information, such as weather information for another location, another temperature, another time, and so forth. In some examples, the device may obtain data representing an upcoming activity, determine whether the activity is to begin within a threshold amount of time, and display weather information based on the upcoming activity. In some examples, the device may display an affordance at a position to indicate the time of day for which a weather condition is provided.

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 and a rotatable input mechanism that is physically rotatable relative to a housing of the electronic device, cause the device to:

display an affordance on the touch-sensitive display, the affordance representing a weather application;

detect a contact on the displayed affordance;

in response to detecting the contact;

launch the weather application; and

display at least a portion of a first user interface screen including indications of a first location and a first type of weather information for a plurality of units of time at the first location;

while displaying the first user interface screen, detect user input;

determine whether the user input is a rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism or a tap on the touch-sensitive display;

in accordance with a determination that the user input is a rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism, scroll the first user interface screen by an amount that is determined based on an extent of the rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism to display additional weather information for the first location; and

in accordance with a determination that the user input is a tap, transition from displaying the first type of weather information at the first location to displaying a second type of weather information for the plurality of the units of time at the first location.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first type of weather information corresponds to temperature at the first location, and wherein scrolling the first user interface screen comprises:

translating the first user interface screen; and

displaying a forecasted temperature for the first location, the forecasted temperature for a future day.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a location sensor, and wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:

obtain a current location of the electronic device from the location sensor; and

display the current location and a current temperature at the current location, in response to detecting the contact on the displayed affordance.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein displaying the affordance comprises displaying a visual representation of current weather at the current location.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 4, wherein the visual representation indicates current precipitation.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device, when displaying the first user interface screen, to:

display a wallpaper, the wallpaper visually indicating weather condition at the first location.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein displaying the affordance comprises displaying a visual representation of current weather at a user-designated location.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first user interface screen includes an affordance indicating a currently displayed user interface screen and a position of the displayed user interface screen within a sequence of the user interface screens.

9. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and a rotatable input mechanism that is physically rotatable relative to a housing of the electronic device;

displaying an affordance on the touch-sensitive display, the affordance representing a weather application;

detecting a contact on the displayed affordance;

in response to detecting the contact;

launching the weather application; and

displaying at least a portion of a first user interface screen including indications of a first location and a first type of weather information for a plurality of units of time at the first location;

while displaying the first user interface screen, detecting user input;

determining whether the user input is a rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism or a tap on the touch-sensitive display;

in accordance with a determination that the user input is a rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism, scrolling the first user interface screen by an amount that is determined based on an extent of the rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism to display additional weather information for the first location; and

in accordance with a determination that the user input is a tap, transitioning from displaying the first type of weather information at the first location to displaying a second type of weather information for the plurality of the units of time at the first location.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first type of weather information corresponds to temperature at the first location, and wherein scrolling the first user interface screen comprises:

translating the first user interface screen; and

displaying a forecasted temperature for the first location, the forecasted temperature for a future day.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the electronic device comprises a location sensor, and the method further comprises:

obtaining a current location of the electronic device from the location sensor; and

displaying the current location and a current temperature at the current location, in response to detecting the contact on the displayed affordance.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein displaying the affordance comprises displaying a visual representation of current weather at the current location.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the visual representation indicates current precipitation.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the first user interface screen includes an affordance indicating a currently displayed user interface screen and a position of the displayed user interface screen within a sequence of the user interface screens.

21. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying a wallpaper, the wallpaper visually indicating weather condition at the first location.

22. The method of claim 9, wherein displaying the affordance comprises displaying a visual representation of current weather at a user-designated location.

15. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

a rotatable input mechanism that is physically rotatable relative to a housing of the electronic device;

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;

displaying an affordance on the touch-sensitive display, the affordance representing a weather application;

detecting a contact on the displayed affordance;

in response to detecting the contact;

launching the weather application; and

displaying at least a portion of a first user interface screen including indications of a first location and a first type of weather information for a plurality of units of time at the first location;

while displaying the first user interface screen, detecting user input;

determining whether the user input is a rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism or a tap on the touch-sensitive display;

in accordance with a determination that the user input is a rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism, scrolling the first user interface screen by an amount that is determined based on an extent of the rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism to display additional weather information for the first location; and

in accordance with a determination that the user input is a tap, transitioning from displaying the first type of weather information at the first location to displaying a second type of weather information for the plurality of the units of time at the first location.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the first type of weather information corresponds to temperature at the first location, and wherein scrolling the first user interface screen comprises:

translating the first user interface screen; and

displaying a forecasted temperature for the first location, the forecasted temperature for a future day.

17. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the electronic device comprises a location sensor, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

obtaining a current location of the electronic device from the location sensor; and

displaying the current location and a current temperature at the current location, in response to detecting the contact on the displayed affordance.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein displaying the affordance comprises displaying a visual representation of current weather at the current location.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the visual representation indicates current precipitation.

20. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the first user interface screen includes an affordance indicating a currently displayed user interface screen and a position of the displayed user interface screen within a sequence of the user interface screens.

23. The electronic device of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying a wallpaper, the wallpaper visually indicating weather condition at the first location.

24. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein displaying the affordance comprises displaying a visual representation of current weather at a user-designated location.