Reduced-size user interfaces for battery management

• US 10,613,608 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2018
• Issued: 04/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Graham, David Chance, Chaudhri, Imran, Dye, Alan C., Foss, Christopher Patrick, Ive, Jonathan P., Lynch, Kevin, Wilson, Christopher, Yang, Lawrence Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): Azongha, Sardis F
• Application Number:
  US15/902,401
• Publication Number:
  US 20180181185A1
• Time in Patent Office: 775 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3212 Monitoring battery levels, e.g. power saving mode being initiated when battery voltage goes below a certain level
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3296 by lowering the supply or operating voltage
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A device with a touch-sensitive display and a battery can determine a battery level of the battery, and in accordance with a determination that the battery level is at or below a first threshold value, cause a haptic output and/or enter a low-power mode. While in low-power mode, the device may produce different outputs in response to user inputs than while in a normal power mode. In some embodiments, while in the low-power mode, the device may display only the time and an indication that the device is in a low-power mode.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

receiving a user input; and

in response to receiving the user input that is associated with displaying a respective user interface when the device is operating in a normal power mode of operation;

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is operating in a low-power mode that is different from the normal power mode of operation, concurrently displaying, on the display, responsive to the user input, a current time and an indication that the electronic device is in low-power mode without displaying the respective user interface on the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is operating in the normal power mode, displaying, on the display, responsive to the user input, the respective user interface.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user input is a button press input.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the respective user interface is a home screen user interface.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the respective user interface includes one or more application icons.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the respective user interface includes an application user interface.

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

in accordance with a determination that an operating mode of the electronic device is operating in the normal power mode, performing a first function; and

in accordance with a determination that the operating mode of the electronic device is operating in the low-power mode forgo performing the first function.

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

prior to receiving the user input and while the electronic device is not operating in the low-power mode, determining a battery level of the battery of the electronic device;

in accordance with the battery level being below a threshold, entering the low-power mode; and

in accordance with the battery level not being below the threshold, forgo entering the low-power mode.

8. A method comprising:

at an electronic device with a display;

receiving a user input; and

in response to receiving the user input that is associated with displaying a respective user interface when the device is operating in a normal power mode of operation;

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is operating in a low-power mode that is different from the normal power mode of operation, concurrently displaying, on the display, responsive to the user input, a current time and an indication that the electronic device is in low-power mode without displaying the respective user interface on the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is operating in the normal power mode, displaying, on the display, responsive to the user input, the respective user interface.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the user input is a button press input.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the respective user interface is a home screen user interface.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the respective user interface includes one or more application icons.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the respective user interface includes an application user interface.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

in accordance with a determination that an operating mode of the electronic device is operating in the normal power mode, performing a first function; and

in accordance with a determination that the operating mode of the electronic device is operating in the low-power mode forgo performing the first function.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

prior to receiving the user input and while the electronic device is not operating in the low-power mode, determining a battery level of the battery of the electronic device;

in accordance with the battery level being below a threshold, entering the low-power mode; and

in accordance with the battery level not being below the threshold, forgo entering the low-power mode.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:

receiving a user input; and

in response to receiving the user input that is associated with displaying a respective user interface when the device is operating in a normal power mode of operation;

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is operating in a low-power mode that is different from the normal power mode of operation, concurrently displaying, on the display, responsive to the user input, a current time and an indication that the electronic device is in low-power mode without displaying the respective user interface on the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is operating in the normal power mode, displaying, on the display, responsive to the user input, the respective user interface.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the user input is a button press input.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the respective user interface is a home screen user interface.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the respective user interface includes one or more application icons.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the respective user interface includes an application user interface.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the one or more programs including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that an operating mode of the electronic device is operating in the normal power mode, performing a first function; and

in accordance with a determination that the operating mode of the electronic device is operating in the low-power mode forgo performing the first function.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the one or more programs including instructions for:

prior to receiving the user input and while the electronic device is not operating in the low-power mode, determining a battery level of the battery of the electronic device;

in accordance with the battery level being below a threshold, entering the low-power mode; and

in accordance with the battery level not being below the threshold, forgo entering the low-power mode.