Devices and methods for navigating between user interfaces

• US 10,705,718 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2017
• Issued: 07/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Alonso Ruiz, Marcos, Dascola, Jonathan R., Foss, Christopher P., Karunamuni, Chanaka G., Chaudhri, Imran A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuyetlien T
• Application Number:
  US15/655,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20170315694A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,083 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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 3/04815 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 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• 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 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• 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 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A method includes: displaying a first view of a first application; detecting a first portion of a first input; if the first portion of the first input meets application-switching criteria, concurrently displaying portions of the first application view and a second application view; while concurrently displaying the portions of the application views, detecting a second portion of the first input; if the second portion of the first input meets first-view display criteria (liftoff of contact detected in a first region), ceasing to display the portion of the second application view and displaying the first application view; and if the second portion of the first input meets multi-view display criteria (liftoff of contact detected in a second region), maintaining concurrent display of a portion of the first application view and a portion of the second application view on the display after detecting the liftoff of the contact.

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

display, on the touch-sensitive display, a user interface for a first application;

detect a stationary edge input that includes detecting a change in a characteristic intensity of a contact at an edge of the touch-sensitive display while the contact is at a location of a user interface element that corresponds to a respective operation in the first application; and

,

in response to detecting the stationary edge input;

determine whether the stationary edge input meets system-gesture criteria;

determine whether the stationary edge input meets application-gesture criteria;

in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input meets the system-gesture criteria, perform an operation that is independent of the first application without performing the respective operation in the first application, wherein;

the system-gesture criteria include intensity criteria, including a criterion that is met when the stationary edge input includes an increase in intensity of the contact above a first intensity threshold;

the system-gesture criteria include a location criterion that is met when the intensity criteria for the contact are met while the contact is within a first region on the touch-sensitive display;

in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input meets the application-gesture criteria and does not meet the system-gesture criteria, perform the respective operation in the first application that includes activation of the user interface element in the first application, instead of performing the operation that is independent of the first application; and

in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input does not meet the system-gesture criteria and does not meet the application-gesture criteria, forgo performing the operation that is independent of the first application and the respective operation in the first application.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the operation that is independent of the first application includes concurrently displaying representations of a plurality of applications, in addition to the first application, that have been used recently on the electronic device, wherein the concurrently displayed representations of the plurality of applications include representations of content that was displayed in the applications when they were previously used.

3. The computer readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the representations of the plurality of applications include a representation of the first application.

4. The computer readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the representation of the first application is smaller than the user interface for the first application that is displayed prior to detecting the stationary edge input.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the representations of the plurality of applications include application icons that correspond to the applications.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the representations of the plurality of applications include names of the applications.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

in response to detecting the stationary edge input, in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input meets the system-gesture criteria, provide a tactile output that indicates that the stationary edge input meets the system-gesture criteria.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the intensity criteria is met when:

the characteristic intensity of the contact at the edge of the touch-sensitive display is below a second intensity threshold.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the operation that is independent of the first application is an operation for navigation between applications of the electronic device.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a key press operation.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a page switching operation.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the respective operation in the first application is for navigation within a hierarchy associated with the first application.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a preview operation.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a menu display operation.

15. A method, comprising:

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

displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, a user interface for a first application;

detecting a stationary edge input that includes detecting a change in a characteristic intensity of a contact at an edge of the touch-sensitive display while the contact is at a location of a user interface element that corresponds to a respective operation in the first application; and

,

in response to detecting the stationary edge input;

determining whether the stationary edge input meets system-gesture criteria;

determining whether the stationary edge input meets application-gesture criteria;

in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input meets the system-gesture criteria, performing an operation that is independent of the first application without performing the respective operation in the first application, wherein;

the system-gesture criteria include intensity criteria, including a criterion that is met when the stationary edge input includes an increase in intensity of the contact above a first intensity threshold;

the system-gesture criteria include a location criterion that is met when the intensity criteria for the contact are met while the contact is within a first region on the touch-sensitive display;

in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input meets the application-gesture criteria and does not meet the system-gesture criteria, performing the respective operation in the first application that includes activation of the user interface element in the first application, instead of performing the operation that is independent of the first application; and

in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input does not meet the system-gesture criteria and does not meet the application-gesture criteria, forgoing performing the operation that is independent of the first application and the respective operation in the first application;

wherein the method includes receiving a plurality of respective stationary edge inputs, including a respective stationary edge input that does not meet the system-gesture criteria and does not meet the application-gesture criteria, another respective stationary edge input that meets the application-gesture criteria and does not meet the system-gesture criteria, and yet another respective stationary edge input that meets the system-gesture criteria.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the operation that is independent of the first application includes concurrently displaying representations of a plurality of applications, in addition to the first application, that have been used recently on the electronic device, wherein the concurrently displayed representations of the plurality of applications include representations of content that was displayed in the applications when they were previously used.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the representations of the plurality of applications include a representation of the first application.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the representation of the first application is smaller than the user interface for the first application that is displayed prior to detecting the stationary edge input.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the representations of the plurality of applications include application icons that correspond to the applications.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the representations of the plurality of applications include names of the applications.

21. The method of claim 15, further including, in response to detecting the stationary edge input, in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input meets the system-gesture criteria, providing a tactile output that indicates that the stationary edge input meets the system-gesture criteria.

22. The method of claim 15, wherein the intensity criteria is met when:

the characteristic intensity of the contact at the edge of the touch-sensitive display is below a second intensity threshold.

23. The method of claim 15, wherein the operation that is independent of the first application is an operation for navigation between applications of the electronic device.

24. The method of claim 15, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a key press operation.

25. The method of claim 15, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a page switching operation.

26. The method of claim 15, wherein the respective operation in the first application is for navigation within a hierarchy associated with the first application.

27. The method of claim 15, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a preview operation.

28. The method of claim 15, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a menu display operation.

29. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive display;

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 touch-sensitive display, a user interface for a first application;

detecting a stationary edge input that includes detecting a change in a characteristic intensity of a contact at an edge of the touch-sensitive display while the contact is at a location of a user interface element that corresponds to a respective operation in the first application; and

,

in response to detecting the stationary edge input;

determining whether the stationary edge input meets system-gesture criteria;

determining whether the stationary edge input meets application-gesture criteria;

in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input meets the system-gesture criteria, performing an operation that is independent of the first application without performing the respective operation in the first application, wherein;

the system-gesture criteria include intensity criteria, including a criterion that is met when the stationary edge input includes an increase in intensity of the contact above a first intensity threshold;

the system-gesture criteria include a location criterion that is met when the intensity criteria for the contact are met while the contact is within a first region on the touch-sensitive display; and

in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input meets the application-gesture criteria and does not meet the system-gesture criteria, performing the respective operation in the first application that includes activation of the user interface element in the first application, instead of performing the operation that is independent of the first application; and

in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input does not meet the system-gesture criteria and does not meet the application-gesture criteria, forgoing performing the operation that is independent of the first application and the respective operation in the first application.

30. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the operation that is independent of the first application includes concurrently displaying representations of a plurality of applications, in addition to the first application, that have been used recently on the electronic device, wherein the concurrently displayed representations of the plurality of applications include representations of content that was displayed in the applications when they were previously used.

31. The electronic device of claim 30, wherein the representations of the plurality of applications include a representation of the first application.

32. The electronic device of claim 31, wherein the representation of the first application is smaller than the user interface for the first application that is displayed prior to detecting the stationary edge input.

33. The electronic device of claim 30, wherein the representations of the plurality of applications include application icons that correspond to the applications.

34. The electronic device of claim 30, wherein the representations of the plurality of applications include names of the applications.

35. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

in response to detecting the stationary edge input, in accordance with a determination that the stationary edge input meets the system-gesture criteria, providing a tactile output that indicates that the stationary edge input meets the system-gesture criteria.

36. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the intensity criteria is met when:

the characteristic intensity of the contact at the edge of the touch-sensitive display is below a second intensity threshold.

37. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the operation that is independent of the first application is an operation for navigation between applications of the electronic device.

38. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a key press operation.

39. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a page switching operation.

40. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the respective operation in the first application is for navigation within a hierarchy associated with the first application.

41. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a preview operation.

42. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the respective operation in the first application is a menu display operation.