Portable Electronic Device with a Global Setting User Interface

• US 20080222545A1
• Filed: 12/19/2007
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chaudhri, Imran, Christie, Greg, Lemay, Stephen O., Van Os, Marcel, Forstall, Scott, Matas, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/960,669
• Publication Number:
  US 20080222545A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A portable electronic device with a global setting user interface on a touch screen display is disclosed. The user interface has a plurality of application icons. In response to a first gesture, the GUI changes the appearances of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings. In response to a second gesture on a selected application icon whose appearance is changed, the GUI displays user-adjustable settings of an application that corresponds to the selected application icon. In response to one or more additional gestures, the GUI changes one or more user-adjustable settings of the application that corresponds to the selected application icon.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display,

displaying a plurality of application icons on the touch screen display, wherein some of the application icons correspond to applications that have user-adjustable settings and some of the application icons correspond to application that have no user-adjustable settings;

in response to a first gesture on the touch screen display,

changing in a first manner the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings, and

changing in a second manner that is different from the first manner the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have no user-adjustable settings;

displaying user-adjustable settings of an application that corresponds to an application icon in response to a second gesture on the application icon;

changing one or more of the user-adjustable settings of the application that corresponds to the selected application icon in response to one or more additional gestures to change one or more settings of the application; and

changing the appearance of the plurality of application icons to a predefined display state in response to a finishing gesture on the touch screen display.

2. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display,

displaying a plurality of application icons on the touch screen display, wherein some of the application icons correspond to applications that have user-adjustable settings and some of the application icons correspond to application that have no user-adjustable settings;

changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings upon detecting a first gesture on the touch screen display;

displaying user-adjustable settings of an application that corresponds to an application icon upon detecting a second gesture on the application icon; and

changing one or more settings of the application that corresponds to the selected application icon upon detecting one or more additional gestures to change one or more settings of the application.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the first gesture is a tap gesture on a settings icon.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings includes an animation from a first appearance to a second appearance.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the animation includes, for each application icon of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings, transitioning from a first side of the application icon to a second side of the application icon.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the first side is a front side and the second side is a back side.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings includes displaying a symbol on each such icon.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the symbol includes the letter “

i”

.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, including changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have no user-adjustable settings upon detecting the first gesture.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have no user-adjustable settings includes graying out, dimming, phasing out, or removing such icons from the touch screen display.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the second gesture is a tap gesture on the selected application icon.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, including

changing the appearance of the plurality of application icons to a predefined display state upon detecting a finishing gesture on the touch screen display.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the finishing gesture is a tap gesture on a finish icon.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the finish icon is a “

done”

icon, an “

okay”

icon, or a “

save”

icon.

15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display,

displaying a plurality of application icons on the touch screen display, wherein some of the application icons correspond to applications that have user-adjustable settings and some of the application icons correspond to application that have no user-adjustable settings;

changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have no user-adjustable settings upon detecting a first gesture on the touch screen display;

displaying user-adjustable settings of an application that corresponds to an application icon upon detecting a second gesture on the application icon; and

changing one or more user-adjustable settings of the application that corresponds to the selected application icon upon detecting one or more additional gestures to change one or more user-adjustable settings of the application.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the first gesture is a tap gesture on a settings icon.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have no user-adjustable settings includes an animation from a first appearance to a second appearance.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein the animation includes, for each application icon of the application icons whose corresponding applications have no user-adjustable settings, transitioning from a first side of the application icon to a second side of the application icon.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the first side is a front side and the second side is a back side.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have no user-adjustable settings includes graying out, dimming, phasing out, or removing such icons from the touch screen display.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, including changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings upon detecting the first gesture.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the second gesture is a tap gesture on the selected application icon.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, including changing the appearance of the plurality of application icons to a predefined display state upon detecting a finishing gesture on the touch screen display.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 23, wherein the finishing gesture is a tap gesture on a finish icon.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 24, wherein the finish icon is a “

done”

icon, an “

okay”

icon, or a “

save”

icon.

26. A graphical user interface on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, comprising:

a plurality of application icons, wherein some of the application icons correspond to applications that have user-adjustable settings and some of the application icons correspond to application that have no user-adjustable settings;

wherein;

in response to a first gesture, the appearances of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings are changed;

in response to a second gesture on a selected application icon whose appearance is changed, user-adjustable settings of an application that corresponds to the selected application icon are displayed; and

in response to one or more additional gestures, one or more user-adjustable settings of the application that corresponds to the selected application icon are changed.

27. A portable multifunction device, comprising:

a touch screen 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 programs including;

instructions for displaying a plurality of application icons on the touch screen display, wherein some of the application icons correspond to applications that have user-adjustable settings and some of the application icons correspond to application that have no user-adjustable settings;

instructions for changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings upon detecting a first gesture on the touch screen display;

instructions for displaying user-adjustable settings of an application that corresponds to an application icon upon detecting a second gesture on the application icon; and

instructions for changing one or more settings of the application that corresponds to the selected application icon upon detecting one or more additional gestures to change one or more settings of the application.

28. The portable multifunction device of claim 27, wherein the instructions for changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings include instructions for an animation from a first appearance to a second appearance.

29. The portable multifunction device of claim 28, wherein the animation instructions include, for each application icon of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings, instructions for transitioning from a first side of the application icon to a second side of the application icon.

30. The portable multifunction device of claim 27, wherein the instructions for changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings include instructions for displaying a symbol on each such icon.

31. The portable multifunction device of claim 27, including instructions for changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have no user-adjustable settings upon detecting the first gesture.

32. The portable multifunction device of claim 31, wherein the instructions for changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have no user-adjustable settings include instructions for graying out, dimming, phasing out, or removing such icons from the touch screen display.

33. The portable multifunction device of claim 27, including instructions for changing the appearance of the plurality of application icons to a predefined display state upon detecting a finishing gesture on the touch screen display.

34. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

display a plurality of application icons on the touch screen display, wherein some of the application icons correspond to applications that have user-adjustable settings and some of the application icons correspond to application that have no user-adjustable settings;

change the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings upon detecting a first gesture on the touch screen display;

display user-adjustable settings of an application that corresponds to an application icon upon detecting a second gesture on the application icon; and

change one or more settings of the application that corresponds to the selected application icon upon detecting one or more additional gestures to change one or more settings of the application.

35. The computer readable storage medium of claim 34, wherein the instructions for changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings include instructions for an animation from a first appearance to a second appearance.

36. The computer readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the animation instructions include, for each application icon of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings, instructions for transitioning from a first side of the application icon to a second side of the application icon.

37. The computer readable storage medium of claim 34, wherein the instructions for changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings include instructions for displaying a symbol on each such icon.

38. The computer readable storage medium of claim 34, the computer program mechanism further including instructions for changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have no user-adjustable settings upon detecting the first gesture.

39. The computer readable storage medium of claim 38, wherein the instructions for changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have no user-adjustable settings include instructions for graying out, dimming, phasing out, or removing such icons from the touch screen display.

40. The computer readable storage medium of claim 34, the computer program mechanism further including instructions for changing the appearance of the plurality of application icons to a predefined display state upon detecting a finishing gesture on the touch screen display.

41. A portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, comprising:

means for displaying a plurality of application icons on the touch screen display, wherein some of the application icons correspond to applications that have user-adjustable settings and some of the application icons correspond to application that have no user-adjustable settings;

means for changing the appearance of the application icons whose corresponding applications have user-adjustable settings upon detecting a first gesture on the touch screen display;

means for displaying user-adjustable settings of an application that corresponds to an application icon upon detecting a second gesture on the application icon; and

means for changing one or more settings of the application that corresponds to the selected application icon upon detecting one or more additional gestures to change one or more settings of the application.