Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying and Selecting Application Options

• US 20090178007A1
• Filed: 06/20/2008
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Lemay, Stephen O., Williamson, Richard, Blumenberg, Chris, Matas, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,171,432 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, a flat version of an application interface is displayed. In response to detecting a user gesture on a view options icon while the flat version of the application interface is displayed, a curled version of the application interface is displayed. The curled version of the application interface includes an image of a curled page that obscures a first portion of the flat version of the application interface, and a roll-up region in a display region formerly occupied by a second portion of the flat version of the application interface. The roll-up region includes a plurality of option icons. When a user selection gesture on one or more of the plurality of option icons is detected, the flat version of the application interface is redisplayed with information corresponding to the option icons upon which user selection gestures were detected.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a computing device with a touch screen display;

displaying a flat version of an application interface;

in response to detecting a user gesture on a view options icon while the flat version of the application interface is displayed, displaying a curled version of the application interface, wherein the curled version of the application interface includes;

an image of a curled page that obscures a first portion of the flat version of the application interface; and

a roll-up region in a display region formerly occupied by a second portion of the flat version of the application interface, wherein the roll-up region includes a plurality of option icons, each respective option icon in the plurality of option icons responsive to a user selection gesture on the respective option icon;

detecting a user selection gesture on one or more of the plurality of option icons; and

redisplaying the flat version of the application interface with information corresponding to the one or more option icons upon which user selection gestures were detected.

2. The method of claim 1, including,

detecting user selection gestures on at least two of the plurality of option icons;

and

redisplaying the flat version of the application interface with information corresponding to the at least two of the plurality of option icons upon which user selection gestures were detected.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the curled version of the application interface includes a third portion of the flat version of the application interface.

4. The method of claim 3,

wherein the third portion is displayed in the curled version of the application interface in a manner that is visually distinct from display of the third portion in the flat version of the application interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the flat version of the application interface is redisplayed in response to detecting a second user gesture on the view options icon.

6. The method of claim 1, including

displaying a roll up animation that transitions from displaying the flat version of the application interface to displaying the curled version of the application interface.

7. The method of claim 6, further including

displaying a roll down animation that transitions from displaying the curled version of the application interface to redisplaying the flat version of the application interface with information corresponding to the one or more option icons upon which user selection gestures were detected.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the curled page includes an inverted, translucent representation of a portion of the flat version of the application interface.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the curled page includes a translucent representation of a portion of the flat version of the application interface.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the user selection gestures are finger gestures on the touch screen display.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is a map application and the flat version of the application interface includes a map.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of option icons include a satellite view option icon, a hybrid view option icon, and a traffic information overlay option icon.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of option icons include an icon for adding a user-moveable location marker to the map.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of option icons include a plurality of map overlay option icons.

15. A computing 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 one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying a flat version of an application interface;

displaying, in response to detecting a user gesture on a view options icon while the flat version of the application interface is displayed, a curled version of the application interface, wherein the curled version of the application interface includes;

an image of a curled page that obscures a first portion of the flat version of the application interface; and

a roll-up region in a display region formerly occupied by a second portion of the flat version of the application interface, wherein the roll-up region includes a plurality of option icons, each respective option icon in the plurality of option icons responsive to a user selection gesture on the respective option icon

detecting a user selection gesture on one or more of the plurality of option icons; and

redisplaying the flat version of the application interface with information corresponding to the one or more option icons upon which user selection gestures were detected.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the device is a portable multifunction device.

17. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

display a flat version of an application interface;

display, in response to detecting a user gesture on a view options icon while the flat version of the application interface is displayed, a curled version of the application interface, wherein the curled version of the application interface includes;

an image of a curled page that obscures a first portion of the flat version of the application interface; and

a roll-up region in a display region formerly occupied by a second portion of the flat version of the application interface, wherein the roll-up region includes a plurality of option icons, each respective option icon in the plurality of option icons responsive to a user selection gesture on the respective option icon;

detect a user selection gesture on one or more of the plurality of option icons; and

redisplay the flat version of the application interface with information corresponding to the one or more option icons upon which user selection gestures were detected.

18. A graphical user interface on a device with a touch screen display, comprising:

a flat version of an application interface;

a view options icon;

a curled version of the application interface, wherein the curled version of the application interface includes;

an image of a curled page that obscures a first portion of the flat version of the application interface; and

a roll-up region in a display region formerly occupied by a second portion of the flat version of the application interface, wherein the roll-up region includes a plurality of option icons, each respective option icon in the plurality of option icons responsive to a user selection gesture on the respective option icon;

wherein;

in response to detecting a user gesture on the view options icon while the flat version of the application interface is displayed, the curled version of the application interface is displayed;

user selection gestures are detected on one or more of the plurality of option icons; and

the flat version of the application interface is redisplayed with information corresponding to the one or more of the plurality of option icons upon which user selection gestures were detected.