Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Moving a Calendar Entry in a Calendar Application

• US 20110078622A1
• Filed: 09/25/2009
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Kerr, Duncan R., Koch, Jonathan, Missig, Julian, Bernstein, Jeffrey Traer, Victor, B. Michael, Haggerty, Myra M., Cieplinski, Avi E.
• Granted Patent: US 8,799,826 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/784
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

In some embodiments, a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface displays a multi-week view in a calendar application on the display and detects a first input by a user. In response to detecting the first input by the user, the device selects a first calendar entry in the multi-week view in the calendar application. While continuing to detect selection of the first calendar entry by the user, the device detects a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, and in response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the device expands display of a single week in the multi-week view; and maintains display of the first calendar entry on the display. In some embodiments, the device moves the first calendar entry to a date and time in the calendar application in accordance with a second input by the user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface;

displaying a multi-week view in a calendar application on the display;

detecting a first input by a user;

in response to detecting the first input by the user, selecting a first calendar entry in the multi-week view in the calendar application;

while continuing to detect selection of the first calendar entry by the user;

detecting a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

expanding display of a single week in the multi-week view; and

maintaining display of the first calendar entry on the display; and

moving the first calendar entry to a date and time in the calendar application in accordance with a second input by the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the display is a touch screen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the multi-week view is a monthly view.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input by the user is a mouse-based input.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input by the user is a finger-based input.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first multifinger gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive surface at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the multi-week view in the calendar application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first multifinger gesture is a two-finger depinching gesture.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein expanding display of the single week in the multi-week view comprises replacing display of the multi-week view with display of a single-week view in the calendar application.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein expanding display of the single week in the multi-week view comprises displaying an animation of a transition from the multi-week view to a single-week view.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the single week that is expanded is the single week in the multi-week view that the first calendar entry is displayed over when the first multifinger gesture is detected.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the second input by the user is a mouse-based input.

12. The method of claim 4, wherein the second input by the user is a continuation of the first input.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the second input by the user is a finger-based input.

14. The method of claim 5, wherein the second input by the user is a continuation of the first input.

15. The method of claim 8, including:

while displaying the single-week view in the calendar application and while continuing to detect selection of the first calendar entry by the user;

detecting a finger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

in response to detecting the finger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, scrolling the display of the single-week view in the calendar.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the finger gesture is a horizontal swipe gesture and the single-week view is scrolled horizontally in one-week increments in response to the horizontal swipe gesture.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the finger gesture is a vertical swipe gesture and the single-week view is scrolled vertically in one-week increments in response to the vertical swipe gesture.

18. The method of claim 8, including:

while displaying the single-week view in the calendar application and while continuing to detect selection of the first calendar entry by the user;

detecting a second multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

in response to detecting the second multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

replacing display of the single-week view with display of a multi-week view in the calendar application, and

maintaining display of the first calendar entry on the display.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the second multifinger gesture is a gesture that is the opposite of the first multifinger gesture.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the second multifinger gesture is a two-finger pinching gesture.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein replacing display of the single-week view with display of the multi-week view comprises displaying an animation of a transition from the single-week view to a multi-week view.

22. A graphical user interface on a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, the graphical user interface comprising:

a multi-week view in a calendar application; and

a first calendar entry in the multi-week view;

wherein, in response to detecting a first input by a user;

the first calendar entry in the multi-week view in the calendar application is selected;

while continuing to detect selection of the first calendar entry by the user;

in response to detecting a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

display of a single week in the multi-week view is expanded; and

display of the first calendar entry on the display is maintained; and

the first calendar entry is moved to a date and time in the calendar application in accordance with a second input by the user.

23. A multifunction device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

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 multi-week view in a calendar application on the display;

detecting a first input by a user;

in response to detecting the first input by the user, selecting a first calendar entry in the multi-week view in the calendar application;

while continuing to detect selection of the first calendar entry by the user;

detecting a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

expanding display of a single week in the multi-week view; and

maintaining display of the first calendar entry on the display; and

moving the first calendar entry to a date and time in the calendar application in accordance with a second input by the user.

24. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

display a multi-week view in a calendar application on the display;

detect a first input by a user;

in response to detecting the first input by the user, selecting a first calendar entry in the multi-week view in the calendar application;

while continuing to detect selection of the first calendar entry by the user;

detect a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

expanding display of a single week in the multi-week view; and

maintaining display of the first calendar entry on the display; and

move the first calendar entry to a date and time in the calendar application in accordance with a second input by the user.

25. A method, comprising:

at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface;

displaying a multi-week view in a calendar application on the display;

detecting a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

in response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing display of the multi-week view with display of a single-week view in the calendar application.