Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Sharing a Content Object in a Document

• US 20130212470A1
• Filed: 12/10/2012
• Published: 08/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Karunamuni, Chanaka G., Baumann, Laurent, Robert, Julien Yann, Moha, Alexandre, Champeaux, Philippe, Carlhian, Alexandre F.
• Granted Patent: US 10,289,660 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/243
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• 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 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

An electronic device with a display: concurrently displays a first electronic document and a second electronic document, the first electronic document including a displayed content object; detects a first user input that starts on the content object; in response to a determination that the first user input corresponds to a first command, creates and displays a copy of the content object in the second electronic document; and, in response to a determination that the first user input corresponds to a second command, distinct from the first command: selects the content object; displays an animation of the content object separating from the first electronic document; and initiates display of a plurality of icons proximate to the separated content object, the plurality of icons including at least one icon to initiate display of a user interface for sending the content object to one or more other users.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a 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;

concurrently displaying a first electronic document and a second electronic document on the display, the first electronic document including a displayed content object;

detecting a first user input that starts on the content object;

in response to a determination that the first user input corresponds to a first command, creating and displaying a copy of the content object in the second electronic document; and

,

in response to a determination that the first user input corresponds to a second command, distinct from the first command;

selecting the content object;

displaying an animation of the content object separating from the first electronic document; and

initiating display of a plurality of icons proximate to the separated content object, the plurality of icons including at least one icon to initiate display of a user interface for sending the content object to one or more other users.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the first input that corresponds to the first command is a click and drag input made with a mouse that corresponds to a drag-and-drop command.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the first input that corresponds to the first command is a tap and drag input made with a finger on a touch-sensitive display that corresponds to a drag-and-drop command.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the first input that corresponds to the second command is a press and hold input made with a mouse.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the first input that corresponds to the second command is a press and hold input made with a finger on a touch-sensitive display.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the animation depicts the content object being pulled out of the first electronic document and hovering over the first electronic document.

7. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

in response to the determination that the first user input corresponds to the second command;

visually deemphasizing the first electronic document relative to the separated content object.

8. The device of claim 7, including instructions for:

while displaying the plurality of icons proximate to the separated content object, detecting a second user input;

in response to detecting the second user input;

ceasing to display the plurality of icons,

translating the separated content object in accordance with the second input,

ceasing to visually deemphasize the first electronic document relative to the separated content object, and

creating and displaying a copy of the content object in the second electronic document.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of icons includes an icon to initiate display of a user interface for sending the content object in an instant message to one or more other users.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of icons includes an icon to initiate display of a user interface for emailing the content object to one or more other users.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of icons includes an icon to initiate display of a user interface for tweeting the content object.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of icons includes an icon to initiate tweeting the content object.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of icons includes an icon to initiate display of a user interface for editing the content object.

14. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

while displaying the plurality of icons proximate to the separated content object, detecting a second user input that starts on the separated content object;

in response to detecting the second user input;

ceasing to display the plurality of icons,

translating the separated content object in accordance with the second input, and

creating and displaying a copy of the content object in the second electronic document.

15. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

while displaying the plurality of icons proximate to the separated content object, detecting a third user input away from the separated content object;

in response to detecting the third user input;

ceasing to display the plurality of icons,

ceasing to separate the content object from the first electronic document, and

displaying the content object at the location of the content object in the first electronic document immediately prior to detecting the first input.

16. An electronic device, comprising:

a 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 first electronic document on the display, the first electronic document including a displayed content object;

detecting a first user input on the content object; and

in response to detecting the first user input;

selecting the content object;

displaying an animation of the content object separating from the first electronic document;

visually deemphasizing the first electronic document relative to the separated content object; and

initiating display of a plurality of icons proximate to the separated content object, the plurality of icons including at least one icon to initiate display of a user interface for sending the content object to one or more other users.

17. An electronic device, comprising:

a 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 first electronic document on the display, the first electronic document including a displayed content object;

detecting a first user input; and

in response to detecting the first user input;

selecting the content object;

displaying an animation of the content object separating from the first electronic document;

visually deemphasizing the first electronic document relative to the separated content object; and

initiating display of a plurality of editing icons proximate to the separated content object.