Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Folders with Multiple Pages

• US 20140165006A1
• Filed: 12/27/2013
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chaudhri, Imran, Ording, Bas
• Granted Patent: US 10,788,976 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• 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: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

A device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects that includes one or more folder icons on a display. The device detects a first input requesting to select a folder icon for a folder that includes selectable icons divided between a plurality of distinct separately displayed pages of a folder view. In response to detecting the first input, the device displays a first page of the folder view. While displaying the first page of the folder view, the device detects a second input that corresponds to a request to display a second page of the folder view. In response to detecting the second input, the device ceases to display the first page and displays the second page of the folder view.

Claims

1. A 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 display cause the device to:

concurrently display a plurality of selectable user interface objects that includes one or more folder icons on the display;

detect a first input that corresponds to a request to select a respective folder icon for a respective folder, the respective folder including a first number of selectable icons divided between a plurality of distinct separately displayed pages, including a first page and a second page; and

in response to detecting the first input, display a folder view for the respective folder, wherein;

the folder view includes room to simultaneously display no more than a second number of selectable icons that is less than the first number of selectable icons; and

the folder view displays the first page that includes a first subset of the selectable icons in the folder;

while displaying the first page of the folder view, detect a second input that corresponds to a request to display the second page of the folder view; and

in response to detecting the second input, cease to display the first page of the folder view and display the second page of the folder view for the respective folder, wherein the second page of the folder view includes a second subset of the selectable icons different from the first subset of the selectable icons.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

displaying the folder view includes displaying two or more page indicator icons that provide information about the number of distinct pages of selectable icons between which selectable icons in the folder are divided;

after detecting the first input and before detecting the second input, the two or more page indicator icons have a first appearance; and

the computer readable storage medium includes instructions, which when executed by the electronic device cause the device to, in response to detecting the second input, update the two or more page indicator icons to have a second appearance, different from the first appearance.

3. The computer readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the page indicator icons indicate a location of a currently displayed page in the folder view in a sequence of pages of selectable icons in the respective folder.

4. The computer readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein:

the first appearance of the page indicator icons indicates that the first page is currently displayed in the folder view; and

the second appearance of the page indicator icons indicates that the second page is currently displayed in the folder view.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

the first subset of the selectable icons is displayed in a first arrangement in the first page of the folder view; and

prior to detecting the first input, the respective folder icon includes a plurality of reduced scale representations of the first subset of the selectable icons displayed in the first arrangement.

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

while displaying the second page of the folder view, detect a third input that corresponds to a request to close the folder view; and

in response to detecting the third input;

cease to display the folder view; and

display, in the respective folder icon for the respective folder, reduced scale representations of the second subset of the selectable icons.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device cause the device to, after displaying reduced scale representations of the second subset of the selectable icons in the respective folder icon, display replacement of the reduced scale representations of the second subset of the selectable icons with reduced scale representations of the first subset of the selectable icons in the respective folder icon.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

prior to detecting the first input, the plurality of selectable user interface objects are displayed in a respective arrangement; and

displaying the folder view for the respective folder in response to detecting the first input includes;

zooming in on the respective folder icon, wherein zooming in on the respective folder icon includes enlarging the respective arrangement so that the respective folder icon is enlarged and moves toward a center of the display; and

after zooming in on the respective folder icon, displaying replacement of the enlarged respective folder icon with the folder view.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device cause the device to, in response to detecting the first input, cease to display the plurality of selectable user interface objects.

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

while displaying the second page of the folder view, detect a fourth input that corresponds to a request to move a respective icon from the second page of the folder view to a respective location on the display; and

in response to detecting the fourth input;

in accordance with a determination that the respective location is within a predetermined page-change region, move the respective icon from the second page to a different page of the folder view; and

in accordance with a determination that the respective location is within a predetermined icon-removal region that is distinct from the page-change region, remove the respective icon from the folder view.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the page-change region is at or near a right side of the folder view.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the icon-removal region is at or near a bottom of the folder view.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

the plurality of selectable user interface objects is a first page of selectable user interface objects in a plurality of distinct separately displayed pages of selectable user interface objects; and

the computer readable storage medium includes instructions, which when executed by the electronic device cause the device to;

receive a fifth input that corresponds to a request to display a different page of selectable user interface objects in the plurality of distinct separately displayed pages of selectable user interface objects; and

in response to receiving the fifth input;

cease to display the first page of selectable user interface objects; and

display a second page of selectable user interface objects different from the first page of selectable user interface objects.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

the first input is a tap gesture on the respective folder icon; and

the second input is a swipe gesture within the folder view.

15. 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 plurality of selectable user interface objects that includes one or more folder icons on the display;

detecting a first input that corresponds to a request to select a respective folder icon for a respective folder, the respective folder including a first number of selectable icons divided between a plurality of distinct separately displayed pages, including a first page and a second page; and

in response to detecting the first input, displaying a folder view for the respective folder, wherein;

the folder view includes room to simultaneously display no more than a second number of selectable icons that is less than the first number of selectable icons; and

the folder view displays the first page that includes a first subset of the selectable icons in the folder;

while displaying the first page of the folder view, detecting a second input that corresponds to a request to display the second page of the folder view; and

in response to detecting the second input, ceasing to display the first page of the folder view and displaying the second page of the folder view for the respective folder, wherein the second page of the folder view includes a second subset of the selectable icons different from the first subset of the selectable icons.

16. A method comprising:

at an electronic device with a display;

concurrently displaying a plurality of selectable user interface objects that includes one or more folder icons on the display;

detecting a first input that corresponds to a request to select a respective folder icon for a respective folder, the respective folder including a first number of selectable icons divided between a plurality of distinct separately displayed pages, including a first page and a second page; and

in response to detecting the first input, displaying a folder view for the respective folder, wherein;

the folder view includes room to simultaneously display no more than a second number of selectable icons that is less than the first number of selectable icons; and

the folder view displays the first page that includes a first subset of the selectable icons in the folder;

while displaying the first page of the folder view, detecting a second input that corresponds to a request to display the second page of the folder view; and

in response to detecting the second input, ceasing to display the first page of the folder view and displaying the second page of the folder view for the respective folder, wherein the second page of the folder view includes a second subset of the selectable icons different from the first subset of the selectable icons.