Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Moving a User Interface Object Based on an Intensity of a Press Input

• US 20150058723A1
• Filed: 11/07/2014
• Published: 02/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Cieplinski, Avi E., Khoe, May-Li
• Granted Patent: US 9,990,121 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• 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

Abstract

An electronic device, with a touch-sensitive surface and a display, includes one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface. The device displays a user interface object on the display. The device further detects a press input on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at a first location in a user interface. In response to detecting the press input on the touch-sensitive surface, upon determining that the press input has an intensity above a predefined activation threshold, the device moves the user interface object directly to the first location in the user interface; and upon determining that the press input has an intensity below the predefined activation threshold and meets gradual-movement criteria, the device moves the user interface object toward the first location in the user interface in accordance with the intensity of the press input.

Claims

1. A non-transitory 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, a touch-sensitive surface and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

display a user interface object on the display;

detect a press input on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at a first location in a user interface; and

in response to detecting the press input on the touch-sensitive surface;

in accordance with a determination that the press input has an intensity above a predefined activation threshold, move the user interface object directly to the first location in the user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the press input has an intensity below the predefined activation threshold and meets gradual-movement criteria, move the user interface object toward the first location in the user interface in accordance with the intensity of the press input.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein moving the user interface object toward the first location in the user interface in accordance with the intensity of the press input includes:

determining that the press input has a respective intensity; and

moving the user interface object at a speed corresponding to the respective intensity.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein moving the user interface object toward the first location in the user interface in accordance with the intensity of the press input includes:

detecting an increase in intensity of the press input from a first intensity to a second intensity; and

moving the user interface object a distance toward the first location corresponding to the difference between the first intensity and the second intensity.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein moving the user interface object toward the first location in the user interface in accordance with the intensity of the press input includes:

detecting an increase in intensity of the press input at an intensity-increase rate; and

moving the user interface object at a speed corresponding to the intensity-increase rate.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the press input meets the gradual-movement criteria when the press input has an intensity above a movement-initiation intensity threshold.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the press input meets the gradual-movement criteria when the press input has been continuously detected with an intensity above a movement-initiation intensity threshold for longer than a movement-initiation time threshold.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the press input meets the gradual-movement criteria when the press input has been continuously detected for longer than a movement-initiation time threshold while a focus selector is at a location corresponding to a predefined path associated with the user interface object.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which cause the device to:

move the user interface object to the first location; and

in conjunction with moving the user interface object to the first location, generate a tactile output corresponding to movement of the first user interface object to the first location.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the user interface object is a handle of a slider control that is constrained to a predefined path associated with the slider control.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

prior to detecting the press input, the user interface object is displayed at a preliminary location on the display;

the press input includes a first portion followed by a second portion;

during the first portion of the press input, the press input has a maximum intensity below the predefined activation threshold and meets the gradual-movement criteria;

during the second portion of the press input, the press input has an intensity above the predefined activation threshold; and

the non-transitory computer readable storage medium includes instructions which cause the device to;

in response to detecting the first portion of the press input, gradually move the user interface object to an intermediate location on the display that is between the preliminary location and the first location on the display in accordance with the intensity of the press input during the first portion of the press input; and

in response to detecting the second portion of the press input, move the user interface object directly to the first location in the user interface.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the 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 user interface object on the display;

detecting a press input on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at a first location in a user interface; and

in response to detecting the press input on the touch-sensitive surface;

in accordance with a determination that the press input has an intensity above a predefined activation threshold, moving the user interface object directly to the first location in the user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the press input has an intensity below the predefined activation threshold and meets gradual-movement criteria, moving the user interface object toward the first location in the user interface in accordance with the intensity of the press input.

12. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display, wherein the device includes one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface;

displaying a user interface object on the display;

detecting a press input on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at a first location in a user interface; and

in response to detecting the press input on the touch-sensitive surface;

in accordance with a determination that the press input has an intensity above a predefined activation threshold, moving the user interface object directly to the first location in the user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the press input has an intensity below the predefined activation threshold and meets gradual-movement criteria, moving the user interface object toward the first location in the user interface in accordance with the intensity of the press input.