Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Providing Tactile Feedback for Operations Performed in a User Interface

• US 20150067496A1
• Filed: 11/09/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Missig, Julian, Bernstein, Jeffrey Traer
• Granted Patent: US 10,175,757 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• 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 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

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display displays a user interface object on the display, detects a contact on the touch-sensitive surface, and detects a first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, the first movement corresponding to performing an operation on the user interface object, and, in response to detecting the first movement, the device performs the operation and generates a first tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface. The device also detects a second movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, the second movement corresponding to reversing the operation on the user interface object, and in response to detecting the second movement, the device reverses the operation and generates a second tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface, where the second tactile output is different from the first tactile output.

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 and a touch-sensitive surface cause the device to:

display a user interface object on the display;

detect a contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

detect a first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, the first movement corresponding to performing an operation on the user interface object;

in response to detecting the first movement;

perform the operation; and

generate a first tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface;

detect a second movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, the second movement corresponding to reversing the operation on the user interface object; and

in response to detecting the second movement;

reverse the operation; and

generate a second tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the second tactile output is different from the first tactile output.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface and the second movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface are part of a single continuous gesture performed without detecting a liftoff of the contact from the touch-sensitive surface.

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

performing the operation includes snapping the user interface object into a respective object placement guide; and

reversing the operation includes snapping the user interface object out of the respective object placement guide.

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

performing the operation includes marking data corresponding to the user interface object for deletion; and

reversing the operation includes unmarking the data corresponding to the user interface object for deletion.

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

the user interface object corresponds to a file;

performing the operation includes placing the file in a directory; and

reversing the operation includes removing the file from the directory.

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

the user interface object corresponds to an application;

performing the operation includes placing the user interface object in an application launch region; and

reversing the operation includes removing the user interface object from the application launch region.

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

the first tactile output is generated by movement of the touch-sensitive surface that includes a first dominant movement component;

the second tactile output is generated by movement of the touch-sensitive surface that includes a second dominant movement component; and

the first dominant movement component and the second dominant movement component have a same movement profile and different amplitudes.

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

the first tactile output is generated by movement of the touch-sensitive surface that includes a first dominant movement component;

the second tactile output is generated by movement of the touch-sensitive surface that includes a second dominant movement component; and

the first dominant movement component and the second dominant movement component have different movement profiles and a same amplitude.

9. An electronic 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 user interface object on the display;

detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

detecting a first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, the first movement corresponding to performing an operation on the user interface object;

in response to detecting the first movement;

performing the operation; and

generating a first tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface;

detecting a second movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, the second movement corresponding to reversing the operation on the user interface object; and

in response to detecting the second movement;

reversing the operation; and

generating a second tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the second tactile output is different from the first tactile output.

10. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display;

displaying a user interface object on the display;

detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

detecting a first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, the first movement corresponding to performing an operation on the user interface object;

in response to detecting the first movement;

performing the operation; and

generating a first tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface;

detecting a second movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, the second movement corresponding to reversing the operation on the user interface object; and

in response to detecting the second movement;

reversing the operation; and

generating a second tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the second tactile output is different from the first tactile output.