DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING USER INTERFACES BASED ON FINGERPRINT SENSOR INPUTS

• US 20150135108A1
• Filed: 05/20/2013
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Pope, Benjamin J., Jarvis, Daniel W., Merz, Nicholas G., Myers, Scott A., Eng, Michael, Foster, James H., Gilton, Terry L., Haggerty, Myra, Han, Byron B., Hankey, M. Evans, Hotelling, Steven P., Land, Brian R., Meade, Paul, Sarwar, Mushtaq A., Ternus, John P., Thompson, Paul M., Van Os, Marcel, Wright, John A., Cretella, Michael A., Llynch, Stephen Brian
• Granted Patent: US 11,209,961 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/767
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/218 using pressure sensors, e.g. generating a signal proportional to the pressure applied by the player
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/42 by mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/537 using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/837 Shooting of targets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1671 Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop G06F1/1666 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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 3/04897 Special input arrangements or commands for improving display capability
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/12 Fingerprints or palmprints

Abstract

Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs are provided. While a display of an electronic device with a fingerprint sensor displays a first user interface, the device may detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, the device allows navigating through the first user interface, and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, the device allows displaying a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a fingerprint sensor and a display;

displaying, on the display, a first user interface;

while displaying the first user interface on the display, detecting movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor; and

in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor;

in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, navigating through the first user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, displaying a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display.

2-16. -16. (canceled)

17. 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 fingerprint sensor, cause the device to:

display, on the display, a first user interface;

while displaying the first user interface on the display, detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor; and

in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor;

in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, navigate through the first user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, display a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display.

465. The medium of claim 17, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

466. The medium of claim 17, wherein:

the first user interface is a user interface of a first application; and

the second user interface is a multitasking user interface that includes representations of a plurality of concurrently open applications.

467. The medium of claim 17, wherein the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, further cause the device to:

while enabling display of the second user interface in accordance with the determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in the second direction, detect movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the first direction; and

in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the first direction, navigate through the second user interface.

18-25. -25. (canceled)

26. An electronic device, comprising:

a display unit configured to display a first user interface;

a fingerprint sensor unit; and

a processing unit coupled to the display unit and the fingerprint sensor unit, the processing unit configured to;

while displaying the first user interface on the display, detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor; and

in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor;

in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, navigate through the first user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, enable display of a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display unit.

27. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

28. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein:

the first user interface is a user interface of a first application; and

the second user interface is a multitasking user interface that includes representations of a plurality of concurrently open applications.

29. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

while enabling display of the second user interface in accordance with the determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in the second direction, detect movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the first direction; and

in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the first direction, navigate through the second user interface.

30. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

while enabling display of the second user interface in accordance with the determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in the second direction, detect movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in a third direction; and

in response to detecting movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor in the third direction, cease to enable display of the second user interface.

31. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein navigating through the first user interface includes navigating through the first user interface at a rate determined in accordance with a displacement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor.

32. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein navigating through the first user interface includes navigating through the first user interface by an amount determined in accordance with a displacement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor.

33. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein navigating through the first user interface includes navigating through the first user interface in a direction determined in accordance with a direction of movement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor.

34. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein:

enabling display of the second user interface includes enabling display of an animated transition of the second user interface appearing on the display; and

the speed of the animated transition is based on a displacement of the fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor.

35. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein the fingerprint sensor is separate from the display.

36. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein:

the device includes a touch-sensitive surface; and

the fingerprint sensor is separate from the touch-sensitive surface.

37. The electronic device of claim 26, wherein:

the device includes a button; and

the fingerprint sensor is integrated into the button.

38. The electronic device of claim 37, wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

while the first user interface is displayed, detect activation of the button; and

in response to detecting activation of the button, replace the first user interface with a predefined user interface associated with activating the button.

39. The electronic device of claim 37, wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

while the second user interface is displayed, detect activation of the button; and

in response to detecting activation of the button, cease to display the second user interface.

40. The electronic device of claim 37, wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

while the first user interface is displayed, detect a double activation of the button;

and in response to detecting double activation of the button, enable display of the second user interface on the display.

41-464. -464. (canceled)