Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying User Interface Objects Corresponding to an Application

• US 20160004427A1
• Filed: 09/16/2015
• Published: 01/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Zambetti, Nicholas, Bernstein, Jeffrey Traer
• Granted Patent: US 10,114,546 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• 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 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• 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 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• 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, that includes one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, displays a plurality of application icons, where the plurality of application icons include a respective application icon corresponding to a respective application. While a focus selector is over the respective application icon, the device detects a gesture that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and in response to detecting the gesture: when the contact had a maximum intensity during the gesture that was below a respective intensity threshold, the device displays an application window of the respective application; and when the contact reached an intensity during the gesture that was above the respective intensity threshold, the device displays a plurality of user interface objects that correspond to the respective application.

Claims

1. 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 plurality of document icons, including a respective document icon corresponding to a respective electronic document associated with a respective application;

while a focus selector is over the respective document icon, detecting a gesture that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity during the gesture that was below a respective intensity threshold, displaying the electronic document in a new application window of the respective application; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact reached an intensity during the gesture that was above the respective intensity threshold, displaying a preview of the respective electronic document without displaying a new application window of the respective application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the preview of the respective electronic document includes displaying an animation of the respective document icon transforming into the preview of the respective electronic document, and a progression of the animation is determined in accordance with intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective electronic document is displayed in the new window of the respective application after detecting liftoff of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview of the electronic document is displayed prior to detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-sensitive surface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the device includes a preview application for previewing documents associated with a plurality of different applications;

the preview application is distinct from the respective application; and

the preview of the electronic document is displayed in the preview application.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

the respective application includes a plurality of document editing capabilities for editing the respective electronic document; and

the preview application does not include a respective document editing capability of the plurality of document editing capabilities.

7. The method of claim 1, including:

after detecting the gesture, detecting a subsequent gesture that corresponds to moving focus away from a representation of the electronic document; and

,

in response to detecting the subsequent gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the representation of the electronic document is the new application window in which the electronic document was opened, maintaining the electronic document in the new application window; and

in accordance with a determination that the representation of the electronic document is a preview of the electronic document, ceasing to display the preview of the electronic document.

8. The method of claim 1, including:

while detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, determining that the contact has exceeded the respective intensity threshold; and

in response to determining that the contact has exceeded the respective intensity threshold, changing an appearance of the document icon to indicate that a preview of the respective electronic document will be displayed in response to detecting an end of the gesture.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein changing an appearance of the document icon includes displaying an animation of the document icon growing smaller, and wherein a progression of the animation is determined in accordance with an intensity of the contact.

10. 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 plurality of document icons, including a respective document icon corresponding to a respective electronic document associated with a respective application;

while a focus selector is over the respective document icon, detecting a gesture that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity during the gesture that was below a respective intensity threshold, displaying the electronic document in a new application window of the respective application; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact reached an intensity during the gesture that was above the respective intensity threshold, displaying a preview of the respective electronic document without displaying a new application window of the respective application.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein displaying the preview of the respective electronic document includes displaying an animation of the respective document icon transforming into the preview of the respective electronic document, and a progression of the animation is determined in accordance with intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the respective electronic document is displayed in the new window of the respective application after detecting liftoff of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the preview of the electronic document is displayed prior to detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-sensitive surface.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein:

the device includes a preview application for previewing documents associated with a plurality of different applications;

the preview application is distinct from the respective application; and

the preview of the electronic document is displayed in the preview application.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein:

the respective application includes a plurality of document editing capabilities for editing the respective electronic document; and

the preview application does not include a respective document editing capability of the plurality of document editing capabilities.

16. The device of claim 10, including instructions for:

after detecting the gesture, detecting a subsequent gesture that corresponds to moving focus away from a representation of the electronic document; and

,

in response to detecting the subsequent gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the representation of the electronic document is the new application window in which the electronic document was opened, maintaining the electronic document in the new application window; and

in accordance with a determination that the representation of the electronic document is a preview of the electronic document, ceasing to display the preview of the electronic document.

17. The device of claim 10, including instructions for:

while detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, determining that the contact has exceeded the respective intensity threshold; and

in response to determining that the contact has exceeded the respective intensity threshold, changing an appearance of the document icon to indicate that a preview of the respective electronic document will be displayed in response to detecting an end of the gesture.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein changing an appearance of the document icon includes displaying an animation of the document icon growing smaller, and wherein a progression of the animation is determined in accordance with an intensity of the contact.

19. 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, 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 plurality of document icons, including a respective document icon corresponding to a respective electronic document associated with a respective application;

while a focus selector is over the respective document icon, detect a gesture that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the contact had a maximum intensity during the gesture that was below a respective intensity threshold, display the electronic document in a new application window of the respective application; and

in accordance with a determination that the contact reached an intensity during the gesture that was above the respective intensity threshold, display a preview of the respective electronic document without displaying a new application window of the respective application.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein displaying the preview of the respective electronic document includes displaying an animation of the respective document icon transforming into the preview of the respective electronic document, and a progression of the animation is determined in accordance with intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the respective electronic document is displayed in the new window of the respective application after detecting liftoff of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the preview of the electronic document is displayed prior to detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-sensitive surface.

23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein:

the device includes a preview application for previewing documents associated with a plurality of different applications;

the preview application is distinct from the respective application; and

the preview of the electronic document is displayed in the preview application.

24. The computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein:

the respective application includes a plurality of document editing capabilities for editing the respective electronic document; and

the preview application does not include a respective document editing capability of the plurality of document editing capabilities.

25. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device with the display, the touch-sensitive surface, and the one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

after detecting the gesture, detect a subsequent gesture that corresponds to moving focus away from a representation of the electronic document; and

,

in response to detecting the subsequent gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the representation of the electronic document is the new application window in which the electronic document was opened, maintain the electronic document in the new application window; and

in accordance with a determination that the representation of the electronic document is a preview of the electronic document, cease to display the preview of the electronic document.

26. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device with the display, the touch-sensitive surface, and the one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

while detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, determine that the contact has exceeded the respective intensity threshold; and

in response to determining that the contact has exceeded the respective intensity threshold, change an appearance of the document icon to indicate that a preview of the respective electronic document will be displayed in response to detecting an end of the gesture.

27. The computer readable storage medium of claim 26, wherein changing an appearance of the document icon includes displaying an animation of the document icon growing smaller, wherein a progression of the animation is determined in accordance with an intensity of the contact.