ELECTRONIC TOUCH COMMUNICATION
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1. A method comprising:
- at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display;
detecting a user input and in response to detecting the user input, displaying a plurality of affordances representing contacts;
detecting user selection of a displayed affordance representing a contact;
in response to detecting user selection of the displayed affordance, replacing the display of the plurality of affordances with a display of contact information identifying a selected contact, the selected contact represented by the selected affordance;
detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display while displaying the contact information;
in response to detecting the touch;
displaying a drawing area, wherein the drawing area is responsive to touch input;
detecting a first touch input in the drawing area representing a first stroke;
displaying a visual representation, in the drawing area, of the first stroke; and
sending data representing the first stroke to an external device associated with the selected contact.
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Abstract
Touch inputs such as single-finger contacts and multiple-finger contacts are detected at an electronic device and translated into electronic touch communications for playback at an external electronic device.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display; detecting a user input and in response to detecting the user input, displaying a plurality of affordances representing contacts; detecting user selection of a displayed affordance representing a contact; in response to detecting user selection of the displayed affordance, replacing the display of the plurality of affordances with a display of contact information identifying a selected contact, the selected contact represented by the selected affordance; detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display while displaying the contact information; in response to detecting the touch;
displaying a drawing area, wherein the drawing area is responsive to touch input;detecting a first touch input in the drawing area representing a first stroke; displaying a visual representation, in the drawing area, of the first stroke; and sending data representing the first stroke to an external device associated with the selected contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
at the electronic device; while displaying the plurality of affordances representing contacts, detecting user input representing movement of the rotatable input mechanism; in response to detecting the user input;
zooming the display of the plurality of user-designated contacts, wherein zooming the display comprises changing the size of contacts being displayed.
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20. The method according to claim 1, wherein zooming the display comprises changing the number of contacts being displayed.
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21. The method according to claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive display comprises one or more sensors to detect the intensity of touches on the touch-sensitive display, the method further comprising:
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while displaying the drawing area, detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the touch has a characteristic intensity; determining whether the characteristic intensity exceeds a predetermined threshold intensity; in response to a determination that the characteristic intensity exceeds the predetermined threshold intensity; displaying a call affordance, wherein the call affordance, when selected, causes the electronic device to initiate a call to the external device associated with the contact; and in response to a determination that the characteristic intensity does not exceed the predetermined threshold intensity, sending data representing the touch to the external device.
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22. The method according to claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive display comprises one or more sensors to detect the intensity of touches on the touch-sensitive display, the method further comprising:
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while displaying the drawing area, detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the touch has a characteristic intensity; determining whether the characteristic intensity exceeds a predetermined threshold intensity; in response to a determination that the characteristic intensity exceeds the predetermined threshold intensity; displaying a text affordance, wherein the text affordance, when selected, causes the electronic device to initiate a message addressed to the external device associated with the contact; and in response to a determination that the characteristic intensity does not exceed the predetermined threshold intensity, sending data representing the touch to the external device.
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23. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
while displaying contact information identifying the selected contact, displaying a call affordance, wherein the call affordance, when selected, causes the electronic device to initiate a call to the external device associated with the selected contact.
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24. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
while displaying contact information identifying the selected contact, displaying a text affordance, wherein the text affordance, when selected, causes the electronic device to initiate a message addressed to the external device associated with the selected contact.
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25. The method according to claim 1,
wherein displaying the plurality of affordances representing contacts comprises displaying a plurality of affordances representing user-designated contacts, user-designated contacts being a subset of contacts accessible to the electronic device. -
26. The method according to claim 1,
wherein the electronic device comprises a depressible input mechanism separate from the touch-sensitive display, and wherein detecting user input comprises detecting activation of the depressible input mechanism. -
27. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a depressible input mechanism and a microphone, the method further comprising:
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while displaying the drawing area, detecting an activation of the depressible input mechanism; in response to detecting the activation;
recording an audio message based on input received from the microphone while the depressible input mechanism remains depressed;detecting a release of the depressible input mechanism; and in response to detecting the release;
ceasing to record the audio message and sending the recorded audio message to the external device associated with the selected contact.
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28. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display; means for detecting a user input and in response to detecting the user input, displaying a plurality of affordances representing contacts; means for detecting user selection of a displayed affordance representing a contact; means responsive to detecting user selection of the displayed affordance, for replacing the display of the plurality of affordances with a display of contact information identifying a selected contact, the selected contact represented by the selected affordance; means for detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display of the electronic device while displaying the contact information; means responsive to detecting the touch, for displaying a drawing area, wherein the drawing area is responsive to touch input; means for detecting a first touch input in the drawing area representing a first stroke; means for displaying a visual representation, in the drawing area, of the first stroke; and means for sending data representing the first stroke to an external device associated with the selected contact.
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29. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; one or more processors; a 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; detecting a user input and in response to detecting the user input, displaying a plurality of affordances representing contacts; detecting user selection of a displayed affordance representing a contact; in response to detecting user selection of the displayed affordance, replacing the display of the plurality of affordances with a display of contact information identifying a selected contact, the selected contact represented by the selected affordance; detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display while displaying the contact information; in response to detecting the touch;
displaying a drawing area, wherein the drawing area is responsive to touch input;detecting a first touch input in the drawing area representing a first stroke; displaying a visual representation, in the drawing area, of the first stroke; and sending data representing the first stroke to an external device associated with the selected contact.
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30. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the electronic device to:
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detect a user input and in response to detecting the user input, displaying a plurality of affordances representing contacts; detect user selection of a displayed affordance representing a contact; in response to detecting user selection of the displayed affordance, replace the display of the plurality of affordances with a display of contact information identifying a selected contact, the selected contact represented by the selected affordance; detect a touch on the touch-sensitive display while displaying the contact information; in response to detecting the touch;
display a drawing area, wherein the drawing area is responsive to touch input;detect a first touch input in the drawing area representing a first stroke; display a visual representation, in the drawing area, of the first stroke; and send data representing the first stroke to an external device associated with the selected contact.
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