Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Navigating User Interface Hierarchies

• US 20160210025A1
• Filed: 03/25/2016
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Bernstein, Jeffrey Traer, Cieplinski, Avi E.
• Granted Patent: US 9,959,025 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/04817 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 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• 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 3/0488 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 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts displaying a lower-level user interface that is part of a user interface hierarchy, where the hierarchy includes at least three levels, including the lower-level user interface, an intermediate-level user interface and a higher-level user interface. The device also, while displaying the lower-level user interface, detects an input on a portion of the device that is associated with user interface hierarchy navigation and, in response to detecting the input, in accordance with a determination that the input meets first transition criteria, the device replaces display of the lower-level user interface with display of the intermediate-level user interface and in accordance with a determination that the input meets second transition criteria, the device replaces display of the lower-level user interface with display of the higher-level user interface.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, and one or more sensors that are configured to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive display;

displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, a user interface of an application;

while displaying the user interface of the application, detecting an input that includes detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the touch-sensitive display includes a navigation region; and

,

in response to detecting the input on the touch-sensitive display;

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input meets intensity criteria, including a criterion that is met when the input includes an increase in intensity of the contact above a first intensity threshold, ceasing to display the user interface for the application; and

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input does not meet the intensity criteria, maintaining display of the user interface for the application.

2. The method of claim 1, including:

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred outside of the navigation region, performing an operation within the application based on the input.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the operation within the application includes launching a movie.

4. The method of claim 1, including:

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input meets the intensity criteria, displaying a home screen.

5. The method of claim 1, including:

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input meets application navigation criteria that are different from the intensity criteria, navigating through a hierarchy of user interfaces in the application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation region is a home region for navigating to a home screen of the device.

7. 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 touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive display, cause the device to:

display, on the touch-sensitive display, a user interface of an application;

while displaying the user interface of the application, detect an input that includes detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the touch-sensitive display includes a navigation region; and

,

in response to detecting the input on the touch-sensitive display;

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input meets intensity criteria, including a criterion that is met when the input includes an increase in intensity of the contact above a first intensity threshold, cease to display the user interface for the application; and

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input does not meet the intensity criteria, maintain display of the user interface for the application.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device with the touch-sensitive display and the one or more sensors, cause the electronic device to:

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred outside of the navigation region, perform an operation within the application based on the input.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the operation within the application includes launching a movie.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device with the touch-sensitive display and the one or more sensors, cause the electronic device to:

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input meets the intensity criteria, display a home screen.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, including instructions, which when executed by the electronic device with the touch-sensitive display and the one or more sensors, cause the electronic device to:

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input meets application navigation criteria that are different from the intensity criteria, navigate through a hierarchy of user interfaces in the application.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the navigation region is a home region for navigating to a home screen of the device.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive display;

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, on the touch-sensitive display, a user interface of an application;

while displaying the user interface of the application, detecting an input that includes detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the touch-sensitive display includes a navigation region; and

,

in response to detecting the input on the touch-sensitive display;

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input meets intensity criteria, including a criterion that is met when the input includes an increase in intensity of the contact above a first intensity threshold, ceasing to display the user interface for the application; and

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input does not meet the intensity criteria, maintaining display of the user interface for the application.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred outside of the navigation region, performing an operation within the application based on the input.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the operation within the application includes launching a movie.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input meets the intensity criteria, displaying a home screen.

17. The electronic device of claim 13, including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the navigation region and that the input meets application navigation criteria that are different from the intensity criteria, navigating through a hierarchy of user interfaces in the application.

18. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the navigation region is a home region for navigating to a home screen of the device.