Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Displaying and Using Menus

• US 20160259517A1
• Filed: 09/30/2015
• Published: 09/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Butcher, Gary I., Foss, Christopher P., Sepulveda, Raymond S., Perry, Alexander J., Coffman, Patrick L., Kudurshian, Aram David, Bray, Cdric J., Hajj, Usama M.
• Granted Patent: US 10,387,029 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 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 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 3/04847 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

Abstract

An electronic device displays, on a display, a map that is associated with a first orientation. The electronic device receives a touch input on a touch-sensitive surface, and, in response to receiving the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface, rotates the map on the display in accordance with the touch input. While rotating the map on the display in accordance with the touch input, in response to determining that a displayed orientation of the rotated map corresponds to the first orientation of the map, the electronic device generates a first tactile output.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, wherein the electronic device includes one or more tactile output generators to provide tactile outputs;

displaying, on the display, a map that is associated with a first orientation;

receiving a touch input on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to receiving the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface, rotating the map on the display in accordance with the touch input; and

,

while rotating the map on the display in accordance with the touch input;

in response to determining that a displayed orientation of the rotated map corresponds to the first orientation of the map, generating a first tactile output.

2. The method of claim 1, including:

while rotating the map on the display in accordance with the touch input;

in response to determining that the displayed orientation of the rotated map does not correspond to the first orientation of the map, forgoing generation of the first tactile output.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the map is also associated with a second orientation that is distinct from the first orientation; and

the method includes, while rotating the map on the display in accordance with the touch input;

in response to determining that the displayed orientation of the rotated map corresponds to the second orientation of the map, generating a second tactile output.

4. The method of claim 3, including:

in accordance with a determination that the displayed map corresponds to a first city, selecting an orientation associated with the first city as the second orientation; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the displayed map corresponds to a second city that is distinct from the first city, selecting an orientation associated with the second city as the second orientation.

5. The method of claim 3, including:

while rotating the map on the display in accordance with the touch input;

in response to determining that the displayed orientation of the rotated map does not correspond to either of the first orientation or the second orientation, forgoing generation of a tactile output.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the second orientation is transit north.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first orientation is true north.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch input is a multi-finger rotate gesture.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein a compass, that indicates the first orientation of the map, is displayed concurrently with the map.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more tactile output generators to provide tactile outputs;

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 display, a map that is associated with a first orientation;

receiving a touch input on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to receiving the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface, rotating the map on the display in accordance with the touch input; and

,

while rotating the map on the display in accordance with the touch input;

in response to determining that a displayed orientation of the rotated map corresponds to the first orientation of the map, generating a first tactile output.

11. 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 tactile output generators to provide tactile outputs, cause the device to:

display, on the display, a map that is associated with a first orientation;

receive a touch input on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to receiving the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface, rotate the map on the display in accordance with the touch input; and

,

while rotating the map on the display in accordance with the touch input;

in response to determining that a displayed orientation of the rotated map corresponds to the first orientation of the map, generate a first tactile output.