Devices and Methods for Navigating Between User Interfaces

• US 20160357368A1
• Filed: 04/22/2016
• Published: 12/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Federighi, Craig M., Alonso Ruiz, Marcos, Cato, Andrew B., Dascola, Jonathan R., Foss, Christopher P., Gutknecht, Olivier D.R., Hagedorn, Joseph A., Jurewitz, Michael T., Karunamuni, Chanaka G.
• Granted Patent: US 9,916,080 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• 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 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• 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 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A method includes: displaying a first view of a first application; detecting a first portion of a first input; if the first portion of the first input meets application-switching criteria, concurrently displaying portions of the first application view and a second application view; while concurrently displaying the portions of the application views, detecting a second portion of the first input; if the second portion of the first input meets first-view display criteria (liftoff of contact detected in a first region), ceasing to display the portion of the second application view and displaying the first application view; and if the second portion of the first input meets multi-view display criteria (liftoff of contact detected in a second region), maintaining concurrent display of a portion of the first application view and a portion of the second application view on the display after detecting the liftoff of the contact.

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 an open-application-selection 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 open-application-selection 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, displaying an open-application-selection user interface that includes representations of a plurality of open applications, including one or more representations of open applications that were not displayed prior to detecting the input on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the open-application-selection region and that the input does not meet the intensity criteria, maintaining display of the user interface for the application without displaying the open-application-selection user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, including:

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

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the open-application-selection user interface includes snapshots of open applications displayed in an overlapping 3D arrangement.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the open-application-selection user interface includes snapshots of open applications.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the open-application-selection region is on a portion of the display that, prior to detecting the input, includes the user interface of the application.

6. The method of claim 1, including:

while displaying the open-application-selection user interface, detecting a swipe gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is an upward swipe, closing a first application and removing a representation of the first application from the open-application-selection user interface; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is a right to left swipe gesture, moving the representations of the plurality of open applications in accordance with the swipe gesture.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 5, 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 open-application-selection region, perform an operation within the application based on the input.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein the open-application-selection user interface includes snapshots of open applications displayed in an overlapping 3D arrangement.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein the open-application-selection user interface includes snapshots of open applications.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein the open-application-selection region is on a portion of the display that, prior to detecting the input, includes the user interface of the application.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 5, 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:

while displaying the open-application-selection user interface, detect a swipe gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is an upward swipe, close a first application and remove a representation of the first application from the open-application-selection user interface; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is a right to left swipe gesture, move the representations of the plurality of open applications in accordance with the swipe gesture.

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 an open-application-selection 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 open-application-selection 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, display an open-application-selection user interface that includes representations of a plurality of open applications, including one or more representations of open applications that were not displayed prior to detecting the input on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the open-application-selection region and that the input does not meet the intensity criteria, maintain display of the user interface for the application without displaying the open-application-selection user interface.

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 an open-application-selection 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 open-application-selection 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, displaying an open-application-selection user interface that includes representations of a plurality of open applications, including one or more representations of open applications that were not displayed prior to detecting the input on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in accordance with a determination that the input occurred inside of the open-application-selection region and that the input does not meet the intensity criteria, maintaining display of the user interface for the application without displaying the open-application-selection user interface.

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

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

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the open-application-selection user interface includes snapshots of open applications displayed in an overlapping 3D arrangement.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the open-application-selection user interface includes snapshots of open applications.

17. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the open-application-selection region is on a portion of the display that, prior to detecting the input, includes the user interface of the application.

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

while displaying the open-application-selection user interface, detecting a swipe gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is an upward swipe, closing a first application and removing a representation of the first application from the open-application-selection user interface; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is a right to left swipe gesture, moving the representations of the plurality of open applications in accordance with the swipe gesture.