Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Adjusting User Interface Objects

• US 20170046058A1
• Filed: 01/28/2016
• Published: 02/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Karunamuni, Chanaka G., King, Nicholas V., Apodaca, Gregory M.
• Application Number:
  US15/009,661
• Publication Number:
  US 20170046058A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• 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

Abstract

An electronic device displays a user interface that includes: a slider that corresponds to a first range of values, and one or more other user interface objects. The device detects a contact on a touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at the slider. The device detects a first increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface while the focus selector is at the slider; and, in response to detecting the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface and in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the contact meets intensity criteria: the device displays an expanded portion, less than all, of the slider while maintaining an appearance of the one or more other user interface objects.

Claims

1. 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, on the display, a user interface that includes;

a slider that corresponds to a first range of values, and

one or more other user interface objects;

detect a contact on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at the slider;

detect a first increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface while the focus selector is at the slider; and

,

in response to detecting the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface and in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the contact meets first intensity criteria;

display an expanded portion, less than all, of the slider while maintaining an appearance of the one or more other user interface objects.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

after expanding the slider, detect a first decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface while the focus selector is at the slider;

in response to detecting the first decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact, maintain display of the expanded portion of the slider;

after detecting the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact and while the expanded portion of the slider is displayed, detect a second increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface while the focus selector is at the slider; and

,

in response to detecting the second increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact, display a further expanded portion of the slider.

3. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

after expanding the slider, detect a first decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface while the focus selector is at the slider; and

,

in response to detecting the first decrease in the characteristic intensity of the contact, display the slider with reduced expansion.

4. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to, in response to detecting the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface and in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the contact does not meet the first intensity criteria, maintain the appearance of the slider and the one or more other controls without displaying an expanded portion of the slider.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein displaying an expanded portion of the slider includes modifying range indicator values.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

detect movement of the focus selector along the slider; and

,

in response to detecting movement of the focus selector along the slider;

in accordance with a determination that the first intensity criteria were met, shift a current value of the slider by a first amount; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the first intensity criteria were not met, shift a current value of the slider by a second amount different from the first amount.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein initial detection of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface occurs when the focus selector is at a location of a displayed play head in the slider.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein a thumb control for the slider remains displayed under the focus selector when the expanded portion of the slider is displayed.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein a magnification within the expanded portion of the slider increases as the characteristic intensity of the contact increases.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

the slider is a progress indicator for media content,

the first range of values includes a first sequence of frames of the media content and,

displaying an expanded portion of the slider includes displaying a second sequence of frames of the media content, wherein spans of time between frames of the first sequence of frames of the media content are greater than spans of time between frames of the second sequence of video frames of the media content.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to, while detecting the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, provide, by the touch-sensitive surface, tactile output.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the tactile output occurs in response to detecting that a current value of the slider has changed to a predefined reference value within the slider in response to user input.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein:

immediately prior to the instructions for detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, the slider has a first value;

while the contact is detected on the display, the current value of the slider changes to a second value; and

the tactile output occurs in response to detecting that a current value of the slider has changed back to the first value in response to user input.

14. 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, on the display, a user interface that includes;

a slider that corresponds to a first range of values, and

one or more other user interface objects;

detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at the slider;

detecting a first increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface while the focus selector is at the slider; and

,

in response to detecting the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface and in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the contact meets first intensity criteria;

displaying an expanded portion, less than all, of the slider while maintaining an appearance of the one or more other user interface objects.

15. A method, comprising:

at 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;

displaying, on the display, a user interface that includes;

a slider that corresponds to a first range of values, and

one or more other user interface objects;

detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at the slider;

detecting a first increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface while the focus selector is at the slider; and

,

in response to detecting the first increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface and in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the contact meets first intensity criteria;

displaying an expanded portion, less than all, of the slider while maintaining an appearance of the one or more other user interface objects.