Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Manipulating User Interface Objects with Visual and/or Haptic Feedback

• US 20170075562A1
• Filed: 09/21/2016
• Published: 03/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Graham, David C., Bauer, Sebastian J., Behzadi, Arian, Dascola, Jonathan R., Foss, Christopher P., Karunamuni, Chanaka G.
• Granted Patent: US 10,698,598 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• 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 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0233 Character input methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• 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 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• 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 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

An electronic device displays a control user interface that includes a plurality of control affordances. The device detects an input by a contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a control affordance, of the plurality of control affordances, on the display. In response to detecting the input, when a characteristic intensity of the contact does not meet an intensity threshold, the device toggles a function of a control that corresponds to the control affordance; and when the characteristic intensity of the contact meets the intensity threshold, the device displays modification options for the control that correspond to the control affordance. While displaying the modification options, the device detects a second input that activates a modification option of the modification options. The device modifies the control that corresponds to the control affordance in accordance with the activated modification option.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

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

displaying a control user interface that includes a plurality of control affordances;

detecting a first input by a contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first control affordance, of the plurality of control affordances, on the display;

in response to detecting the first input;

in accordance with a determination that the first input meets control toggle criteria, wherein the control toggle criteria do not require that a characteristic intensity of the contact meet a first intensity threshold in order for the control toggle criteria to be met, toggling a function of a control that corresponds to the first control affordance; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the first input meets enhanced control criteria, wherein the enhanced control criteria require that the characteristic intensity of the contact meet the first intensity threshold in order for the enhanced control criteria to be met, displaying one or more modification options for the control that correspond to the first control affordance;

while displaying the one or more modification options for the control that correspond to the first control affordance, detecting a second input that activates a first modification option of the one or more modification options; and

modifying the control that corresponds to the first control affordance in accordance with the activated first modification option.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second input that activates the first modification option also toggles the function of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the control that corresponds to the first control affordance in accordance with the activated first modification option includes:

in accordance with a determination that the function is on when the second input is detected, modifying the function in accordance with the first modification option; and

in accordance with a determination that the function is off when the second input is detected, turning the function on with modification in accordance with the first modification option.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first modification option modifies a mode of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the control that corresponds to the first control affordance in accordance with the activated first modification option includes setting reversion criteria for the control;

and

the method includes, in accordance with a determination that the reversion criteria are met, reverting the control that corresponds to the first control affordance to a prior state of the control.

6. The method of claim 1, including:

in accordance with a determination that the first input meets the enhanced control criteria, determining a state of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the state of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance is a first state, displaying a first set of modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the state of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance is a second state, displaying a second set of modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance that are distinct from the first set of modification options.

7. The method of claim 1, including:

in accordance with a determination that the first input meets the enhanced control criteria, concurrently displaying a current value of a parameter of the control with the one or more modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first control affordance is a first application affordance that corresponds to a first application;

a second application affordance that corresponds to the first application is displayed in a second user interface that is distinct from the control user interface;

one or more action options for the first application are displayed in response to an input at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the second application affordance when display-action-options criteria are met; and

the one or more modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance include at least a subset of the action options for the first application.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance include at least one network connection activation option.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the control user interface partially overlays a portion of a second user interface that is distinct from the control user interface.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein a respective control affordance of the plurality of control affordance corresponds to a system setting.

12. 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 a control user interface that includes a plurality of control affordances;

detecting a first input by a contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first control affordance, of the plurality of control affordances, on the display;

in response to detecting the first input;

in accordance with a determination that the first input meets control toggle criteria, wherein the control toggle criteria do not require that a characteristic intensity of the contact meet a first intensity threshold in order for the control toggle criteria to be met, toggling a function of a control that corresponds to the first control affordance; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the first input meets enhanced control criteria, wherein the enhanced control criteria require that the characteristic intensity of the contact meet the first intensity threshold in order for the enhanced control criteria to be met, displaying one or more modification options for the control that correspond to the first control affordance;

while displaying the one or more modification options for the control that correspond to the first control affordance, detecting a second input that activates a first modification option of the one or more modification options; and

modifying the control that corresponds to the first control affordance in accordance with the activated first modification option.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the second input that activates the first modification option also toggles the function of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein modifying the control that corresponds to the first control affordance in accordance with the activated first modification option includes:

in accordance with a determination that the function is on when the second input is detected, modifying the function in accordance with the first modification option; and

in accordance with a determination that the function is off when the second input is detected, turning the function on with modification in accordance with the first modification option.

15. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the first modification option modifies a mode of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance.

16. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein modifying the control that corresponds to the first control affordance in accordance with the activated first modification option includes setting reversion criteria for the control;

and

the one or more programs including instructions for, in accordance with a determination that the reversion criteria are met, reverting the control that corresponds to the first control affordance to a prior state of the control.

17. The electronic device of claim 12, the one or more programs including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the first input meets the enhanced control criteria, determining a state of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the state of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance is a first state, displaying a first set of modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the state of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance is a second state, displaying a second set of modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance that are distinct from the first set of modification options.

18. The electronic device of claim 12, the one or more programs including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the first input meets the enhanced control criteria, concurrently displaying a current value of a parameter of the control with the one or more modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance.

19. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein:

the first control affordance is a first application affordance that corresponds to a first application;

a second application affordance that corresponds to the first application is displayed in a second user interface that is distinct from the control user interface;

one or more action options for the first application are displayed in response to an input at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the second application affordance when display-action-options criteria are met; and

the one or more modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance include at least a subset of the action options for the first application.

20. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the one or more modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance include at least one network connection activation option.

21. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the control user interface partially overlays a portion of a second user interface that is distinct from the control user interface.

22. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein a respective control affordance of the plurality of control affordance corresponds to a system setting.

23. 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 a control user interface that includes a plurality of control affordances;

detect a first input by a contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first control affordance, of the plurality of control affordances, on the display;

in response to detecting the first input;

in accordance with a determination that the first input meets control toggle criteria, wherein the control toggle criteria do not require that a characteristic intensity of the contact meet a first intensity threshold in order for the control toggle criteria to be met, toggle a function of a control that corresponds to the first control affordance; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the first input meets enhanced control criteria, wherein the enhanced control criteria require that the characteristic intensity of the contact meet the first intensity threshold in order for the enhanced control criteria to be met, display one or more modification options for the control that correspond to the first control affordance;

while displaying the one or more modification options for the control that correspond to the first control affordance, detect a second input that activates a first modification option of the one or more modification options; and

modify the control that corresponds to the first control affordance in accordance with the activated first modification option.