MESSAGE USER INTERFACES FOR CAPTURE AND TRANSMITTAL OF MEDIA AND LOCATION CONTENT

• US 20170083202A1
• Filed: 12/01/2016
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: YANG, Lawrence Y., Garcia, Roberto, Wood, Justin, MACOMBER, Kyle S., MORALES VIVO, ?scar
• Granted Patent: US 10,564,807 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 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 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• 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 3/04817 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 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• 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 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/10 Image acquisition document image scanning and transmission H04N1/00; control of digital cameras H04N23/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 : Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 : Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 : Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 : Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 : using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 : for tracking messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 : Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 : for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 : for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 : according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 : including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 : Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 : Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 : for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information

Abstract

A device provides user interfaces for displaying messages in a messaging application. The device receives a plurality of messages from a first participant within a time interval and determines whether the plurality of messages meets message grouping criteria. In accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages does not meet the message grouping criteria, the device displays a plurality of separate bounded message areas representing the plurality of messages. In accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages meets the message grouping criteria, the device displays a single group bounded message area representing the plurality of messages.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a 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;

receiving a plurality of messages from a first participant within a time interval;

determining whether the plurality of messages meets message grouping criteria;

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages does not meet the message grouping criteria, displaying a plurality of separate bounded message areas representing the plurality of messages; and

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages meets the message grouping criteria, displaying a single group bounded message area representing the plurality of messages.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the message grouping criteria include a criterion that is met when the number of messages in the plurality of messages exceeds a numeric threshold.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the message grouping criteria include a criterion that is met when the plurality of messages are spaced apart from each other by less than a threshold amount of time.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the message grouping criteria include a criterion that is met when the plurality of messages are sequentially adjacent messages.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein sequentially adjacent messages are messages that are received from a single participant without any intervening received messages from other participants.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein sequentially adjacent messages are messages of the same type that are received without any intervening received messages of a different type.

7. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein sequentially adjacent messages are messages having the same read status without any intervening received messages with a different read status.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a message of the plurality of messages is an audio message, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying a waveform image inside the bounded message area corresponding to the audio message, the waveform image having a waveform representing the contents of the audio message.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein displaying a waveform image inside the bounded message area comprises:

displaying the waveform in an initial color;

receiving a request to play the audio message; and

in response to receiving the request to play the audio message;

playing the audio message, and

changing a color of at least a portion of the waveform during playback to indicate the portion of the audio message that has been played.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

changing the color of the portion of the waveform as a corresponding portion of the audio message is played.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the grouped bounded message area represents at least two audio messages, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a request to sequentially play the at least two audio messages, and

in response to receiving the request, sequentially playing the at least two audio messages.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the request to sequentially play the at least two audio messages comprises detection of a raising of the device.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying an affordance for playing the sequential audio messages, wherein receiving the request to sequentially play the at least two audio messages comprises detection of a contact on the affordance.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting a selection of the grouped bounded message area; and

in response to detecting the selection of the grouped bounded message area, replacing the display of the single grouped bounded message area with display of a plurality of representations of the plurality of messages.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the grouped bounded message area includes text representing a first message of the plurality of messages and an image thumbnail representing a second message of the plurality of messages, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting a contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location of the displayed image thumbnail; and

in response to detecting the contact at the location that corresponds to the displayed image thumbnail, displaying a larger version of the image represented by the image thumbnail.

16. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein displaying a larger version of the image comprises displaying the image as a full-screen image.

17. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the grouped bounded message area includes text representing a first message of the plurality of messages and an image thumbnail representing a video message in the plurality of messages, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting a contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the location of the displayed image thumbnail; and

in response to detecting the contact at the location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the location of the image thumbnail, playing the video message represented by the image thumbnail.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein playing the video message comprises playing the video message in full-screen mode.

19. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein playing the video message comprises playing the video message within the grouped bounded message area.

20. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the grouped bounded message area includes text representing a first message of the plurality of messages and a waveform image representing an audio message in the plurality of messages, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying a playback affordance in the grouped bounded message area, the playback affordance associated with the waveform image;

detecting a contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location of the playback affordance within the displayed grouped bounded message area; and

in response to detecting the contact at the location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the location of the playback affordance, playing the audio message represented by the waveform image.

21. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive surface and a display;

receiving a plurality of messages from a first participant within a time interval;

determining whether the plurality of messages meets message grouping criteria;

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages does not meet the message grouping criteria, displaying a plurality of separate bounded message areas representing the plurality of messages; and

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages meets the message grouping criteria, displaying a single group bounded message area representing the plurality of messages.

22. 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 display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

receive a plurality of messages from a first participant within a time interval;

determine whether the plurality of messages meets message grouping criteria;

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages does not meet the message grouping criteria, display a plurality of separate bounded message areas representing the plurality of messages; and

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages meets the message grouping criteria, display a single group bounded message area representing the plurality of messages.