Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Moving a User Interface Object Based on an Intensity of a Press Input

• US 20180275862A1
• Filed: 05/31/2018
• Published: 09/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Khoe, May-Li, Brown, Matthew I., Costanzo, Bianca C.
• Granted Patent: US 11,023,116 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• 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, with a touch-sensitive surface and a display, includes one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface. The device displays a user interface object on the display. The device further detects a press input on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at a first location in a user interface. In response to detecting the press input on the touch-sensitive surface, upon determining that the press input has an intensity above a predefined activation threshold, the device moves the user interface object directly to the first location in the user interface; and upon determining that the press input has an intensity below the predefined activation threshold and meets gradual-movement criteria, the device moves the user interface object toward the first location in the user interface in accordance with the intensity of the press input.

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 intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, cause the electronic device to:

display, on the display, a respective control associated with respective contact intensity criteria; and

while a focus selector is at a location on the display that corresponds to the respective control;

detect a gesture, on the touch-sensitive surface, that corresponds to an interaction with the respective control; and

while detecting the gesture, in accordance with a determination that the gesture does not include a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria, change the appearance of the respective control to indicate progress toward meeting the respective contact intensity criteria.

2. The storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to, after changing the appearance of the respective control:

detect an end of the gesture; and

in response to detecting the end of the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture includes a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria, activate the control; and

in accordance with a determination that the gesture does not include a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria, forgo activation of the control.

3. The storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to, while detecting the gesture, in accordance with a determination that the gesture includes a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria, provide a confirmation that the respective control will be activated upon detecting the end of the gesture.

4. The storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to, after changing the appearance of the respective control:

detect a respective contact with an intensity above a respective contact intensity threshold for a detected time; and

in response to detecting the respective contact with the intensity above the respective contact intensity threshold for the detected time;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture includes a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria, activate the control; and

in accordance with a determination that the gesture does not include a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria, forgo activation of the control.

5. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

at a first time during the gesture, the gesture does not include a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria and the appearance of the respective control indicates that the control will not be activated in response to detecting an end of the gesture at the first time; and

at a second time during the gesture, after the first time, the gesture includes a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria and the appearance of the respective control indicates that the control will be activated in response to detecting an end of the gesture at the second time.

6. The storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to update the appearance of the respective control over time to provide an updated indication of progress toward meeting the respective contact intensity criteria.

7. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

the respective contact intensity criteria include a respective contact intensity threshold and a respective delay time period; and

changing the appearance of the control includes displaying an indication of an amount of time remaining before the respective delay time period has elapsed.

8. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

the respective contact intensity criteria include a respective contact intensity threshold; and

changing the appearance of the control includes displaying an indication of a difference between a current intensity of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface and the respective contact intensity threshold.

9. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein changing the appearance of the control includes displaying a progress bar in the control.

10. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein changing the appearance of the control includes changing color of at least a portion of the control in accordance with the intensity of the contact.

11. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein changing the appearance of the control includes changing color of at least a portion of the control in accordance with a length of time that the contact has continuously met a respective contact intensity threshold.

12. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein changing the appearance of the control includes changing color of at least a portion of the control in accordance with a length of time since the contact met a respective contact intensity threshold.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more sensors to detect intensities 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 respective control associated with respective contact intensity criteria; and

while a focus selector is at a location on the display that corresponds to the respective control;

detecting a gesture, on the touch-sensitive surface, that corresponds to an interaction with the respective control; and

while detecting the gesture, in accordance with a determination that the gesture does not include a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria, changing the appearance of the respective control to indicate progress toward meeting the respective contact intensity criteria.

14. A method, comprising:

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

displaying, on the display, a respective control associated with respective contact intensity criteria; and

while a focus selector is at a location on the display that corresponds to the respective control;

detecting a gesture, on the touch-sensitive surface, that corresponds to an interaction with the respective control; and

while detecting the gesture, in accordance with a determination that the gesture does not include a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria, changing the appearance of the respective control to indicate progress toward meeting the respective contact intensity criteria.