Power-off methods for portable electronic devices

• US 7,890,778 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2007
• Issued: 02/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Anzures, Freddy Allen, Jobs, Steven P., Coffman, Patrick Lee, Chaudhri, Imran, Christie, Greg, Lemay, Stephen O., Van Os, Marcel, Forstall, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown; Michael J
• Application Number:
  US11/770,722
• Publication Number:
  US 20080168290A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,328 Days
• Field of Search: 713/300, 713/320, 713/323, 713/324, 713/330, 345/23, 345/949, 345/960
• US Class Current: 713/300
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3218 of display devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/949 Animation processing method
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/96 Iterative display of preconfigured images

Abstract

In some embodiments of the invention, a graphical user interface in an electronic device with a touch screen display and power switch includes one or more user-interface objects to assist a user in powering-off the device while avoiding unintended power-off events due to inadvertent contact with the power switch or the touch screen display.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display and a power switch;

while the device is powered-up, detecting activation of the power switch;

upon activation of the power switch, displaying a power-off user cue that corresponds to a predefined user gesture with the touch screen display;

wherein the predefined user gesture requires movement from a first location on the touch screen display to a second location on the touch screen display;

detecting user interaction with the touch screen display; and

if the user completes the predefined user gesture, completing the power-off action by powering-off the device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the power-off user cue comprises at least one of:

an animation of the predefined user gesture;

a text description of the predefined user gesture; and

an illustration of the predefined user gesture.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling user interaction with the power-off user cue as displayed on the touch screen display;

wherein completion by the user of the predefined user gesture comprises the user interacting with the power-off user cue as displayed on the touch screen display.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the predefined user gesture requires the user to touch a plurality of locations displayed on the touch screen display.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein completion by the user of the predefined gesture requires the user to touch each of the plurality of locations at a separate time.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein completion by the user of the predefined gesture requires the user to touch each of the plurality of locations substantially simultaneously.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the predefined user gesture requires continuous user contact with the touch screen display as the user makes the predefined user gesture between the first and second locations.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the continuous user contact with the touch screen display is substantially along the path of the user cue as displayed on the touch screen display.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the power-off gesture is made with any one of:

the user'"'"'s finger in contact with the touch screen;

or

an object in contact with the touch screen.

10. A method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, a power switch and a user interface lock mode;

when the device is powered-on and in the lock mode;

detecting activation of the power switch;

upon activation of the power switch, displaying a power-off user cue that corresponds to a predefined user gesture with the touch screen display;

wherein the predefined user gesture requires movement from a first location on the touch screen display to a second location on the touch screen display;

detecting user interaction with the touch screen display; and

if the user completes the predefined user gesture, completing the power-off action by powering-off the device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

during user interaction with the touch screen display during completion of the predefined user gesture, preventing a range of predefined user interactions with the touch screen display.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the predefined user interactions comprise navigating to applications loaded on the device.

13. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

a memory;

a power switch; 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;

while the device is powered-up, detecting activation of the power switch;

upon activation of the power switch, displaying a power-off user cue that corresponds to a predefined user gesture with the touch screen display;

wherein the predefined user gesture requires movement from a first location on the touch screen display to a second location on the touch screen display;

detecting user interaction with the touch screen display; and

if the user completes the predefined user gesture, completing the power-off action by powering-off the device.

14. The portable electronic device of claim 13, wherein the power-off user cue comprises at least one of:

an animation of the predefined user gesture;

a text description of the predefined user gesture; and

an illustration of the predefined user gesture.

15. The portable electronic device of claim 13, further comprising:

enabling user interaction with the power-off user cue as displayed on the touch screen display;

wherein completion by the user of the predefined user gesture comprises the user interacting with the power-off user cue as displayed on the touch screen display.

16. The portable electronic device claim of claim 15, wherein the predefined user gesture requires continuous user contact with the touch screen display as the user makes the predefined user gesture between the first and second locations.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display and a power switch, cause the portable electronic device to perform a method comprising:

while the device is powered-up, detecting activation of the power switch;

upon activation of the power switch, displaying a power-off user cue that corresponds to a predefined user gesture with the touch screen display;

wherein the predefined user gesture requires movement from a first location on the touch screen display to a second location on the touch screen display;

detecting user interaction with the touch screen display; and

if the user completes the predefined user gesture, completing the power-off action by powering-off the device.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the power-off user cue comprises at least one of:

an animation of the predefined user gesture;

a text description of the predefined user gesture; and

an illustration of the predefined user gesture.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising:

enabling user interaction with the power-off user cue as displayed on the touch screen display;

wherein completion by the user of the predefined user gesture comprises the user interacting with the power-off user cue as displayed on the touch screen display.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the predefined user gesture requires continuous user contact with the touch screen display as the user makes the predefined user gesture between the first and second locations.

21. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

a memory;

a power switch;

a user interface lock mode; 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;

when the device is powered-on and in the lock mode;

detecting activation of the power switch;

upon activation of the power switch, displaying a power-off user cue that corresponds to a predefined user gesture with the touch screen display;

wherein the predefined user gesture requires movement from a first location on the touch screen display to a second location on the touch screen display;

detecting user interaction with the touch screen display; and

if the user completes the predefined user gesture, completing the power-off action by powering-off the device.

22. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display and a user lock interface lock mode, cause the portable electronic device to perform a method comprising:

when the device is powered-on and in the lock mode;

detecting activation of the power switch;

upon activation of the power switch, displaying a power-off user cue that corresponds to a predefined user gesture with the touch screen display;

wherein the predefined user gesture requires movement from a first location on the touch screen display to a second location on the touch screen display;

detecting user interaction with the touch screen display; and

if the user completes the predefined user gesture, completing the power-off action by powering-off the device.