Deletion gestures on a portable multifunction device

• US 8,504,947 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2011
• Issued: 08/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Forstall, Scott, Christie, Greg, Lemay, Stephen O., Ording, Bas, Van Os, Marcel
• Primary Examiner(s): HAILU, TADESSE
• Application Number:
  US13/093,786
• Publication Number:
  US 20110202882A1
• Time in Patent Office: 834 Days
• Field of Search: 715/255, 715/256, 715/863, 715/864, 715/835, 715762-765
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

Deletion gestures for use on a portable multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display are disclosed. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with the portable multifunction device comprises displaying a list of items on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a first gesture on the touch-sensitive display to edit the list of items, responding to the first gesture by displaying a first icon next to each deletable item in the list, detecting a second gesture on the touch-sensitive display to select one of the deletable items, and responding to the second gesture by displaying a second icon next to the selected item. If a third gesture on the second icon is detected, the selected deletable item is deleted. If a fourth gesture on the first icon next to the selected deletable item is detected, the second icon is deleted.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

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 programs including instructions for;

displaying a list of items;

detecting a first finger gesture on the touch screen display to select for deletion an item in the list of items;

in response to detecting the first finger gesture, displaying a delete icon next to the selected item;

deleting the selected item if a second finger gesture on the delete icon is detected; and

deleting the delete icon if a third finger gesture is detected on the touch screen display at a location that is not on the delete icon.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the first finger gesture is a finger swipe over the selected item.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the finger swipe is performed in a display row that includes the selected item.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising instructions for deleting the delete icon if the third finger gesture is detected anywhere on the touch screen display except in proximity to the delete icon.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the second finger gesture is a pre-defined user interaction on the delete icon.

6. 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, cause the device to:

display a list of items;

detect a first finger gesture on the touch screen display to select for deletion an item in the list of items;

respond to the first finger gesture by displaying a delete icon next to the selected item;

delete the selected item if a second finger gesture on the delete icon is detected; and

delete the delete icon if a third finger gesture is detected on the touch screen display at a location that is not on the delete icon.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the first finger gesture is a finger swipe over the selected item.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the finger swipe is performed in a display row that includes the selected item.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6, further comprising instructions that cause the device to delete the delete icon if the third finger gesture is detected anywhere on the touch screen display except in proximity to the delete icon.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the second finger gesture is a pre-defined user interaction on the delete icon.

11. A method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display;

displaying a list of items;

detecting a first finger gesture on the touch screen display to select for deletion an item in the list of items;

in response to detecting the first finger gesture, displaying a delete icon within the selected item;

deleting the selected item if a second finger gesture on the delete icon is detected; and

deleting the delete icon if a third finger gesture is detected on the touch screen display at a location that is not on the delete icon.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first finger gesture is a finger swipe over the selected item.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the finger swipe is performed in a display row that includes the selected item.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising deleting the delete icon if the third finger gesture is detected anywhere on the touch screen display except in proximity to the delete icon.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the second finger gesture is a pre-defined user interaction on the delete icon.

16. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

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 programs including;

instructions for displaying a list of items;

instructions for detecting a first finger gesture on the touch screen display to select for deletion an item in the list of items;

instructions for, in response to detecting the first finger gesture, displaying a delete icon within the selected item; and

deleting the delete icon if a third finger gesture is detected on the touch screen display at a location that is not on the delete icon.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the first finger gesture is a finger swipe over the selected item.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the finger swipe is performed in a display row that includes the selected item.

19. The device of claim 16, further comprising instructions for deleting the delete icon if the third finger gesture is detected anywhere on the touch screen display except in proximity to the delete icon.

20. The device of claim 16, wherein the second finger gesture is a pre-defined user interaction on the delete icon.

21. 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, cause the device to:

display a list of items;

detect a first finger gesture on the touch screen display to select for deletion an item in the list of items;

respond to the first finger gesture by displaying a delete icon within the selected item; and

delete the delete icon if a third finger gesture is detected on the touch screen display at a location that is not on the delete icon.

22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein the first finger gesture is a finger swipe over the selected item.

23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein the finger swipe is performed in a display row that includes the selected item.

24. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21, further comprising instructions that cause the device to delete the delete icon if the third finger gesture is detected anywhere on the touch screen display except in proximity to the delete icon.

25. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein the second finger gesture is a pre-defined user interaction on the delete icon.