Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for customizing display of content category icons

• US 8,564,544 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2007
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Jobs, Steven P., Forstall, Scott, Christie, Greg, Lemay, Stephen O., Herz, Scott, Van Os, Marcel, Ording, Bas, Novick, Gregory, Westerman, Wayne C., Chaudhri, Imran, Coffman, Patrick Lee, Kocienda, Kenneth, Ganatra, Nitin K., Anzures, Freddy Allen, Wyld, Jeremy A., Bush, Jeffrey, Matas, Michael, Marcos, Paul D., Pisula, Charles J., King, Virgil Scott, Blumenberg, Chris, Tolmasky, Francisco Ryan, Williamson, Richard, Boule, Andre M. J., Lamiraux, Henri C.
• Primary Examiner(s): CERULLO, LILIANA P
• Application Number:
  US11/850,635
• Publication Number:
  US 20080122796A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,239 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-184, 715700-866, 710 1- 74, 178 1801- 1907
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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: 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

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with a computing device with a touch screen display comprises: detecting one or more finger contacts with the touch screen display, applying one or more heuristics to the one or more finger contacts to determine a command for the device, and processing the command. The one or more heuristics comprise: a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a one-dimensional vertical screen scrolling command, a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a two-dimensional screen translation command, and a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a command to transition from displaying a respective item in a set of items to displaying a next item in the set of items.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a computing device with a touch screen display;

concurrently displaying, in a first area of the display;

a first set of user-selected content category icons for displaying lists of content from corresponding content categories in a second area of the display distinct from the first area of the display, and

a display-more-categories icon for displaying icons for additional content categories, wherein;

the first set of user-selected content category icons includes a first content category icon at a first location in the first area of the display, and,

while in a normal-operation mode, selection of the first content category icon is operable to cause display of a list of content corresponding to the first content category icon in the second area of the display while concurrent display of at least the first content category icon and the display-more-categories icon in the first area of the display is maintained;

while in a configuration mode, distinct from the normal-operation mode, for configuring which content category icons are displayed in the first area of the display;

displaying, in the second area of the display a plurality of candidate content category icons corresponding to content categories, wherein the plurality of candidate content category icons include one or more content category icons not included in the first set of user-selected content category icons including a second content category icon;

detecting a finger gesture with the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the finger gesture;

replacing, at the first location in the first area of the display, the first content category icon with the second content category icon, wherein the second content category icon corresponds to a content category selected from the group consisting of playlists, artists, songs, videos, albums, audiobooks, compilations, composers, genres and podcasts; and

maintaining, in the first area of the display, the display-more-categories icon and icons from the first set of user-selected content category icons other than the first content category icon.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of candidate content category icons displayed in the second area includes the first set of user-selected content category icons.

3. A computing device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including instructions for;

concurrently displaying, in a first area of the display;

a first set of user-selected content category icons for displaying lists of content from corresponding content categories in a second area of the display distinct from the first area of the display, and

a display-more-categories icon for displaying icons for additional content categories, wherein;

the first set of user-selected content category icons includes a first content category icon at a first location in the first area of the display, and,

while in a normal-operation mode, selection of the first content category icon is operable to cause display of a list of content corresponding to the first content category icon in the second area of the display while concurrent display of at least the first content category icon and the display-more-categories icon in the first area of the display is maintained;

while in a configuration mode, distinct from the normal-operation mode, for configuring which content category icons are displayed in the first area of the display;

displaying, in the second area of the display a plurality of candidate content category icons corresponding to content categories, wherein the plurality of candidate content category icons include one or more content category icons not included in the first set of user-selected content category icons including a second content category icon;

detecting a finger gesture with the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the finger gesture;

replacing, at the first location in the first area of the display, the first content category icon with the second content category icon, wherein the second content category icon corresponds to a content category selected from the group consisting of playlists, artists, songs, videos, albums, audiobooks, compilations, composers, genres and podcasts; and

maintaining, in the first area of the display, the display-more-categories icon and icons from the first set of user-selected content category icons other than the first content category icon.

4. The computing device of claim 3, wherein the plurality of candidate content category icons displayed in the second area includes the first set of user-selected content category icons.

5. 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:

concurrently display, in a first area of the display;

a first set of user-selected content category icons for displaying lists of content from corresponding content categories in a second area of the display distinct from the first area of the display, and

a display-more-categories icon for displaying icons for additional content categories, wherein;

the first set of user-selected content category icons includes a first content category icon at a first location in the first area of the display, and,

while in a normal-operation mode, selection of the first content category icon is operable to cause display of a list of content corresponding to the first content category icon in the second area of the display while concurrent display of at least the first content category icon and the display-more-categories icon in the first area of the display is maintained;

while in a configuration mode, distinct from the normal-operation mode, for configuring which content category icons are displayed in the first area of the display;

display, in the second area of the display a plurality of candidate content category icons corresponding to content categories, wherein the plurality of candidate content category icons include one or more content category icons not included in the first set of user-selected content category icons including a second content category icon;

detect a finger gesture with the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the finger gesture;

replace, at the first location in the first area of the display, the first content category icon with the second content category icon, wherein the second content category icon corresponds to a content category selected from the group consisting of playlists, artists, songs, videos, albums, audiobooks, compilations, composers, genres and podcasts; and

maintain, in the first area of the display, the display-more-categories icon and icons from the first set of user-selected content category icons other than the first content category icon.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein the plurality of candidate content category icons displayed in the second area includes the first set of user-selected content category icons.

7. A graphical user interface on a computing device with a touch screen display, a memory, and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory, the graphical user interface comprising:

a first area of the display and a second area of the display distinct from the first area of the display, wherein;

the first area of the display includes a first set of user-selected content category icons for displaying lists of content from corresponding content categories and a display-more-categories icon for displaying icons for additional content categories, wherein the first set of user-selected content category icons includes a first content category icon at a first location in the first area of the display,

while in a normal-operation mode, selection of the first content category icon is operable to cause display of a list of content corresponding to the first content category icon in the second area of the display while concurrent display of at least the first content category icon and the display-more-categories icon in the first area of the display is maintained, and

while in a configuration mode, distinct from the normal-operation mode, for configuring which content category icons are displayed in the first area of the display;

the second area of the display includes a plurality of candidate content category icons corresponding to content categories, wherein the plurality of candidate content category icons include one or more content category icons not included in the first set of user-selected content category icons including a second content category icon;

a finger gesture is detected with the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the finger gesture;

the first content category icon is replaced at the first location in the first area of the display with the second content category icon, wherein the second content category icon corresponds to a content category selected from the group consisting of playlists, artists, songs, videos, albums, audiobooks, compilations, composers, genres and podcasts; and

the display-more-categories icon and icons from the first set of user-selected content category icons other than the first content category icon are maintained in the first area of the display.

8. The graphical user interface of claim 7, wherein the plurality of candidate content category icons displayed in the second area includes the first set of user-selected content category icons.