Device, method, and graphical user interface for activating an item in a folder

• US 8,799,815 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2010
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Hoellwarth, Quin C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pitaro, Ryan
• Assistant Examiner(s): BARRETT, RYAN S
• Application Number:
  US12/848,062
• Publication Number:
  US 20120030623A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,467 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 715/811
• 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 3/0488 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

A portable electronic device displays a plurality of icons on a touch-sensitive display. The plurality of icons includes a folder icon that corresponds to a folder that contains a plurality of items. The folder icon includes respective selectable item indicators for at least some of the items in the folder. The device detects a finger gesture on the touch-sensitive display at a location that corresponds to the folder icon. In response to detecting the finger gesture on the touch-sensitive display at the location that corresponds to the folder icon, the device determines a respective item in the plurality of items in the folder that corresponds to the detected finger gesture and activates the respective item.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display;

displaying a plurality of icons on the touch-sensitive display, the plurality of icons including a closed folder icon that corresponds to a folder that contains a plurality of items, the closed folder icon including respective selectable application launch icon indicators for at least some of the application launch icons in the folder;

detecting a finger gesture on the touch-sensitive display at a location that corresponds to the closed folder icon; and

,

in response to detecting the finger gesture on the touch-sensitive display at the location that corresponds to the closed folder icon;

determining a respective application launch icon in the plurality of application launch icons in the folder that corresponds to the detected finger gesture, wherein determining the respective application launch icon in the plurality of application launch icons in the folder that corresponds to the detected finger gesture includes;

detecting a direction of movement of the finger gesture at the location that corresponds to the folder icon, and

selecting the respective application launch icon that corresponds to the direction of movement of the finger gesture; and

activating the respective application launch icon without opening the folder that contains the plurality of application launch icons.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with an arrangement of the corresponding application launch icons within the folder.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with a frequency of use of the application launch icons in the folder.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with a recency of use of the application launch icons in the folder.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with a frequency and recency of use of the application launch icons in the folder.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the folder icon includes respective selectable item-application launch icon indicators for up to nine application launch icons in the folder.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the folder icon includes respective selectable application launch icon indicators for up to four application launch icons in the folder.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive 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 one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying a plurality of icons on the touch-sensitive display, the plurality of icons including a closed folder icon that corresponds to a folder that contains a plurality of application launch icons, the closed folder icon including respective selectable application launch icon indicators for at least some of the application launch icons in the folder;

detecting a finger gesture on the touch-sensitive display at a location that corresponds to the closed folder icon; and

,

in response to detecting the finger gesture on the touch-sensitive display at the location that corresponds to the closed folder icon;

determining a respective application launch icon in the plurality of application launch icons in the folder that corresponds to the detected finger gesture, wherein determining the respective application launch icon in the plurality of application launch icons in the folder that corresponds to the detected finger gesture includes;

detecting a direction of movement of the finger gesture at the location that corresponds to the folder icon, and

selecting the respective application launch icon that corresponds to the direction of movement of the finger gesture; and

activating the respective application launch icon without opening the folder that contains the plurality of application launch icons.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with an arrangement of the corresponding application launch icons within the folder.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with a frequency of use of the application launch icons in the folder.

11. The device of claim 8, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with a recency of use of the application launch icons in the folder.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with a frequency and recency of use of the application launch icons in the folder.

13. The device of claim 8, wherein the folder icon includes respective selectable application launch icon indicators of up to nine application launch icons in the folder.

14. The device of claim 8, wherein the folder icon includes respective selectable application launch icon indicators of up to four application launch icons in the folder.

15. 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 touch-sensitive display, cause the device to:

display a plurality of icons on the touch-sensitive display, the plurality of icons including a closed folder icon that corresponds to a folder that contains a plurality of application launch icons, the closed folder icon including respective selectable application launch icon indicators for at least some of the application launch icons in the folder;

detect a finger gesture on the touch-sensitive display at a location that corresponds to the closed folder icon; and

,

in response to detecting the finger gesture on the touch-sensitive display at the location that corresponds to the closed folder icon;

determine a respective application launch icon in the plurality of application launch icons in the folder that corresponds to the detected finger gesture, wherein the instructions that cause the device to determine the respective application launch icon in the plurality of a application launch icons in the folder that corresponds to the detected finger gesture further includes instructions that cause the device to;

detect a direction of movement of the finger gesture at the location that corresponds to the folder icon, and

select the respective application launch icon that corresponds to the direction of movement of the finger gesture; and

activate the respective application launch icon without opening the folder that contains the plurality of application launch icons.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with an arrangement of the corresponding application launch icons within the folder.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with a frequency of use of the application launch icons in the folder.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with a recency of use of the application launch icons in the folder.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the respective selectable application launch icon indicators are displayed in the folder icon in accordance with a frequency and recency of use of the application launch icons in the folder.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the folder icon includes respective selectable application launch icon indicators for up to nine application launch icons in the folder.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the folder icon includes respective selectable application launch icon indicators for up to four application launch icons in the folder.