Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating workspace views

• US 8,832,585 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2009
• Issued: 09/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Missig, Julian, Koch, Jonathan, Cieplinski, Avi E., Victor, B. Michael, Bernstein, Jeffrey Traer, Kerr, Duncan R., Haggerty, Myra M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shih, Haoshian
• Application Number:
  US12/567,206
• Publication Number:
  US 20110078624A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,810 Days
• Field of Search: 715/764, 715/765, 715/767, 715/802, 715/863, 715/864, 715/778, 715/788
• US Class Current: 715/778
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

In some embodiments, a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface creates a plurality of workspace views. A respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view. The content includes application windows. The device displays a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views and detects a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the device replaces display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface;

creating a plurality of workspace views, wherein a respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view, the content including application windows;

displaying a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display, without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views, and concurrently displaying with the first workspace view a predefined area with a plurality of application icons;

detecting a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views and ceasing to display the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first multifinger gesture is a two-finger pinching gesture at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a corner of the display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first multifinger gesture is a five-finger pinch gesture.

4. The method of claim 1, including:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views without displaying the predefined area with the plurality of application icons;

detecting an input by the user that corresponds to selection of a second workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view, replacing display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the second workspace view and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

5. The method of claim 4, including:

while displaying the second workspace view and concurrently displaying the predefined area with the plurality of application icons;

detecting a swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

in response to detecting the swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

selecting a single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views in accordance with the swipe gesture, and

replacing display of the second workspace view with display of the single other workspace view and maintaining display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

6. The method of claim 4, including:

while displaying the second workspace view and concurrently displaying the predefined area with the plurality of application icons;

detecting an input by the user on a first window in the second workspace view;

while continuing to detect the input by the user on the first window;

detecting a swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

in response to detecting the swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

selecting a single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views in accordance with the swipe gesture,

replacing display of the second workspace view with display of the single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons, and

displaying the first window in the single other workspace view.

7. The method of claim 1, including:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views;

detecting an input by the user that corresponds to selection and movement of a first window in the first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views;

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection and movement of the first window, moving the first window to a second workspace view in the concurrently displayed plurality of workspace views;

detecting an input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view, replacing display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the second workspace view and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the display is a touch screen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display, the method including:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views;

detecting concurrent finger contacts on two or more windows in the concurrently displayed plurality of workspace views;

while continuing to detect the concurrent finger contacts on two or more windows, detecting a finger gesture, separate from the concurrent finger contacts, on a single workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the finger gesture on the single workspace view;

replacing display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the single workspace view and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons, and

displaying the two or more windows in the single workspace view.

9. A multifunction device, comprising:

a display;

a 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;

creating a plurality of workspace views, wherein a respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view, the content including application windows;

displaying a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display, without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views, and concurrently displaying with the first workspace view a predefined area with a plurality of application icons;

detecting a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views and ceasing to display the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the first multifinger gesture is a two-finger pinching gesture at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a corner of the display.

12. The device of claim 9, wherein the first multifinger gesture is a five-finger pinch gesture.

13. The device of claim 9, including instructions for:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views without displaying the predefined area with the plurality of application icons;

detecting an input by the user that corresponds to selection of a second workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view, replacing display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the second workspace view and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

14. The device of claim 13, including instructions for:

while displaying the second workspace view and concurrently displaying the predefined area with the plurality of application icons;

detecting a swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

in response to detecting the swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

selecting a single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views in accordance with the swipe gesture, and

replacing display of the second workspace view with display of the single other workspace view and maintaining display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

15. The device of claim 13, including instructions for:

while displaying the second workspace view and concurrently displaying the predefined area with the plurality of application icons;

detecting an input by the user on a first window in the second workspace view;

while continuing to detect the input by the user on the first window;

detecting a swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

in response to detecting the swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

selecting a single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views in accordance with the swipe gesture,

replacing display of the second workspace view with display of the single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons, and

displaying the first window in the single other workspace view.

16. The device of claim 9, including instructions for:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views;

detecting an input by the user that corresponds to selection and movement of a first window in the first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views;

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection and movement of the first window, moving the first window to a second workspace view in the concurrently displayed plurality of workspace views;

detecting an input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view, replacing display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the second workspace view and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

17. The device of claim 9, wherein the display is a touch screen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display, and further including instructions for:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views;

detecting concurrent finger contacts on two or more windows in the concurrently displayed plurality of workspace views;

while continuing to detect the concurrent finger contacts on two or more windows, detecting a finger gesture, separate from the concurrent finger contacts, on a single workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the finger gesture on the single workspace view;

replacing display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the single workspace view and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons, and

displaying the two or more windows in the single workspace view.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

create a plurality of workspace views, wherein a respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view, the content including application windows;

display a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display, without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views, and concurrently display with the first workspace view a predefined area with a plurality of application icons;

detect a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detection of the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replace display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views and cease to display the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the first multifinger gesture is a two-finger pinching gesture at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a corner of the display.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the first multifinger gesture is a five-finger pinch gesture.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, further including instructions that cause the device to:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views without displaying the predefined area with the plurality of application icons;

detect an input by the user that corresponds to selection of a second workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view, replace display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the second workspace view and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, further including instructions that cause the device to:

while displaying the second workspace view and concurrently displaying the predefined area with the plurality of application icons;

detect a swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

in response to detecting the swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

select a single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views in accordance with the swipe gesture, and

replace display of the second workspace view with display of the single other workspace view and maintaining display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, further including instructions that cause the device to:

while displaying the second workspace view and concurrently displaying the predefined area with the plurality of application icons;

detect an input by the user on a first window in the second workspace view;

while continuing to detect the input by the user on the first window;

detect a swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

in response to detecting the swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

select a single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views in accordance with the swipe gesture,

replace display of the second workspace view with display of the single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons, and

display the first window in the single other workspace view.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, further including instructions that cause the device to:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views;

detect an input by the user that corresponds to selection and movement of a first window in the first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views;

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection and movement of the first window, move the first window to a second workspace view in the concurrently displayed plurality of workspace views;

detect an input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view, replace display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the second workspace view and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the display is a touch screen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display, and further including instructions that cause the device to:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views;

detect concurrent finger contacts on two or more windows in the concurrently displayed plurality of workspace views;

while continuing to detect the concurrent finger contacts on two or more windows, detect a finger gesture, separate from the concurrent finger contacts, on a single workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the finger gesture on the single workspace view;

replace display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the single workspace view and concurrent display of the predefined area with the plurality of application icons, and

display the two or more windows in the single workspace view.