Device, method, and graphical user interface for moving a current position in content at a variable scrubbing rate

• US 8,984,431 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2009
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chaudhri, Imran, Newman, Lucas C., van Os, Marcel, Matas, Michael, Cranfill, Elizabeth Caroline Furches
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): LOWENBERGER, AARON J
• Application Number:
  US12/566,669
• Publication Number:
  US 20100231534A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,999 Days
• Field of Search: 715/772, 715/786, 715/787
• US Class Current: 715/772
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• 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: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A method is performed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: displaying a progress icon; while providing content with the electronic device: detecting a contact at a location that corresponds to the progress icon; detecting movement of the contact, wherein movement of the contact comprises a first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface in a direction corresponding to movement on the display parallel to a first predefined direction and a second component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface in a direction corresponding to movement on the display perpendicular to the first predefined direction; and, while continuing to detect the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, moving the current position within the content at a scrubbing rate, wherein the scrubbing rate decreases as the second component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface increases.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface;

displaying a progress icon in a predefined area on the display, wherein the progress icon is configured to move in a respective direction along a predefined path on the display;

detecting a contact with the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the progress icon;

while continuously detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

entering a detailed-scrubbing mode of operation;

while in the detailed-scrubbing mode of operation;

detecting a first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface that includes a first amount of contact movement in the respective direction; and

,

in response to detecting the first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, moving the progress icon along the path by a first amount of icon movement in the respective direction that is less than the first amount of contact movement in the respective direction;

after moving the progress icon along the path by the first amount of icon movement in the respective direction;

detecting a second movement of the contact toward an end of the predefined path that includes a second amount of contact movement in the respective direction; and

in response to detecting the second movement of the contact, moving the progress icon along the path by a second amount of icon movement in the respective direction that is greater than the second amount of contact movement in the respective direction, wherein the second amount of icon movement in the respective direction is selected so that the total amount of icon movement in the respective direction is substantially the same as the total amount of contact movement in the respective direction and wherein the movement of the progress icon along the path by the second amount of icon movement causes the progress icon to catch up with the contact by the time that the contact reaches the end of the second amount of contact movement.

2. The method of claim 1, including:

displaying a scroll bar in the predefined area on the display; and

after detecting the contact with the touch-sensitive surface at the location that corresponds to the progress icon on the display, displaying an expanded portion of the scroll bar.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the display of the expanded portion of the scroll bar replaces the display of the scroll bar.

4. The method of claim 2, including displaying a signal intensity within the expanded portion of the scroll bar.

5. The method of claim 2, including displaying representative images from the content within the expanded portion of the scroll bar.

6. The method of claim 2, including displaying representative text from the content within the expanded portion of the scroll bar.

7. The method of claim 1, including, while in the detailed-scrubbing mode of operation, moving a current position within the content at a scrubbing rate, wherein:

the scrubbing rate decreases through a plurality of scrubbing rate values as a component of movement of the contact that corresponds to movement away from the predefined path increases such that, for a respective scrubbing rate value, the current position within the content changes by a fraction, less than one, of a corresponding amount of movement of the contact in the respective direction; and

the scrubbing rate decreases to a predetermined minimum rate as the component of movement of the contact that corresponds to movement away from the predefined path increases.

8. The method of claim 7, including, while detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying an indicator of the scrubbing rate.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the device enters the detailed-scrubbing mode in response to detecting a pause in movement of the contact for more than a predetermined period of time.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the device enters the detailed-scrubbing mode in response to detecting movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement outside of the predefined area on the display.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the progress icon is moved along the path by the first amount of icon movement more slowly than the first movement of the contact, and the progress icon is moved along the path by the second amount of icon movement more quickly than the second movement of the contact.

12. The method of claim 1, including:

after moving the progress icon along the path by the second amount of icon movement in the respective direction;

detecting a break in the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the break in the contact, moving the progress icon along the path in the respective direction.

13. An electronic 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;

displaying a progress icon in a predefined area on the display, wherein the progress icon is configured to move in a respective direction along a predefined path on the display;

detecting a contact with the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the progress icon;

while continuously detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

entering a detailed-scrubbing mode of operation;

while in the detailed-scrubbing mode of operation;

detecting a first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface that includes a first amount of contact movement in the respective direction; and

,

in response to detecting the first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, moving the progress icon along the path by a first amount of icon movement in the respective direction that is less than the first amount of contact movement in the respective direction;

after moving the progress icon along the path by the first amount of icon movement in the respective direction;

detecting a second movement of the contact toward an end of the predefined path that includes a second amount of contact movement in the respective direction; and

in response to detecting the second movement of the contact, moving the progress icon along the path by a second amount of icon movement in the respective direction that is greater than the second amount of contact movement in the respective direction, wherein the second amount of icon movement in the respective direction is selected so that the total amount of icon movement in the respective direction is substantially the same as the total amount of contact movement in the respective direction and wherein the movement of the progress icon along the path by the second amount of icon movement causes the progress icon to catch up with the contact by the time that the contact reaches the end of the second amount of contact movement.

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

displaying a scroll bar in the predefined area on the display; and

after detecting the contact with the touch-sensitive surface at the location that corresponds to the progress icon on the display, displaying an expanded portion of the scroll bar.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the display of the expanded portion of the scroll bar replaces the display of the scroll bar.

16. The device of claim 14, including instructions for displaying a signal intensity within the expanded portion of the scroll bar.

17. The device of claim 14, including instructions for displaying representative images from the content within the expanded portion of the scroll bar.

18. The device of claim 14, including instructions for displaying representative text from the content within the expanded portion of the scroll bar.

19. The device of claim 13, including instructions for, while in the detailed-scrubbing mode of operation, moving a current position within the content at a scrubbing rate, wherein:

the scrubbing rate decreases through a plurality of scrubbing rate values as a component of movement of the contact that corresponds to movement away from the predefined path increases such that, for a respective scrubbing rate value, the current position within the content changes by a fraction, less than one, of a corresponding amount of movement of the contact in the respective direction; and

the scrubbing rate decreases to a predetermined minimum rate as the component of movement of the contact that corresponds to movement away from the predefined path increases.

20. The device of claim 19, including instructions for, while detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying an indicator of the scrubbing rate.

21. The device of claim 13, wherein the device enters the detailed-scrubbing mode in response to detecting a pause in movement of the contact for more than a predetermined period of time.

22. The device of claim 13, wherein the device enters the detailed-scrubbing mode in response to detecting movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement outside of the predefined area on the display.

23. The device of claim 13, wherein the progress icon is moved along the path by the first amount of icon movement more slowly than the first movement of the contact, and the progress icon is moved along the path by the second amount of icon movement more quickly than the second movement of the contact.

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

after moving the progress icon along the path by the second amount of icon movement in the respective direction;

detecting a break in the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the break in the contact, moving the progress icon along the path in the respective direction.

25. 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 display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

display a progress icon in a predefined area on the display, wherein the progress icon is configured to move in a respective direction along a predefined path on the display;

detect a contact with the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the progress icon;

while continuously detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

enter a detailed-scrubbing mode of operation;

while in the detailed-scrubbing mode of operation;

detect a first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface that includes a first amount of contact movement in the respective direction; and

,

in response to detecting the first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, move the progress icon along the path by a first amount of icon movement in the respective direction that is less than the first amount of contact movement in the respective direction;

after moving the progress icon along the path by the first amount of icon movement in the respective direction;

detect a second movement of the contact toward an end of the predefined path that includes a second amount of contact movement in the respective direction; and

in response to detecting the second movement of the contact, move the progress icon along the path by a second amount of icon movement in the respective direction that is greater than the second amount of contact movement in the respective direction, wherein the second amount of icon movement in the respective direction is selected so that the total amount of icon movement in the respective direction is substantially the same as the total amount of contact movement in the respective direction and wherein the movement of the progress icon along the path by the second amount of icon movement causes the progress icon to catch up with the contact by the time that the contact reaches the end of the second amount of contact movement.

26. The computer readable storage medium of claim 25, including instructions which cause the device to:

display a scroll bar in the predefined area on the display; and

after detecting the contact with the touch-sensitive surface at the location that corresponds to the progress icon on the display, display an expanded portion of the scroll bar.

27. The computer readable storage medium of claim 26, wherein the display of the expanded portion of the scroll bar replaces the display of the scroll bar.

28. The computer readable storage medium of claim 26, including instructions which cause the device to display a signal intensity within the expanded portion of the scroll bar.

29. The computer readable storage medium of claim 26, including instructions which cause the device to display representative images from the content within the expanded portion of the scroll bar.

30. The computer readable storage medium of claim 26, including instructions which cause the device to display representative text from the content within the expanded portion of the scroll bar.

31. The computer readable storage medium of claim 25, including instructions, which cause the device to, while in the detailed-scrubbing mode of operation, move a current position within the content at a scrubbing rate, wherein:

the scrubbing rate decreases through a plurality of scrubbing rate values as a component of movement of the contact that corresponds to movement away from the predefined path increases such that, for a respective scrubbing rate value, the current position within the content changes by a fraction, less than one, of a corresponding amount of movement of the contact in the respective direction; and

the scrubbing rate decreases to a predetermined minimum rate as the component of movement of the contact that corresponds to movement away from the predefined path increases.

32. The computer readable storage medium of claim 31, including instructions which cause the device to, while detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface, display an indicator of the scrubbing rate.

33. The computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the device enters the detailed-scrubbing mode in response to detecting a pause in movement of the contact for more than a predetermined period of time.

34. The computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the device enters the detailed-scrubbing mode in response to detecting movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement outside of the predefined area on the display.

35. The computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the progress icon is moved along the path by the first amount of icon movement more slowly than the first movement of the contact, and the progress icon is moved along the path by the second amount of icon movement more quickly than the second movement of the contact.

36. The computer readable storage medium of claim 25, including instructions which cause the device to:

after moving the progress icon along the path by the second amount of icon movement in the respective direction;

detect a break in the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the break in the contact, move the progress icon along the path in the respective direction.