Device, method, and graphical user interface for managing folders

• US 9,170,708 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2010
• Issued: 10/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chaudhri, Imran, van Os, Marcel
• Primary Examiner(s): SONG, DAEHO D
• Application Number:
  US12/888,376
• Publication Number:
  US 20110252346A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,861 Days
• Field of Search: 715/765, 715/772, 715/967, 715/769, 715/835, 715/764
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• 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 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 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: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object.

Claims

1. A multifunction device, comprising:

a 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 dynamic folder icon, wherein;

the dynamic folder icon includes display of a first visual indication of a spatial arrangement of a plurality of application icons representing content of a folder that is associated with the dynamic folder icon;

activation of the dynamic folder icon results in display of a folder view of the folder presenting a plurality of selectable application icons in the spatial arrangement, and

display of the folder view is distinct from display of the dynamic folder icon;

detecting an input that corresponds to a request to modify the spatial arrangement of the selectable application icons in the folder;

in response to detecting the input;

modifying the spatial arrangement of the selectable application icons in the folder;

updating the dynamic folder icon to include a second visual indication of the modified spatial arrangement of the plurality of application icons within the folder; and

displaying the updated dynamic folder icon, wherein the updated dynamic folder icon includes display of the second visual indication of the modified spatial arrangement of the plurality of application icons within the folder.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the folder includes a plurality of application icons having a first scale; and

displaying the dynamic folder icon includes displaying reduced scale representations of one or more of application icons in the plurality of application icons at a second scale within the dynamic folder icon, the second scale being smaller than the first scale.

3. The device of claim 2, including instructions for:

detecting a repositioning input that corresponds to a request to reposition a first application icon within the folder; and

in response to detecting the repositioning input;

repositioning the first application icon within the folder in accordance with the repositioning input; and

repositioning a reduced scale representation of the application icon within the dynamic folder icon in accordance with the repositioning of the first application icon within the folder.

4. The device of claim 2, including instructions for:

detecting an icon removal input that corresponds to a request to remove a first application icon from the folder; and

in response to detecting the icon removal input;

removing the first application icon from the folder; and

removing a reduced scale representation of the first application icon from the dynamic folder icon.

5. The device of claim 2, including instructions for:

detecting an icon addition input that corresponds to a request to add a first application icon to the folder; and

in response to detecting the icon addition input;

adding the first application icon to the folder; and

adding a reduced scale representation of the first application icon to the dynamic folder icon.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the content of the folder includes an application icon and the dynamic folder icon changes when there is a notification from an application that corresponds to the application icon.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the dynamic folder icon changes by displaying a status indicator on a reduced scale version of the application icon within the dynamic folder icon.

8. A method comprising:

at a multifunction device with a display;

displaying a dynamic folder icon, wherein;

the dynamic folder icon includes display of a first visual indication of a spatial arrangement of a plurality of application icons representing content of a folder that is associated with the dynamic folder icon;

activation of the dynamic folder icon results in display of a folder view of the folder presenting a plurality of selectable application icons in the spatial arrangement, and

display of the folder view is distinct from display of the dynamic folder icon;

detecting an input that corresponds to a request to modify the spatial arrangement of the selectable application icons in the folder;

in response to detecting the input;

modifying the spatial arrangement of the selectable application icons in the folder;

updating the dynamic folder icon to include a second visual indication of the modified spatial arrangement of the plurality of applications icons within the folder; and

displaying the updated dynamic folder icon, wherein the updated dynamic folder icon includes display of the second visual indication of the modified spatial arrangement of the plurality of application icons within the folder.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the folder includes a plurality of application icons having a first scale; and

displaying the dynamic folder icon includes displaying reduced scale representations of one or more of application icons in the plurality of application icons at a second scale within the dynamic folder icon, the second scale being smaller than the first scale.

10. The method of claim 9, including instructions for:

detecting a repositioning input that corresponds to a request to reposition a first application icon within the folder; and

in response to detecting the repositioning input;

repositioning the first application icon within the folder in accordance with the repositioning input; and

repositioning a reduced scale representation of the application icon within the dynamic folder icon in accordance with the repositioning of the first application icon within the folder.

11. The method of claim 9, including instructions for:

detecting an icon removal input that corresponds to a request to remove a first application icon from the folder; and

in response to detecting the icon removal input;

removing the first application icon from the folder; and

removing a reduced scale representation of the first application icon from the dynamic folder icon.

12. The method of claim 9, including:

detecting an icon addition input that corresponds to a request to add a first application icon to the folder; and

in response to detecting the icon addition input;

adding the first application icon to the folder; and

adding a reduced scale representation of the first application icon to the dynamic folder icon.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the content of the folder includes an application icon and the dynamic folder icon changes when there is a notification from an application that corresponds to the application icon.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the dynamic folder icon changes by displaying a status indicator on a reduced scale version of the application icon within the dynamic folder icon.

15. 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, cause the device to:

display a dynamic folder icon, wherein;

the dynamic folder icon includes display of a first visual indication of a spatial arrangement of a plurality of application icons representing content of a folder that is associated with the dynamic folder icon;

activation of the dynamic folder icon results in display of a folder view of the folder presenting a plurality of selectable application icons in the spatial arrangement, and

display of the folder view is distinct from display of the dynamic folder icon;

detect an input that corresponds to a request to modify the spatial arrangement of the selectable application icons in the folder;

in response to detecting the input;

modify the spatial arrangement of the selectable application icons in the folder;

update the dynamic folder icon to include a second visual indication of the modified spatial arrangement of the plurality of application icons within the folder; and

display the updated dynamic folder icon, wherein the updated dynamic folder icon includes display of the second visual indication of the modified spatial arrangement of the plurality of application icons within the folder.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein:

the folder includes a plurality of application icons having a first scale; and

the instructions that cause the device to display the dynamic folder icon include instructions that cause the device to display reduced scale representations of one or more of application icons in the plurality of application icons at a second scale within the dynamic folder icon, the second scale being smaller than the first scale.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, including instructions that cause the device to:

detect a repositioning input that corresponds to a request to reposition a first application icon within the folder; and

in response to detecting the repositioning input;

reposition the first application icon within the folder in accordance with the repositioning input; and

reposition a reduced scale representation of the application icon within the dynamic folder icon in accordance with the repositioning of the first application icon within the folder.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, including instructions that cause the device to:

detect an icon removal input that corresponds to a request to remove a first application icon from the folder; and

in response to detecting the icon removal input;

remove the first application icon from the folder; and

remove a reduced scale representation of the first application icon from the dynamic folder icon.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, including instructions that cause the device to:

detect an icon addition input that corresponds to a request to add a first application icon to the folder; and

in response to detecting the icon addition input;

add the first application icon to the folder; and

add a reduced scale representation of the first application icon to the dynamic folder icon.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the content of the folder includes an application icon and the dynamic folder icon changes when there is a notification from an application that corresponds to the application icon.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the dynamic folder icon changes by displaying a status indicator on a reduced scale version of the application icon within the dynamic folder icon.