Reduced-size interfaces for managing alerts

• US 9,575,591 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Yang, Lawrence Y., Lemay, Stephen O., Dye, Alan C., Foss, Christopher Patrick, Dascola, Jonathan R., Chaudhri, Imran, Butcher, Gary Ian, Graham, David Chance, Ive, Jonathan P., Lynch, Kevin, Maric, Natalia
• Primary Examiner(s): Shih, Haoshian
• Application Number:
  US14/838,235
• Publication Number:
  US 20160062540A1
• Time in Patent Office: 544 Days
• Field of Search: 715/771, 715/779, 715/864, 709/206, 709/260, 345/173
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0064 in which functions not related to time can be displayed digital output to display devices of digital computers G06F3/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• 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 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• 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 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

An electronic device with a display can receive an alert comprising information, and in response to receiving the alert, issue a perceptual output. The device can detect a user input and determine whether the user input was detected within a predetermined time interval after the perceptual output. In accordance with a determination that the user input was detected within the predetermined time interval, the device can display a notification on the display, wherein the notification comprises a first portion of the information. If the device continues to detect the user input after a second predetermined time period, the device can display a second portion of the information, where the second portion is different from the first portion.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, cause the device to:

receive an alert comprising information;

in response to receiving the alert, issue a perceptual output;

detect a user input;

determine whether the user input was detected within a predetermined time interval after the perceptual output; and

in accordance with a determination that the user input was detected within the predetermined time interval, display a notification on the display, wherein the notification comprises a first portion of the information, further wherein displaying the notification comprises activating the display from an inactive state.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a haptic mechanism, and wherein issuing the perceptual output comprises causing the haptic mechanism to issue a haptic output.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

in accordance with a determination that the user input was detected after the predetermined time interval after the perceptual output, display a clock face, wherein the clock face comprises an indication that the alert is unread.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

in accordance with a determination that the user input was detected after the predetermined time interval after the perceptual output, display a home screen, wherein the home screen comprises a plurality of user interface objects representing a plurality of applications, the user interface objects, when activated, launching the corresponding application, and wherein the home screen comprises an indication that the alert is unread.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein displaying the notification comprises replacing display of a home screen with display of the notification.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein displaying the notification comprises displaying an animation that translates the notification onto the display in a first direction.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the notification comprises an application affordance for launching an application associated with the alert, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

detect a selection of the application affordance; and

in response to detecting the selection, launch the application associated with the alert.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

in response to receiving the alert, determine whether a user activity level meets an activity criteria, wherein issuing the perceptual output is delayed until the user activity level meets the activity criteria.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display and the device is configured to detect an intensity of contacts on the touch-sensitive display, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

while the notification is displayed, detect a contact on the display;

determine whether the characteristic intensity of the contact is above a threshold intensity;

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the contact is above the threshold intensity, display an option for suppressing one or more subsequent alerts that meet a mute criteria; and

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the contact is below the threshold intensity, and in accordance with a determination that the contact is at a location on the display corresponding to the application affordance, launch the application associated with the alert.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the mute criteria is based on the source of the alert.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

while the notification is displayed, detect a second contact on the touch-sensitive display;

determine whether the second contact meets a dismissal criteria; and

in accordance with a determination that the second contact meets the dismissal criteria, remove the notification from the display.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the second contact meets the dismissal criteria when the second contact comprises a movement of the second contact that exceeds a threshold distance.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein displaying the notification comprises displaying an animation that translates the notification onto the display in a first direction, and wherein the second contact meets the dismissal criteria when the second contact comprises a movement of the contact in a second direction opposite the first direction.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the second contact comprises a movement of the second contact and a release of the second contact, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

in response to detecting the movement of the second contact;

slide the notification on the display in accordance with the movement of the second contact, and

display a dismissal indicator adjacent to the notification;

in accordance with a determination that the second contact meets the dismissal criteria and in response to detecting the release of the second contact, remove the dismissal indicator and the notification from the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the second contact does not meet the dismissal criteria and in response to detecting the release of the second contact;

display an animation that translates the notification back to an initial position on the display, and

remove the dismissal indicator from the display.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein removing the notification from the display comprises replacing display of the notification with display of a home screen, wherein the home screen comprises an indication that the alert is unread.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein removing the notification from the display comprises replacing display of the notification with display of a clock face, wherein the clock face comprises an indication that the alert is unread.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

determine whether a second user input has been detected within a second predetermined time interval after displaying the notification;

in accordance with a determination that the second user input has been detected within the second predetermined time interval, remove the notification from the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the second user input has not been detected within the second predetermined time interval, display a second portion of the information, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

determine whether the user input continues to be detected after a second predetermined time interval after displaying the notification;

in accordance with a determination that the user input continues to be detected after the second predetermined time interval, display a second portion of the information, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion; and

in accordance with a determination that the user input does not continue to be detected after the second predetermined time interval, remove the notification from the display.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

while displaying the notification, detect a third contact on the display; and

in response to detecting the third contact, display a second portion of the information, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the second portion is displayed adjacent to the notification.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the third contact is a swipe in the first direction, and wherein displaying the second portion of the information comprises sliding the second portion of the information onto the screen in the first direction.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein displaying the second portion of the information further comprises:

obtaining configuration data indicating whether to display the second portion of the information; and

displaying the second portion of the information in response to a determination that the configuration data indicates that the second portion of the information should be displayed.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

while displaying the notification, detect a selection of the application affordance; and

in response to detecting a selection of the application affordance, launching an application associated with the alert.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

in accordance with a determination that the user input was detected after the predetermined time interval, not displaying the notification comprising the first portion of the information on the display.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

in accordance with a determination that the user input was detected after the predetermined time interval, displaying an indication that alert content corresponding to the alert has not yet been displayed.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

in accordance with a determination that the user input was detected after the predetermined time interval, displaying an indication of an unread alert corresponding to the received alert.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:

in accordance with a determination that no user input was detected within the predetermined time interval, maintaining the device in an initial dark or inactive state without activating the display.

24. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display;

receiving an alert comprising information;

in response to receiving the alert, issuing a perceptual output;

detecting a user input;

determining whether the user input was detected within a predetermined time interval after the perceptual output; and

in accordance with a determination that the user input was detected within the predetermined time interval, displaying a notification on the display, wherein the notification comprises a first portion of the information, further wherein displaying the notification comprises activating the display from an inactive state.

25. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

one or more processors;

a 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;

receiving an alert comprising information;

in response to receiving the alert, issuing a perceptual output;

detecting a user input;

determining whether the user input was detected within a predetermined time interval after the perceptual output; and

in accordance with a determination that the user input was detected within the predetermined time interval, displaying a notification on the display, wherein the notification comprises a first portion of the information, further wherein displaying the notification comprises activating the display from an inactive state.