Device, method, and graphical user interface for editing an audio or video attachment in an electronic message

• US 9,852,761 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2009
• Issued: 12/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Anzures, Freddy Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): ULRICH, NICHOLAS S
• Application Number:
  US12/566,656
• Publication Number:
  US 20100235746A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,015 Days
• Field of Search: 715864, 715725, 715702, 715723, 715863, 715752, 709206
• 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: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• 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: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A method is performed at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. User selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message is detected. In response to detecting a first input by the user, an audio or video file editing interface is displayed. The editing interface comprises: a time bar, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the file. In response to detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon is adjusted in the audio or video file editing interface. The audio or video file is edited to a shorter.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

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

while in an audio or video playback mode;

presenting an audio or video file for playback; and

detecting a user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration corresponding to an initial file size;

subsequent to detecting the user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in the electronic message, and in accordance with a determination that the initial file size of the audio or video file exceeds a predefined maximum value;

displaying a file size warning; and

entering a file editing mode

wherein entering the file editing mode includes displaying an audio or video file editing interface that includes;

a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration,

a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and

a user-adjustable end-edit icon, wherein;

a distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar, and

the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file;

while displaying the audio or video file editing interface;

detecting a first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface;

in direct response to detecting the first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and

detecting a second input by the user; and

in direct response to detecting the second input by the user, displaying in an electronic messaging application an icon representing an edited audio or video file with a second duration that is shorter than the initial duration, the second duration corresponds with a second file size less than the predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file, and the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be less than the distance that corresponds to the predefined maximum allowable file size.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input is a multi-finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar and a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the multi-finger gesture is a pinch gesture, and wherein the pinch gesture reduces the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to detecting the second input by the user, editing the audio or video file to the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon are disposed in the time bar.

7. 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;

while in an audio or video playback mode;

presenting an audio or video file for playback; and

detecting a user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration corresponding to an initial file size;

subsequent to detecting the user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in the electronic message, and in accordance with a determination that the initial file size of the audio or video file exceeds a predefined maximum value;

displaying a file size warning; and

entering a file editing mode

wherein entering the file editing mode includes displaying an audio or video file editing interface that includes;

a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration,

a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and

a user-adjustable end-edit icon, wherein;

a distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar, and

the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file;

while displaying the audio or video file editing interface;

detecting a first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface;

in direct response to detecting the first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and

detecting a second input by the user; and

in direct response to detecting the second input by the user, displaying in an electronic messaging application an icon representing an edited audio or video file with a second duration that is shorter than the initial duration, the second duration corresponds with a second file size less than the predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file, and the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be less than the distance that corresponds to the predefined maximum allowable file size.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein the first input is a multi-finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar and a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the multi-finger gesture is a pinch gesture, and wherein the pinch gesture reduces the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar.

11. The device of claim 7, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to detecting the second input by the user, editing the audio or video file to the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface.

12. The device of claim 7, wherein the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon are disposed in the time bar.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

while in an audio or video playback mode;

presenting an audio or video file for playback; and

detecting a user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration corresponding to an initial file size;

subsequent to detecting the user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in the electronic message, and in accordance with a determination that the initial file size of the audio or video file exceeds a predefined maximum value;

displaying a file size warning and an icon for entering a file editing mode when the audio or video file size exceeds a predefined maximum value; and

entering a file editing mode;

wherein entering the file editing mode includes displaying an audio or video file editing interface that includes;

a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration,

a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and

a user-adjustable end-edit icon, wherein;

a distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar, and

the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file;

while displaying the audio or video file editing interface;

detecting a first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface;

in direct response to detecting the first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and

detecting a second input by the user; and

in direct response to detecting the second input by the user, displaying in an electronic messaging application an icon representing an edited audio or video file with a second duration that is shorter than the initial duration, the second duration corresponds with a second file size less than the predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file, and the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be less than the distance that corresponds to the predefined maximum allowable file size.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the first input is a multi-finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar and a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the multi-finger gesture is a pinch gesture, and wherein the pinch gesture reduces the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, including instructions which cause the device to:

in response to detecting the second input by the user, edit the audio or video file to the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon are disposed in the time bar.