Device, method, and graphical user interface for navigating and displaying content in context

• US 9,857,941 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2014
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Wagner, Oliver P., Matas, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Leiby, Christopher E
• Application Number:
  US14/253,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20150082250A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,358 Days
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• 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

Abstract

An electronic device displays one or more thumbnails. The device detects a first multi-contact gesture that includes movement of a first contact and a second contact; and, in response to detecting the first multi-contact gesture, the device displays content associated with a respective thumbnail and enlarges the content associated with the respective thumbnail to a respective enlarged size in accordance with the first multi-contact gesture. The device detects termination of the first multi-contact gesture; and, in response to detecting termination of the first multi-contact gesture: when a resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is below a predefined threshold, the device ceases to display the content at the respective enlarged size; and, when the resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is above the predefined threshold, the device displays the content on the display in a predefined arrangement.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

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

displaying a presentation user interface configured to present content items from a set of content items in a predetermined sequence, the presentation user interface simultaneously including;

a display region including a currently selected, individual content item in the set of content items; and

a scrubber, visually distinct from the display region, for navigating between individual content items in the set of content items, wherein the scrubber includes;

an ordered line of thumbnail representations, each thumbnail representation corresponding to a single content item in the set of content items, wherein the ordered line is ordered in accordance with the predetermined sequence; and

an enlarged thumbnail representation of the currently selected, individual content item, wherein the enlarged thumbnail representation is visually distinct from the display region and is displayed in the ordered line at a position that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence;

detecting an input at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location on the scrubber for a respective, individual content item in the set of content items; and

,

in response to detecting the first input, displaying the respective, individual content item in the display region and displaying an enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective, individual content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence, wherein the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective content item is visually distinct from the display region, and wherein the respective, individual content item in the display region and the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective, individual content item in the scrubber are displayed simultaneously.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the ordered line is a row;

each of the thumbnail representations has a width;

the scrubber has a predefined maximum width;

when the sum of the widths of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items is less than the predefined maximum width, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for all of the content items; and

when the sum of the widths of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items exceeds the predefined maximum width, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein when the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items, the subset of content items is selected using predefined criteria.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the ordered line is a column;

each of the thumbnail representations has a height;

the scrubber has a predefined maximum height;

when the sum of the heights of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items is less than the predefined maximum height, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for all of the content items in the set of content items; and

when the sum of the heights of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items exceeds the predefined maximum height, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein when the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items, the subset of the content items is selected using predefined criteria.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

when the scrubber includes thumbnail representations of a subset of the content items in the set of content items, displaying the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective, individual content item in the scrubber includes;

when the respective content item is in the subset of content items, displaying the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence; and

,

when the respective content item is not in the subset of content items, inserting the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the individual content item is either a video or an image.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the respective, individual content item in the display region includes displaying a visual indicator that indicates that a voice memo is associated with the content item.

9. The method of claim 1,

wherein the location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the location on the scrubber for the respective, individual content item is a first location on the touch-sensitive surface, and

wherein detecting the input includes detecting a contact at the first location,

the method further comprising:

while displaying the respective content item in the display region, detecting movement of the contact along the scrubber from the first location on the touch-sensitive surface to a second location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the location on the scrubber for a second, individual content item in the set of content items; and

in response to detecting the movement of the contact from the first location on the touch-sensitive display to the second location on the touch-sensitive display, displaying the second content item in the display region and displaying an enlarged thumbnail representation of the second, individual content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each thumbnail representation includes a reduced scale image of the corresponding single content item.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the single content item is a single photo and the thumbnail representation is a reduced size representation of the single photo.

12. An electronic device, comprising:

a display and 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 presentation user interface configured to present content items from a set of content items in a predetermined sequence, the presentation user interface simultaneously including;

a display region including a currently selected, individual content item in the set of content items; and

a scrubber, visually distinct from the display region, for navigating between individual content items in the set of content items, wherein the scrubber includes;

an ordered line of thumbnail representations, each thumbnail representation corresponding to a single content item in the set of content items, wherein the ordered line is ordered in accordance with the predetermined sequence; and

an enlarged thumbnail representation of the currently selected, individual content item, wherein the enlarged thumbnail representation is visually distinct from the display region and is displayed in the ordered line at a position that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence;

detecting an input at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location on the scrubber for a respective, individual content item in the set of content items; and

,

in response to detecting the first input, displaying the respective, individual content item in the display region and displaying an enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective, individual content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence, wherein the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective content item is visually distinct from the display region, and wherein the respective, individual content item in the display region and the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective, individual content item in the scrubber are displayed simultaneously.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein:

the ordered line is a row;

each of the thumbnail representations has a width;

the scrubber has a predefined maximum width;

when the sum of the widths of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items is less than the predefined maximum width, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for all of the content items; and

when the sum of the widths of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items exceeds the predefined maximum width, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein when the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items, the subset of content items is selected using predefined criteria.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein:

the ordered line is a column;

each of the thumbnail representations has a height;

the scrubber has a predefined maximum height;

when the sum of the heights of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items is less than the predefined maximum height, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for all of the content items in the set of content items; and

when the sum of the heights of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items exceeds the predefined maximum height, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein when the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items, the subset of the content items is selected using predefined criteria.

17. The device of claim 12, wherein:

when the scrubber includes thumbnail representations of a subset of the content items in the set of content items, displaying the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective, individual content item in the scrubber includes;

when the respective content item is in the subset of content items, displaying the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence; and

,

when the respective content item is not in the subset of content items, inserting the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence.

18. The device of claim 12, wherein the individual content item is either a video or an image.

19. The device of claim 12, wherein displaying the respective, individual content item in the display region includes displaying a visual indicator that indicates that a voice memo is associated with the content item.

20. The device of claim 12,

wherein the location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the location on the scrubber for the respective, individual content item is a first location on the touch-sensitive surface, and

wherein detecting the input includes detecting a contact at the first location,

the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while displaying the respective content item in the display region, detecting movement of the contact along the scrubber from the first location on the touch-sensitive surface to a second location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the location on the scrubber for a second, individual content item in the set of content items; and

in response to detecting the movement of the contact from the first location on the touch-sensitive display to the second location on the touch-sensitive display, displaying the second content item in the display region and displaying an enlarged thumbnail representation of the second, individual content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence.

21. The device of claim 12, wherein each thumbnail representation includes a reduced scale image of the corresponding single content item.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the single content item is a single photo and the thumbnail representation is a reduced size representation of the single photo.

23. 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 presentation user interface configured to present content items from a set of content items in a predetermined sequence, the presentation user interface simultaneously including;

a display region including a currently selected, individual content item in the set of content items; and

a scrubber, visually distinct from the display region, for navigating between individual content items in the set of content items, wherein the scrubber includes;

an ordered line of thumbnail representations, each thumbnail representation corresponding to a single content item in the set of content items, wherein the ordered line is ordered in accordance with the predetermined sequence; and

an enlarged thumbnail representation of the currently selected, individual content item, wherein the enlarged thumbnail representation is visually distinct from the display region and is displayed in the ordered line at a position that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence;

detect an input at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location on the scrubber for a respective, individual content item in the set of content items; and

,

in response to detecting the first input, display the respective, individual content item in the display region and displaying an enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective, individual content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence, wherein the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective content item is visually distinct from the display region, and wherein the respective, individual content item in the display region and the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective, individual content item in the scrubber are displayed simultaneously.

24. The computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein:

the ordered line is a row;

each of the thumbnail representations has a width;

the scrubber has a predefined maximum width;

when the sum of the widths of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items is less than the predefined maximum width, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for all of the content items; and

when the sum of the widths of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items exceeds the predefined maximum width, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items.

25. The computer readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein when the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items, the subset of content items is selected using predefined criteria.

26. The computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein:

the ordered line is a column;

each of the thumbnail representations has a height;

the scrubber has a predefined maximum height;

when the sum of the heights of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items is less than the predefined maximum height, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for all of the content items in the set of content items; and

when the sum of the heights of the thumbnail representations of content items in the set of content items exceeds the predefined maximum height, the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items.

27. The computer readable storage medium of claim 26, wherein when the scrubber includes thumbnail representations for a subset of the content items in the set of content items, the subset of the content items is selected using predefined criteria.

28. The computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein:

when the scrubber includes thumbnail representations of a subset of the content items in the set of content items, displaying the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective, individual content item in the scrubber includes;

when the respective content item is in the subset of content items, displaying the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence; and

,

when the respective content item is not in the subset of content items, inserting the enlarged thumbnail representation of the respective content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence.

29. The computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the individual content item is either a video or an image.

30. The computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein displaying the respective, individual content item in the display region includes displaying a visual indicator that indicates that a voice memo is associated with the content item.

31. The computer readable storage medium of claim 23,

wherein the location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the location on the scrubber for the respective, individual content item is a first location on the touch-sensitive surface, and

wherein detecting the input includes detecting a contact at the first location,

the one or more programs further comprising instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the device to:

while displaying the respective content item in the display region, detect movement of the contact along the scrubber from the first location on the touch-sensitive surface to a second location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the location on the scrubber for a second, individual content item in the set of content items; and

in response to detecting the movement of the contact from the first location on the touch-sensitive display to the second location on the touch-sensitive display, display the second content item in the display region and displaying an enlarged thumbnail representation of the second, individual content item in the scrubber at a location on the scrubber that is determined in accordance with the predetermined sequence.

32. The computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein each thumbnail representation includes a reduced scale image of the corresponding single content item.

33. The computer readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the single content item is a single photo and the thumbnail representation is a reduced size representation of the single photo.