Portable electronic device performing similar operations for different gestures

• US 9,927,970 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2014
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Ording, Bas, Herz, Scott M., Westerman, Wayne C., Forstall, Scott, Christie, Gregory N., Lemay, Stephen O., Van Os, Marcel, Matas, Michael J.
• Primary Examiner(s): CERULLO, LILIANA P
• Application Number:
  US14/493,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20150082240A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,282 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• 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 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display is disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which the portable electronic device: displays an application on the touch-sensitive display; and when the application is in a predefined mode, performs a predefined operation in response to each gesture of a set of multiple distinct gestures on the touch-sensitive display. Another aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which the portable electronic device: displays a first application; when the first application is in a first mode, performs a first operation upon detecting a first gesture on the touch-sensitive display; and performs the first operation upon detecting a second gesture on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second gesture is different from the first gesture.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display;

displaying three or more objects including a first object, a second object and a third object, the three or more objects displayed in an ordered set;

detecting a gesture on the touch screen display;

determining whether the gesture is a swipe gesture or a tap gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a swipe gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is in a first direction, translating the ordered set such that the first object is not displayed and the second object is displayed at a left-most position; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is in a second direction, translating the ordered set such that the third object is not displayed and the second object is displayed at a right-most position;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a tap gesture;

replacing display of the three or more objects with an enlarged version of one of the three or more objects corresponding to the tap gesture; and

in response to detecting the gesture on a new object icon, adding a new object to the ordered set of the three or more objects.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a zooming animation is displayed during enlargement of the one of the three or more objects.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one of the three or more objects is scrolled to the center of the touch screen display during the enlargement.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects is substantially centered on the touch screen display.

5. The method of claim 4, comprising:

in accordance with a determination that a tap gesture is detected on the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects;

the enlargement or centering is reversed.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects is displayed with a predefined amount of padding along one or more sides of the touch screen display.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects fills the touch screen display.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the location of the tap gesture corresponds to a location on the touch screen display that is within or near the one of the three or more objects.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the location of the tap gesture corresponds to a location on the touch screen display that corresponds to an icon associated with the one of the three or more objects.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the three or more objects correspond to respective application windows.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the application is an internet browser application.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the respective application windows correspond to two or more different applications.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the three or more objects correspond to respective images in an album.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the three or more objects correspond to respective application icons.

15. The method of claim 1, comprising:

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a predefined gesture associated with a delete operation;

removing display of one of the three or more objects associated with the predefined gesture.

16. The method of claim 15, comprising:

moving an object neighboring the removed one of the three or more objects from a left or right position to occupy the location previously occupied by the removed one of the three or more objects.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the removed one of the three or more objects is animated to move off the display during the removing and a hidden object is animated to move onto the display after the removing.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the predefined gesture is associated with the removed one of the three or more objects by detecting the initial contact of the predefined gesture within the removed one of the three or more objects.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the predefined gesture is a tap gesture on a delete icon associated with the removed one of the three or more objects.

20. A computing device, comprising:

a touch screen 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 three or more objects including a first object, a second object and a third object, the three or more objects displayed in an ordered set;

detecting a gesture on the touch screen display;

determining whether the gesture is a swipe gesture or a tap gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a swipe gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is in a first direction, translating the ordered set such that the first object is not displayed and the second object is displayed at a left-most position; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is in a second direction, translating the ordered set such that the third object is not displayed and the second object is displayed at a right-most position;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a tap gesture;

replacing display of the three or more objects with an enlarged version of one of the three or more objects corresponding to the tap gesture; and

in response to detecting the gesture on a new object icon, adding a new object to the ordered set of the three or more objects.

21. The computing device of claim 20, wherein a zooming animation is displayed during enlargement of the one of the three or more objects.

22. The computing device of claim 21, wherein the one of the three or more objects is scrolled to the center of the touch screen display during the enlargement.

23. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects is substantially centered on the touch screen display.

24. The computing device of claim 23, the one or more programs further including instructions to cause the device to:

in accordance with a determination that a tap gesture is detected on the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects;

the enlargement or centering is reversed.

25. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects is displayed with a predefined amount of padding along one or more sides of the touch screen display.

26. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects fills the touch screen display.

27. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the location of the tap gesture corresponds to a location on the touch screen display that is within or near the one of the three or more objects.

28. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the location of the tap gesture corresponds to a location on the touch screen display that corresponds to an icon associated with the one of the three or more objects.

29. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the three or more objects correspond to respective application windows.

30. The computing device of claim 29, wherein the application is an internet browser application.

31. The computing device of claim 29, wherein the respective application windows correspond to two or more different applications.

32. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the three or more objects correspond to respective images in an album.

33. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the three or more objects correspond to respective application icons.

34. The computing device of claim 20, the one or more programs further including instructions to cause the device to:

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a predefined gesture associated with a delete operation;

remove display of one of the three or more objects associated with the predefined gesture.

35. The computing device of claim 34, the one or more programs further including instructions to cause the device to:

move an object neighboring the removed one of the three or more objects from a left or right position to occupy the location previously occupied by the removed one of the three or more objects.

36. The computing device of claim 35, wherein the removed one of the three or more objects is animated to move off the display during the removing and a hidden object is animated to move onto the display after the removing.

37. The computing device of claim 36, wherein the predefined gesture is associated with the removed one of the three or more objects by detecting the initial contact of the predefined gesture within the removed one of the three or more objects.

38. The computing device of claim 34, wherein the predefined gesture is a tap gesture on a delete icon associated with the removed one of the three or more objects.

39. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

display three or more objects including a first object, a second object and a third object on the touch screen display, the three or more objects displayed in an ordered set;

detect a gesture on the touch screen display;

determine whether the gesture is a swipe gesture or a tap gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a swipe gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is in a first direction, the ordered set is translated such that the first object is not displayed and the second object is displayed at a left-most position; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe gesture is in a second direction, the ordered set is translated such that the third object is not displayed and the second object is displayed at a right-most position;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a tap gesture;

display of the three or more objects is replaced with an enlarged version of one of the three or more objects that corresponds to the tap gesture; and

in response to detecting the gesture on a new object icon, adding a new object to the ordered set of the three or more objects.

40. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 39, wherein a zooming animation is displayed during enlargement of the one of the three or more objects.

41. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 40, wherein the one of the three or more objects is scrolled to the center of the touch screen display during the enlargement.

42. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 39, wherein the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects is substantially centered on the touch screen display.

43. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, the one or more programs further including instructions to cause the device to:

in accordance with a determination that a tap gesture is detected on the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects;

the enlargement or centering is reversed.

44. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 39, wherein the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects is displayed with a predefined amount of padding along one or more sides of the touch screen display.

45. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 39, wherein the enlarged version of the one of the three or more objects fills the touch screen display.

46. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 39, wherein the location of the tap gesture corresponds to a location on the touch screen display that is within or near the one of the three or more objects.

47. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 39, wherein the location of the tap gesture corresponds to a location on the touch screen display that corresponds to an icon associated with the one of the three or more objects.

48. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 39, wherein the three or more objects correspond to respective application windows.

49. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, wherein the application is an internet browser application.

50. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, wherein the respective application windows correspond to two or more different applications.

51. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 39, wherein the three or more objects correspond to respective images in an album.

52. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 39, wherein the three or more objects correspond to respective application icons.

53. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 39, the one or more programs further including instructions to cause the device to:

in accordance with a determination that the gesture is a predefined gesture associated with a delete operation;

remove display of one of the three or more objects associated with the predefined gesture.

54. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 53, the one or more programs further including instructions to cause the device to:

move an object neighboring the removed one of the three or more objects from a left or right position to occupy the location previously occupied by the removed one of the three or more objects.

55. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 54, wherein the removed one of the three or more objects is animated to move off the display during the removing and a hidden object is animated to move onto the display after the removing.

56. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 55, wherein the predefined gesture is associated with the removed one of the three or more objects by detecting the initial contact of the predefined gesture within the removed one of the three or more objects.

57. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 53, wherein the predefined gesture is a tap gesture on a delete icon associated with the removed one of the three or more objects.