Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for providing haptic feedback

• US 9,996,157 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2016
• Issued: 06/12/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chaudhri, Imran A., Bauer, Sebastian J., Verweij, Hugo D., Butcher, Gary I., Moussette, Camille, Mouilleseaux, Jean-Pierre M., Cordier, Madeleine S., Kopin, Joshua B., Preston, Daniel T., Hajas, Peter L.
• Primary Examiner(s): NABI, REZA U
• Application Number:
  US15/272,380
• Publication Number:
  US 20170357317A1
• Time in Patent Office: 629 Days
• Field of Search: 715702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• 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 3/0488 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: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more tactile output generators for generating tactile outputs displays a user interface that includes a first item. While displaying the user interface, the device detects a first portion of an input by a first contact on the touch-sensitive surface, and detects a first movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive surface. The device further, in response to detecting the first portion of the input that includes the first movement of the first contact, in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the first contact meets first movement-threshold criteria that are a precondition for performing a first operation, generates a first tactile output, and in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the first contact does not meet the first movement-threshold criteria for the first operation, forgoes generation of the first tactile output.

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 an electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more tactile output generators for generating tactile outputs associated with physical displacement of the electronic device or a component of the electronic device, cause the device to:

display, on the display, a user interface that includes a first item, wherein the first item is a preview of a second item that was displayed in the user interface prior to the display of the first item in the user interface;

while displaying the user interface that includes the first item, detect a first portion of an input by a first contact on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the first item is displayed in response to a prior portion of the input by the first contact, on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the second item, and wherein detecting the first portion of the input by the first contact includes detecting the first contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first item, and detecting a first movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

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in response to detecting the first portion of the input that includes the first movement of the first contact;

in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the first contact meets first movement-threshold criteria that are a precondition for performing a first operation, generate a first tactile output prior to determining whether to perform the first operation, wherein the first tactile output indicates that the first movement-threshold criteria for the first operation have been met; and

in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the first contact does not meet the first movement-threshold criteria for the first operation, forgo generation of the first tactile output.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, the programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to:

after generating the first tactile output in accordance with the determination that the first movement of the first contact meets the first movement-threshold criteria, detect a second portion of the input by the first contact, wherein the second portion of the input includes a second movement of the first contact while the first contact maintains contact with the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to detecting the second portion of the input by the first contact;

in accordance with a determination that the second movement of the first contact meets reversal criteria for cancelling the first operation, generate a second tactile output and forgo performance of the first operation, wherein the second tactile output indicates that the reversal criteria for cancelling the first operation have been met; and

in accordance with a determination that the second movement of the first contact does not meet the reversal criteria, forgo generation of the second tactile output.

3. The computer readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the first tactile output and the second tactile output have different tactile output patterns.

4. The computer readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the first tactile output and the second tactile output have same frequencies and different amplitudes.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the first tactile output and the second tactile output have same frequencies and different waveforms.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein the first movement-threshold criteria and the reversal criteria correspond to different threshold locations on the display.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, the programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to:

detect lift-off of the first contact;

in response to detecting the lift-off of the first contact;

in accordance with a determination that the input meets activation criteria for the first operation, wherein the activation criteria include the first movement-threshold criteria, perform the first operation; and

in accordance with a determination that the input does not meet the activation criteria for the first operation, forgo performance of the first operation.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the activation criteria include, in addition to the first movement-threshold criteria, a requirement that the input does not include a second movement that meets cancellation criteria prior to the lift-off of the first contact.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8, the programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to:

in response to detecting the first portion of the input by the first contact, move the first item in accordance with the first movement of the first contact.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, the programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to:

in response to detecting the first portion of the input by the first contact, reveal a selectable option that corresponds to a respective operation applicable to the first item.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

the computer readable storage medium includes instructions for;

prior to displaying the user interface that includes the first item;

displaying the user interface that includes the second item;

while displaying the user interface that includes the second item, detecting the first contact on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the second item;

while displaying the user interface that includes the second item, detecting an increase in a characteristic intensity of the first contact;

in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the first contact;

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the first contact meets content-preview criteria, wherein the content-preview criteria require that the characteristic intensity of the first contact meets a first intensity threshold in order for the content-preview criteria to be met;

 

ceasing to display the user interface that includes the second item, wherein the user interface that includes the second item is replaced by the user interface that includes the first item; and

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the first contact does not meet the content-preview criteria, maintaining display of the user interface that includes the second item.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, the programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to:

in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the first contact;

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the first contact meets the content-preview criteria, generate a third tactile output, wherein the third tactile output indicates that the content-preview criteria have been met, and

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the first contact does not meet the content preview criteria, forgo generating the third tactile output.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the first tactile output that indicates satisfaction of the first movement-threshold criteria and the third tactile output that indicates satisfaction of the content-preview criteria have different amplitudes.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the first tactile output that indicates satisfaction of the first movement-threshold criteria has a higher frequency than the third tactile output that indicates satisfaction of the content-preview criteria.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the first tactile output that indicates satisfaction of the first movement-threshold criteria and the third tactile output that indicates satisfaction of the content-preview criteria have different waveforms.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein a second tactile output that indicates satisfaction of reversal criteria for cancelling the first operation has a higher frequency than the third tactile output that indicates satisfaction of the content-preview criteria.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 12, the programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to:

while displaying the user interface that includes the first item, detect a second increase in the characteristic intensity of the first contact;

in response to detecting the second increase in the characteristic intensity of the first contact;

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the first contact meets content-display criteria, wherein the content-display criteria require that the characteristic intensity of the first contact meets a second intensity threshold in order for the content-display criteria to be met;

replace the user interface that includes the first item with a user interface that includes content that corresponds to the first item on the display; and

generate a fourth tactile output, wherein the fourth tactile output indicates that the content-display criteria have been met; and

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the first contact does not meet the content-display criteria;

forgo replacing the user interface that includes the first item with the user interface that includes content that corresponds to the first item on the display; and

forgo generation of the fourth tactile output.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the third tactile output that indicates satisfaction of the content-preview criteria has a higher frequency than the fourth tactile output that indicates satisfaction of the content-display criteria.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the third tactile output that indicates satisfaction of the content-preview criteria and the fourth tactile output that indicates satisfaction of the content-display criteria have different waveforms.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein:

the first operation modifies a status associated with the first item.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first operation is a destructive operation.

22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first item is a news item that represents one or more news stories and the first operation is one of:

sharing the first item and marking the first item as not a favorite.

23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first item is an electronic message item that represents one or more electronic messages and the first operation is one of:

marking the first item as read and deleting the first item.

24. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more tactile output generators for generating tactile outputs associated with physical displacement of the electronic device or a component of the electronic device;

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, on the display, a user interface that includes a first item, wherein the first item is a preview of a second item that was displayed in the user interface prior to the display of the first item in the user interface;

while displaying the user interface that includes the first item, detecting a first portion of an input by a first contact on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the first item is displayed in response to a prior portion of the input by the first contact, on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the second item, and wherein the detecting the first portion of the input by the first contact includes detecting the first contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first item, and detecting a first movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

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in response to detecting the first portion of the input that includes the first movement of the first contact;

in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the first contact meets first movement-threshold criteria that are a precondition for performing a first operation, generating a first tactile output prior to determining whether to perform the first operation, wherein the first tactile output indicates that the first movement-threshold criteria for the first operation have been met; and

in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the first contact does not meet the first movement-threshold criteria for the first operation, forgoing generation of the first tactile output.

25. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more tactile output generators for generating tactile outputs associated with physical displacement of the electronic device or a component of the electronic device;

displaying, on the display, a user interface that includes a first item, wherein the first item is a preview of a second item that was displayed in the user interface prior to the display of the first item in the user interface;

while displaying the user interface that includes the first item, detecting a first portion of an input by a first contact on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the first item is displayed in response to a prior portion of the input by the first contact, on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the second item, and wherein the detecting the first portion of the input by the first contact includes detecting the first contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first item, and detecting a first movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

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in response to detecting the first portion of the input that includes the first movement of the first contact;

in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the first contact meets first movement-threshold criteria that are a precondition for performing a first operation, generating a first tactile output prior to determining whether to perform the first operation, wherein the first tactile output indicates that the first movement-threshold criteria for the first operation have been met; and

in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the first contact does not meet the first movement-threshold criteria for the first operation, forgoing generation of the first tactile output.