Device, method, and graphical user interface for managing folders

• US 10,025,458 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2010
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chaudhri, Imran, van Os, Marcel
• Primary Examiner(s): Song, Daeho D
• Application Number:
  US12/888,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20110252372A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,855 Days
• Field of Search: 715835, 715769, 715765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• 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 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• 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: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A multifunction device displays a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device moves a first object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to a second object in the plurality of selectable user interface objects. In response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first object is proximate to the second object, the device creates a folder that contains the first object and the second object.

Claims

1. A multifunction device, comprising:

a 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 a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display, including a first application icon and a second application icon;

detecting a first input;

in response to detecting the first input, moving the first application icon in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to the second application icon in the plurality of selectable user interface objects;

detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon; and

in response to detecting that the first input meets the predefined folder-creation criteria while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon;

creating a folder that contains the first application icon and the second application icon; and

replacing display of the second application icon with a folder icon that is different from the second application icon.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria includes detecting termination of the first input while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon.

3. The device of claim 1, the one or more programs including instructions for:

in response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria of the first input while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon, ceasing to display the first application icon and the second application icon in the plurality of selectable user interface objects.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein displaying the folder icon includes displaying an animation of the second application icon changing into the folder icon.

5. The device of claim 1, the one or more programs including instructions for, after creating the folder:

detecting a second input that corresponds to a request to move a respective selectable user interface of the first application icon and the second application icon out of the folder;

when the second input is detected before receiving a confirmation input indicating that the creation of the folder has been confirmed, deleting the folder and redisplaying the first application icon and the second application icon; and

when the second input is detected after receiving a confirmation input indicating that the creation of the folder has been confirmed, displaying the respective selectable user interface object outside of the folder while continuing to display the folder.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the creation of the folder is confirmed when the multifunction device detects an input that corresponds to a request to perform an action selected from the set consisting of:

opening the folder, closing the folder, moving the folder, renaming the folder, adding an additional selectable user interface object to the folder, entering a user interface reconfiguration mode, and leaving a user interface reconfiguration mode.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the first application icon is the respective selectable user interface object that is moved out of the folder and deleting the folder and redisplaying the first application icon and the second application icon includes:

displaying the first application icon at a location on the display that is determined based on the second input; and

displaying the second application icon at a location on the display that was previously occupied by the folder icon.

8. The device of claim 1, the one or more programs including instructions for:

prior to detecting the first input, displaying the plurality of user interface objects in a first arrangement on the display; and

after creating the folder, displaying a folder view on the display, wherein displaying the folder view includes displaying the first application icon and the second application icon within the folder view.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein displaying the folder view includes displaying a folder icon and a representation of at least a portion of the first arrangement, so as to indicate a location of the folder icon within the first arrangement.

10. A method comprising:

at a multifunction device with a display;

displaying a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display, including a first application icon and a second application icon;

detecting a first input;

in response to detecting the first input, moving the first application icon in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to the second application icon in the plurality of selectable user interface objects;

detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon; and

in response to detecting that the first input meets the predefined folder-creation criteria while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon;

creating a folder that contains the first application icon and the second application icon; and

replacing display of the second application icon with a folder icon that is different from the second application icon.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria includes detecting termination of the first input while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon.

12. The method of claim 10, including:

in response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria of the first input while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon, ceasing to display the first application icon and the second application icon in the plurality of selectable user interface objects.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein displaying the folder icon includes displaying an animation of the second application icon changing into the folder icon.

14. The method of claim 10, including, after creating the folder:

detecting a second input that corresponds to a request to move a respective selectable user interface object of the first application icon and the second application icon out of the folder;

when the second input is detected before receiving a confirmation input indicating that the creation of the folder has been confirmed, deleting the folder and redisplaying the first application icon and the second application icon; and

when the second input is detected after receiving a confirmation input indicating that the creation of the folder has been confirmed, displaying the respective selectable user interface object outside of the folder while continuing to display the folder.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the creation of the folder is confirmed when the multifunction device detects an input that corresponds to a request to perform an action selected from the set consisting of:

opening the folder, closing the folder, moving the folder, renaming the folder, adding an additional selectable user interface object to the folder, entering a user interface reconfiguration mode, and leaving a user interface reconfiguration mode.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the first application icon is the respective selectable user interface object that is moved out of the folder and deleting the folder and redisplaying the first application icon and the second application icon includes:

displaying the first application icon at a location on the display that is determined based on the second input; and

displaying the second application icon at a location on the display that was previously occupied by the folder icon.

17. The method of claim 10, including:

prior to detecting the first input, displaying the plurality of user interface objects in a first arrangement on the display, and

after creating the folder, displaying a folder view on the display, wherein displaying the folder view includes displaying the first application icon and the second application icon within the folder view.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein displaying the folder view includes displaying a folder icon and a representation of at least a portion of the first arrangement, so as to indicate a location of the folder icon within the first arrangement.

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

display a plurality of selectable user interface objects on the display, including a first application icon and a second application icon;

detect a first input;

in response to detecting the first input, move the first application icon in the plurality of selectable user interface objects across the display to a location on the display that is proximate to the second application icon in the plurality of selectable user interface objects;

detect that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon;

in response to detecting that the first input meets the predefined folder-creation criteria while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon;

create a folder that contains the first application icon and the second application icon; and

replace display of the second application icon with a folder icon that is different from the second application icon.

20. The storage medium of claim 19, wherein detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria includes detecting termination of the first input while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon.

21. The storage medium of claim 19, including instructions which when executed cause the device to:

in response to detecting that the first input meets predefined folder-creation criteria of the first input while the first application icon is proximate to the second application icon, cease to display the first application icon and the second application icon in the plurality of selectable user interface objects.

22. The storage medium of claim 19, wherein displaying the folder icon includes displaying an animation of the second application icon changing into the folder icon.

23. The storage medium of claim 19, including instructions which when executed cause the device to, after creating the folder:

detect a second input that corresponds to a request to move a respective selectable user interface object of the first application icon and the second application icon out of the folder; and

when the second input is detected before receiving a confirmation input indicating that the creation of the folder has been confirmed, delete the folder and redisplay the first application icon and the second application icon; and

when the second input is detected after receiving a confirmation input indicating that the creation of the folder has been confirmed, display the respective selectable user interface object outside of the folder while continuing to display the folder.

24. The storage medium of claim 23, wherein the creation of the folder is confirmed when the multifunction device detects an input that corresponds to a request to perform an action selected from the set consisting of:

opening the folder, closing the folder, moving the folder, renaming the folder, adding an additional selectable user interface object to the folder, entering a user interface reconfiguration mode, and leaving a user interface reconfiguration mode.

25. The storage medium of claim 23, wherein the first application icon is the respective selectable user interface object that is moved out of the folder and the instructions which when executed cause the device to delete the folder and redisplay the first application icon and the second application icon includes instructions which when executed cause the device to:

display the first application icon at a location on the display that is determined based on the second input; and

display the second application icon at a location on the display that was previously occupied by the folder icon.

26. The storage medium of claim 19, including instructions which when executed cause the device to:

prior to detecting the first input, display the plurality of user interface objects in a first arrangement on the display, and

after creating the folder, display a folder view on the display, wherein displaying the folder view includes displaying the first application icon and the second application icon within the folder view.

27. The storage medium of claim 26, wherein displaying the folder view includes displaying a folder icon and a representation of at least a portion of the first arrangement, so as to indicate a location of the folder icon within the first arrangement.