Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for viewing and managing electronic calendars

• US 10,503,366 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2018
• Issued: 12/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Anzures, Freddy Allen, Lemay, Stephen O., Matas, Michael, Van Os, Marcel
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Cao H
• Application Number:
  US15/956,595
• Publication Number:
  US 20180239502A1
• Time in Patent Office: 601 Days
• Field of Search: 715751-761
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• 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 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display. The computer-implemented method includes displaying a multiweek calendar on the touch screen display, detecting a contact on an individual day in the multiweek calendar, and in response to detecting the contact on the individual day, displaying at least a portion of a list of events on the contacted individual day while continuing to display the multiweek calendar, wherein the list of events on the contacted individual day includes an invitation to an event.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying, on the display, a month view of a calendar application without displaying a list view of user events, the month view including a month of a year displayed in a content region of the calendar application and the month view including all weeks of the month;

receiving a user input to display a split view of the calendar application;

in response to receiving the user input to display the split view of the calendar application, displaying the month view in a first portion of the content region and display the list view of user events in a second portion of the content region, wherein the list view of user events displayed in the second portion are organized into a continuous series of rows, each row associated with a corresponding user event from the list view of user events;

receiving a user input in the first portion to display another month;

in response to receiving the user input in the first portion, displaying another month of the year in the first portion;

receiving a user input in the second portion to browse user events; and

in response to receiving the user input in the second portion, displaying at least one additional user event in the list view of user events displayed in the second portion.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein a size of each row of the continuous series of rows is uniform regardless of a duration of each event.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the calendar application further includes a control region comprising a today affordance.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein receiving the user input to display the split view further comprises:

receiving a user selection of the today affordance.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein displaying the month view in the first portion and displaying the list view of user events in the second portion further comprises:

determining a size of the first portion based on a total number of weeks of the month to display in the first portion; and

dividing the content region into the first portion and the second portion based on the determined size of the first portion.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein displaying the list view of user events in the second portion further comprises:

receiving a user input to cease displaying the split view of the calendar application; and

in response to receiving the user input to cease displaying the split view of the calendar application;

displaying the month view in the content region, and

ceasing displaying the list view of user events in the content region.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein each row associated with a corresponding user event includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising at least a description of the corresponding user event and the second portion comprising a start time and an end time of the corresponding user event.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein displaying the list view of user events in the second portion comprises:

automatically displaying the list view of user events of a current day in the second portion of the content region responsive to receiving the user input.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein displaying the month view in the first portion of the content region comprises:

highlighting a current day in the first portion.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

receiving a user selection of a day from the month view displayed in the first portion; and

in response to receiving the user selection of the day from the month view displayed in the first portion;

automatically displaying, in the second portion, a list view of user events of the selected day; and

highlighting the selected day in the first portion.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the user input in the first portion to display another month includes a tap gesture or a swipe gesture in the first portion.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 3, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

receiving a user selection of the today affordance; and

in response to receiving user selection of the today affordance;

displaying a current month of the year in the first portion with a current day highlighted; and

displaying the list view of user events for the current day in the content region.

13. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying, on the display, a month view of a calendar application without displaying a list view of user events, the month view including a month of a year displayed in a content region of the calendar application and the month view including all weeks of the month;

receiving a user input to display a split view of the calendar application;

in response to receiving the user input to display the split view of the calendar application, displaying the month view in a first portion of the content region and display the list view of user events in a second portion of the content region, wherein the list view of user events displayed in the second portion are organized into a continuous series of rows, each row associated with a corresponding user event from the list view of user events;

receiving a user input in the first portion to display another month;

in response to receiving the user input in the first portion, displaying another month of the year in the first portion;

receiving a user input in the second portion to browse user events; and

in response to receiving the user input in the second portion, displaying at least one additional user event in the list view of user events displayed in the second portion.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein a size of each row of the continuous series of rows is uniform regardless of a duration of each event.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the calendar application further includes a control region comprising a today affordance.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein receiving the user input to display the split view further comprises:

receiving a user selection of the today affordance.

17. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein displaying the month view in the first portion and displaying the list view of user events in the second portion further comprises:

determining a size of the first portion based on a total number of weeks of the month to display in the first portion; and

dividing the content region into the first portion and the second portion based on the determined size of the first portion.

18. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein displaying the list view of user events in the second portion further comprises:

receiving a user input to cease displaying the split view of the calendar application; and

in response to receiving the user input to cease displaying the split view of the calendar application;

displaying the month view in the content region, and

ceasing displaying the list view of user events in the content region.

19. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein each row associated with a corresponding user event includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising at least a description of the corresponding user event and the second portion comprising a start time and an end time of the corresponding user event.

20. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein displaying the list view of user events in the second portion comprises:

automatically displaying the list view of user events of a current day in the second portion of the content region responsive to receiving the user input.

21. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein displaying the month view in the first portion of the content region comprises:

highlighting a current day in the first portion.

22. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

receiving a user selection of a day from the month view displayed in the first portion; and

in response to receiving the user selection of the day from the month view displayed in the first portion;

automatically displaying, in the second portion, a list view of user events of the selected day; and

highlighting the selected day in the first portion.

23. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the user input in the first portion to display another month includes a tap gesture or a swipe gesture in the first portion.

24. The electronic device of claim 15, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

receiving a user selection of the today affordance; and

in response to receiving user selection of the today affordance;

displaying a current month of the year in the first portion with a current day highlighted; and

displaying the list view of user events for the current day in the content region.

25. A method, comprising:

at a computing device with a display;

displaying, on the display, a month view of a calendar application without displaying a list view of user events, the month view including a month of a year displayed in a content region of the calendar application and the month view including all weeks of the month;

receiving a user input to display a split view of the calendar application;

in response to receiving the user input to display the split view of the calendar application, displaying the month view in a first portion of the content region and displaying the list view of user events in a second portion of the content region, wherein the list view of user events displayed in the second portion are organized into a continuous series of rows, each row associated with a corresponding user event from the list view of user events;

receiving a user input in the first portion to display another month;

in response to receiving the user input in the first portion, displaying another month of the year in the first portion;

receiving a user input in the second portion to browse user events; and

in response to receiving the user input in the second portion, displaying at least one additional user event in the list view of user events displayed in the second portion.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein a size of each row of the continuous series of rows is uniform regardless of a duration of each event.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the calendar application further includes a control region comprising a today affordance.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein receiving the user input to display the split view further comprises:

receiving a user selection of the today affordance.

29. The method of claim 25, wherein displaying the month view in the first portion and displaying the list view of user events in the second portion further comprises:

determining a size of the first portion based on a total number of weeks of the month to display in the first portion; and

dividing the content region into the first portion and the second portion based on the determined size of the first portion.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein displaying the list view of user events in the second portion further comprises:

receiving a user input to cease displaying the split view of the calendar application; and

in response to receiving the user input to cease displaying the split view of the calendar application;

displaying the month view in the content region, and

ceasing displaying the list view of user events in the content region.

31. The method of claim 25, wherein each row associated with a corresponding user event includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising at least a description of the corresponding user event and the second portion comprising a start time and an end time of the corresponding user event.

32. The method of claim 25, wherein displaying the list view of user events in the second portion comprises:

automatically displaying the list view of user events of a current day in the second portion of the content region responsive to receiving the user input.

33. The method of claim 25, wherein displaying the month view in the first portion of the content region comprises:

highlighting a current day in the first portion.

34. The method of claim 25, further including:

receiving a user selection of a day from the month view displayed in the first portion; and

in response to receiving the user selection of the day from the month view displayed in the first portion;

automatically displaying, in the second portion, a list view of user events of the selected day; and

highlighting the selected day in the first portion.

35. The method of claim 25, wherein the user input in the first portion to display another month includes a tap gesture or a swipe gesture in the first portion.

36. The method of claim 27, further including:

receiving a user selection of the today affordance; and

in response to receiving user selection of the today affordance;

displaying a current month of the year in the first portion with a current day highlighted; and

displaying the list view of user events for the current day in the content region.