Device, method, and graphical user interface for managing folders

• US 10,788,953 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2018
• Issued: 09/29/2020
• 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:
  US16/020,804
• Publication Number:
  US 20180307388A1
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• 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;

a touch-sensitive surface;

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 a folder view of a folder associated with a folder icon, wherein;

the folder has a plurality of application icons including a first selectable application icon and a second selectable application icon; and

displaying the folder view includes concurrently displaying the first selectable application icon and the second selectable application icon in the folder view;

detecting a first input; and

in response to detecting the first input;

moving the first selectable application icon to a position that is outside of the folder view; and

in accordance with a determination that the second selectable application icon in the folder view is the last application icon remaining in the folder after moving the first selectable application icon to the position that is outside of the folder view;

automatically ceasing display of the folder view; and

displaying, on the display, a replacement of the folder icon with the second selectable application icon.

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

in response to detecting the first input, in accordance with a determination that the folder includes more than one selectable application icon after moving the first selectable application icon to the position that is outside of the folder view, continuing to display the folder view without including the first selectable application icon.

3. The multifunction device of claim 1, wherein the first input is a gesture that is detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

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

in response to receiving a second input corresponding to selection of the first selectable application icon, displaying an application.

5. The multifunction device of claim 1, wherein the multifunction device is in a user interface reconfiguration mode when the first input is detected.

6. The multifunction device of claim 1, wherein displaying the replacement of the folder icon with the second selectable application icon comprises displaying the second selectable application icon at a location on the display that was previously occupied by the folder icon.

7. The multifunction device of claim 1, wherein displaying the replacement of the folder icon with the second selectable application icon comprises displaying an animation of the folder icon changing into the second selectable application icon.

8. A method, comprising:

at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface;

displaying a folder view of a folder associated with a folder icon, wherein;

the folder has a plurality of application icons including a first selectable application icon and a second selectable application icon; and

displaying the folder view includes concurrently displaying the first selectable application icon and the second selectable application icon in the folder view;

detecting a first input; and

in response to detecting the first input;

moving the first selectable application icon to a position that is outside of the folder view; and

in accordance with a determination that the second selectable application icon in the folder view is the last application icon remaining in the folder after moving the first selectable application icon to the position that is outside of the folder view;

automatically ceasing display of the folder view; and

displaying, on the display, a replacement of the folder icon with the second selectable application icon.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

in response to detecting the first input, in accordance with a determination that the folder includes more than one selectable application icon after moving the first selectable application icon to the position that is outside of the folder view, continuing to display the folder view without including the first selectable application icon.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the first input is a gesture that is detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

in response to receiving a second input corresponding to selection of the first selectable application icon, displaying an application.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the multifunction device is in a user interface reconfiguration mode when the first input is detected.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the replacement of the folder icon with the second selectable application icon comprises displaying the second selectable application icon at a location on the display that was previously occupied by the folder icon.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the replacement of the folder icon with the second selectable application icon comprises displaying an animation of the folder icon changing into the second selectable application icon.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying a folder view of a folder associated with a folder icon, wherein;

the folder has a plurality of application icons including a first selectable application icon and a second selectable application icon; and

displaying the folder view includes concurrently displaying the first selectable application icon and the second selectable application icon in the folder view;

detecting a first input; and

in response to detecting the first input;

moving the first selectable application icon to a position that is outside of the folder view; and

in accordance with a determination that the second selectable application icon in the folder view is the last application icon remaining in the folder after moving the first selectable application icon to the position that is outside of the folder view;

automatically ceasing display of the folder view; and

displaying, on the display, a replacement of the folder icon with the second selectable application icon.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to detecting the first input, in accordance with a determination that the folder includes more than one selectable application icon after moving the first selectable application icon to the position that is outside of the folder view, continuing to display the folder view without including the first selectable application icon.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the first input is a gesture that is detected on the touch-sensitive surface.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to receiving a second input corresponding to selection of the first selectable application icon, displaying an application.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the multifunction device is in a user interface reconfiguration mode when the first input is detected.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein displaying the replacement of the folder icon with the second selectable application icon comprises displaying the second selectable application icon at a location on the display that was previously occupied by the folder icon.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein displaying the replacement of the folder icon with the second selectable application icon comprises displaying an animation of the folder icon changing into the second selectable application icon.