Device, method, and graphical user interface for adjusting content selection

• US 10,915,243 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2019
• Issued: 02/09/2021
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Missig, Julian, Bernstein, Jeffrey T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pitaro, Ryan F
• Application Number:
  US16/241,883
• Publication Number:
  US 20190171353A1
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• 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

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display displays a user interface with content. The device detects a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, the gesture including a first contact over the content on the touch-sensitive display and movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive display. In response to detecting the gesture, when the contact does not meet selection criteria, the device scrolls the content on the display in accordance with the movement of the contact on the display without selecting the content. When the contact meets the selection criteria, the device selects at least a portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the contact.

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 touch-sensitive display, cause the electronic device to:

display a user interface on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the user interface includes content;

detect a first portion of a gesture over the content on the touch-sensitive display, the first portion of the gesture including;

a first contact on the touch-sensitive display; and

movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first portion of the gesture, update the user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture, including;

in accordance with a determination that the first contact does not meet selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, scrolling the content on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the first portion of the gesture without selecting the content; and

in accordance with a determination that the first contact meets the selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, selecting at least a portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the first portion of the gesture; and

after updating user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture, detect a second portion of the gesture that includes detecting movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display while the first contact does not meet the selection criteria; and

,

in response to detecting the second portion of the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the first contact did not meet the selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, scroll the content on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the second portion of the gesture without selecting the content; and

in accordance with a determination that the first contact met the selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, adjust the selection in accordance with movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the second portion of the gesture.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein selecting the portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the first contact includes selecting the portion of the content without scrolling the content.

3. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which cause the electronic device to scroll the content while selecting the portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the first contact.

4. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein updating the user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture includes:

prior to selecting the portion of the content, displaying a preview of a cursor at a respective location in the content that corresponds to a location of the first contact.

5. The computer readable storage medium of claim 4, wherein updating the user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture includes:

after displaying the preview of the cursor in the content at the respective location, inserting the cursor in the content.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein inserting the cursor in the content includes displaying an animation of the preview of the cursor being replaced with the cursor.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 5, wherein selecting the portion of the content in accordance with movement of the first contact over the content includes starting the selecting at a location in the content that corresponds to a location of the cursor.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1, including instructions which cause the electronic device to:

while selecting the portion of the content, detect a second contact on the touch-sensitive display and detect movement of the second contact across the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to detecting the movement of the second contact across the touch-sensitive display, scroll the content in accordance with the movement of the second contact, while continuing to select the content in accordance with movement of the content relative to the first contact on the touch-sensitive display.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive 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 user interface on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the user interface includes content;

detecting a first portion of a gesture over the content on the touch-sensitive display, the first portion of the gesture including;

a first contact on the touch-sensitive display; and

movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first portion of the gesture, updating the user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture, including;

in accordance with a determination that the first contact does not meet selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, scrolling the content on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the first portion of the gesture without selecting the content; and

in accordance with a determination that the first contact meets the selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, selecting at least a portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the first portion of the gesture; and

after updating user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture, detecting a second portion of the gesture that includes detecting movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display while the first contact does not meet the selection criteria; and

,

in response to detecting the second portion of the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the first contact did not meet the selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, scrolling the content on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the second portion of the gesture without selecting the content; and

in accordance with a determination that the first contact met the selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, adjusting the selection in accordance with movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the second portion of the gesture.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein selecting the portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the first contact includes selecting the portion of the content without scrolling the content.

11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for scrolling the content while selecting the portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the first contact.

12. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein updating the user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture includes:

prior to selecting the portion of the content, displaying a preview of a cursor at a respective location in the content that corresponds to a location of the first contact.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein updating the user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture includes:

after displaying the preview of the cursor in the content at the respective location, inserting the cursor in the content.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein inserting the cursor in the content includes displaying an animation of the preview of the cursor being replaced with the cursor.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein selecting the portion of the content in accordance with movement of the first contact over the content includes starting the selecting at a location in the content that corresponds to a location of the cursor.

16. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while selecting the portion of the content, detecting a second contact on the touch-sensitive display and detect movement of the second contact across the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to detecting the movement of the second contact across the touch-sensitive display, scrolling the content in accordance with the movement of the second contact, while continuing to select the content in accordance with movement of the content relative to the first contact on the touch-sensitive display.

17. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display;

displaying a user interface on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the user interface includes content;

detecting a first portion of a gesture over the content on the touch-sensitive display, the first portion of the gesture including;

a first contact on the touch-sensitive display; and

movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first portion of the gesture, updating the user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture, including;

in accordance with a determination that the first contact does not meet selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, scrolling the content on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the first portion of the gesture without selecting the content; and

in accordance with a determination that the first contact meets the selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, selecting at least a portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the first portion of the gesture; and

after updating user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture, detecting a second portion of the gesture that includes detecting movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display while the first contact does not meet the selection criteria; and

,

in response to detecting the second portion of the gesture;

in accordance with a determination that the first contact did not meet the selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, scrolling the content on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the second portion of the gesture without selecting the content; and

in accordance with a determination that the first contact met the selection criteria during the first portion of the gesture, adjusting the selection in accordance with movement of the first contact on the touch-sensitive display during the second portion of the gesture.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein selecting the portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the first contact includes selecting the portion of the content without scrolling the content.

19. The method of claim 17, including scrolling the content while selecting the portion of the content in accordance with the movement of the first contact.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein updating the user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture includes:

prior to selecting the portion of the content, displaying a preview of a cursor at a respective location in the content that corresponds to a location of the first contact.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein updating the user interface in accordance with the first portion of the gesture includes:

after displaying the preview of the cursor in the content at the respective location, inserting the cursor in the content.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein inserting the cursor in the content includes displaying an animation of the preview of the cursor being replaced with the cursor.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein selecting the portion of the content in accordance with movement of the first contact over the content includes starting the selecting at a location in the content that corresponds to a location of the cursor.

24. The method of claim 17, including:

while selecting the portion of the content, detecting a second contact on the touch-sensitive display and detect movement of the second contact across the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to detecting the movement of the second contact across the touch-sensitive display, scrolling the content in accordance with the movement of the second contact, while continuing to select the content in accordance with movement of the content relative to the first contact on the touch-sensitive display.