Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Communications Received While in a Locked State

• US 20080220752A1
• Filed: 06/28/2007
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chaudhri, Imran, Christie, Greg, Forstall, Scott, Anzures, Freddy Allen, Herz, Scott, Van Os, Marcel
• Granted Patent: US 9,049,302 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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 3/0488 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: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A computer-implemented method, performed at a portable multifunction device with a display, includes: receiving a plurality of communications via a plurality of communication modalities while the device is in a locked state; and detecting an unlock interaction by the user with the device. In response to detecting the unlock interaction, the method further includes unlocking the device and presenting a communication, or information about the communication, in the plurality of communications that was received while the device was in the locked state. The presented communication or information is presented in accordance with the corresponding communication modality.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display,

while the device is in a locked state, receiving a plurality of communications via a plurality of communication modalities, wherein the plurality of communication modalities include audio telephony, video telephony, instant messaging, and/or email;

detecting a finger contact by a user with the device;

in response to detecting the finger contact, displaying notification information on the touch screen display for each of the plurality of communication modalities;

detecting an unlock interaction by the user with the device comprising a finger gesture on or near the touch screen display; and

in response to detecting the unlock interaction,

unlocking the device, and

presenting a communication in the plurality of communications that was received while the device was in the locked state, or presenting information about the communication, wherein the presented communication or information is presented in accordance with the corresponding communication modality.

2. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at a portable multifunction device with a display,

while the device is in a locked state, receiving a plurality of communications via a plurality of communication modalities;

detecting an unlock interaction by the user with the device; and

in response to detecting the unlock interaction,

unlocking the device, and

presenting a respective communication in the plurality of communications that was received while the device was in the locked state, or presenting information about the respective communication, wherein the presented communication or information is presented in accordance with the corresponding communication modality.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, including, prior to detecting the unlock interaction,

detecting an interaction by a user with the device;

and

in response to detecting the interaction, displaying notification information on the display for each of the plurality of communication modalities.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein displaying notification information comprises, in response to detecting the interaction, displaying notification information on the display identifying communications from a plurality of communication sources received via the plurality of communication modalities.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of communications include text communications and audio/video communications.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the text communications include instant messages and/or email messages.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the audio/video communications include phone audio messages and/or video messages.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of communications include a phone message, an instant message, and/or an email message.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of communication modalities include audio telephony, video telephony, instant messaging, and/or email.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the display is a touch screen display and detecting the interaction by the user with the device includes detecting a contact by the user with the touch screen display.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the contact is a finger contact.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the contact is a stylus contact.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein detecting an unlock interaction includes detecting a finger gesture on or near the touch screen display.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the notification information is displayed as icons, wherein the icons are organized by communication modality.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein a single icon is displayed for each communication modality, wherein the single icon indicates the number of communications received for the corresponding communication modality while the device was in the locked state.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein, for a respective communication modality, a plurality of icons are displayed, each icon corresponding to a single communication in the respective communication modality.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein, for a respective communication modality:

a plurality of icons are displayed, each icon corresponding to a single communication in the respective communication modality, up to a predetermined number of communications; and

a single icon is displayed for the respective communication modality above the predetermined number.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the notification information is displayed as icons, wherein the icons are organized by communication source.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the notification information is displayed as icons and the unlock interaction is performed on one of the icons.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the presented communication or information is presented in an application associated with the icon on which the unlock interaction is performed.

21. A graphical user interface on a portable multifunction device with a display, comprising:

a plurality of icons displaying notification information;

wherein;

while the device is in a locked state, a plurality of communications are received via a plurality of communication modalities;

in response to detecting an interaction by a user with the device, the plurality of icons display notification information for the plurality of communication modalities; and

in response to detecting an unlock interaction by the user with the device,

the device is unlocked, and

a communication in the plurality of communications is presented that was received while the device was in the locked state, or information about the communication is presented, wherein the presented communication or information is presented in accordance with the corresponding communication modality.

22. A portable 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 programs including;

instructions for receiving a plurality of communications via a plurality of communication modalities while the device is in a locked state;

instructions for detecting an unlock interaction by the user with the device; and

instructions, responsive to detecting the unlock interaction, for;

unlocking the device, and

presenting a communication in the plurality of communications that was received while the device was in the locked state, or presenting information about the communication, wherein the presented communication or information is presented in accordance with the corresponding communication modality.

23. A computer-program product, comprising:

a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable multifunction device with a display, cause the device to;

receive a plurality of communications via a plurality of communication modalities while the device is in a locked state;

detect an unlock interaction by the user with the device; and

in response to detecting the unlock interaction;

unlock the device, and

present a communication in the plurality of communications that was received while the device was in the locked state, or present information about the communication, wherein the presented communication or information is presented in accordance with the corresponding communication modality.

24. A portable multifunction device with a display, comprising:

means for receiving a plurality of communications via a plurality of communication modalities while the device is in a locked state;

means for detecting an unlock interaction by the user with the device; and

means, responsive to detecting the unlock interaction, for;

unlocking the device, and

presenting a communication in the plurality of communications that was received while the device was in the locked state, or presenting information about the communication, wherein the presented communication or information is presented in accordance with the corresponding communication modality.