Application Menu User Interface

• US 20090064055A1
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Chaudhri, Imran A., Herz, Scott, Jobs, Steven, Anzures, Freddy A.
• Granted Patent: US 11,126,321 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• 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 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for presenting user interface elements. A first page of one or more user interface elements is presented on a touch-sensitive display. Each of the user interface elements corresponds to a respective application. A gesture performed on the touch-sensitive display is detected. In response to the detected gesture, a second page of one or more user interface elements is presented on the touch-sensitive display.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

presenting a first page of one or more user interface elements on a touch-sensitive display, each of the user interface elements corresponding to a respective application;

detecting a gesture performed on the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to the detected gesture, presenting a second page of one or more user interface elements on the touch-sensitive display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the first page of user interface elements comprises presenting the user interface elements in the first page of user interface elements in a first rendering style;

and

the method further comprising, simultaneous with presenting the user interface elements in the first page of user interface elements in the first rendering style, presenting at least one of the user interface elements in the second page of user interface elements in a second rendering style.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein presenting the user interface elements in the first page of user interface elements in a first rendering style comprises presenting the user interface elements in the first page of user interface elements at a first intensity;

and

presenting at least one of the user interface elements in the second page of user interface elements in a second rendering style comprises presenting at least one of the user interface elements in the second page of user interface elements at a second intensity lower than the first intensity.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein presenting the second page of user interface elements in response to the detected gesture comprises:

presenting the user interface elements in the second page of user interface elements in the first rendering style; and

presenting at least one of the user interface elements in the first page of user interface elements in the second rendering style.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the second page of user interface elements on the display comprises:

moving the first page of user interface elements out of view on the display; and

moving the second page of user interface elements into view on the display.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture comprises a horizontal swipe.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture comprises a vertical swipe.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting a tray area on the display and presenting a set of the user interface elements in the tray area;

wherein the tray area is overlaid over the first page of user interface elements or the second page of user interface elements.

9. A method, comprising:

presenting a first user interface element corresponding to a first application on a device, the first application having an unrestricted status;

simultaneous with presenting the first user interface element, presenting a second user interface element corresponding to a second application on the device, the second application having a restricted status, and an indication of the restricted status;

changing the restricted status of the second application to an unrestricted status; and

in response to changing the restricted status, presenting the second user interface element without the indication of the restricted status.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein presenting the first user interface element comprises presenting the first user interface element at a first intensity;

and

presenting the second user interface element and an indication of the restricted status comprises presenting the second user interface element at a second intensity lower than the first intensity.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein presenting the second user interface element without the indication of the restricted status comprises presenting the second user interface element at the first intensity.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein presenting the first user interface element comprises presenting a first background with the first user interface element;

and

presenting the second user interface element and an indication of the restricted status comprises presenting the second user interface element with a second background different than the first background.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein presenting the second user interface element without the indication of the restricted status comprises presenting the first background with the second user interface element.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein changing the restricted status of the second application to an unrestricted status comprises:

performing a transaction to change, for consideration, the restricted status to the unrestricted status.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein changing the restricted status of the second application to an unrestricted status comprises:

downloading to the device an authorization code associated with the second application.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein changing the restricted status of the second application to an unrestricted status comprises:

downloading to the device data associated with the second application.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the downloaded data comprises one or more files associated with the second application.

18. A method implemented on a device having a touch-sensitive display, the device having a user interface comprising a plurality of user interface elements, each user interface element corresponding to a respective application on the device, the method comprising:

displaying at least a subset of the user interface elements in an ergonomic layout.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein displaying at least a subset of the user interface elements in an ergonomic layout comprises displaying the at least a subset of the user interface elements along an arced path.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein displaying the at least a subset of the user interface elements along an arced path comprises:

displaying a first subset of the user interface elements along a first arced path; and

displaying a second subset of the user interface elements along a second arced path.

21. A method, comprising:

presenting a user interface element corresponding to a application on a display device;

presenting a graphical representation of a reflection of the user interface element;

receiving an input selecting the graphical representation; and

presenting information associated with the application in response to the input.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the information comprises a settings dialog for the application.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein:

the device comprises a touch-sensitive display; and

presenting a graphical representation of a reflection of the user interface element comprises presenting the graphical representation of the reflection of the user interface element on the touch-sensitive display; and

receiving an input selecting the graphical representation comprises receiving a touch of the graphical representation on the touch-sensitive display.

24. A device comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable medium storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the instructions comprising instructions to;

present a first page of one or more user interface elements on a touch-sensitive display, each of the user interface elements corresponding to a respective application;

detect a gesture performed on the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to the detected gesture, present a second page of one or more user interface elements on the touch-sensitive display.