Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Moving a Current Position in Content at a Variable Scrubbing Rate

• US 20100231537A1
• Filed: 09/25/2009
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Pisula, Charles J., Chaudhri, Imran, Ganatra, Nitin K.
• Granted Patent: US 10,705,701 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• 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: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A method is performed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: displaying a progress icon that indicates a current position within a first piece of content; displaying a multi-purpose content navigation icon; while providing the first piece of content: detecting a first contact at a first location that corresponds to the multi-purpose content navigation icon; while continuing to detect the contact at the first location, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a predefined scrubbing rate; and, in response to detecting movement of the contact that includes a first component of movement in a direction that corresponds to movement on the display parallel to the first predefined direction, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate that varies monotonically as the first component of movement increases.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface;

displaying a progress icon in a predefined area on the display, wherein the progress icon is configured to move in a first predefined direction on the display;

providing a first piece of content with the electronic device;

indicating a current position within the first piece of content with the progress icon;

displaying a multi-purpose content navigation icon; and

,

while providing the first piece of content with the electronic device;

detecting a first contact with the touch-sensitive surface at a first location that corresponds to the multi-purpose content navigation icon for at least a predetermined time period;

while continuing to detect the contact at the first location, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a predefined scrubbing rate;

detecting movement of the contact, wherein movement of the contact comprises a first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface in a direction that corresponds to movement on the display parallel to the first predefined direction; and

,

in response to detecting the movement of the contact, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate, wherein the variable scrubbing rate varies monotonically as the first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface increases.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the progress icon is a thumb icon in a scroll bar.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the progress icon is an end of a bar.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first predefined direction is a horizontal direction on the display.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first predefined direction is a vertical direction on the display.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising, while providing the first piece of content:

detecting a second contact on the touch-sensitive surface at the first location;

detecting a release of the second contact before the predetermined time period has elapsed; and

in response to detecting the release of the second contact, moving the current position in the first piece of content by a predetermined amount.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

while providing the first piece of content;

detecting a third contact on the touch-sensitive surface at the first location; and

detecting a release of the third contact before the predetermined time period has elapsed; and

in response to detecting the release of the third contact, providing a second piece of content.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first piece of content has a beginning and an end, and the variable scrubbing rate moves the current position towards the beginning of the first piece of content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first piece of content has a beginning and an end, and the variable scrubbing rate moves the current position towards the end of the first piece of content.

10. The method of claim 1, further including, while moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate, displaying a visual indicator of the variable scrubbing rate.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein:

when the first component of movement is in a direction that corresponds to a direction towards a first side of the device, the variable scrubbing rate is greater than the predefined scrubbing rate; and

when the first component of movement is in a direction that corresponds to a direction towards a second side of the device that is opposite the first side of the device, the variable scrubbing rate is less than the predefined scrubbing rate.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein:

when the first component of movement is in a direction that corresponds to a direction towards a first side of the device, the variable scrubbing rate is greater than the predefined scrubbing rate, wherein the predefined scrubbing rate moves the current position in the content towards a first end of the content; and

when the first component of movement is in a direction that corresponds to a direction towards a second side of the device that is opposite the first side of the device, the variable scrubbing rate moves the current position towards a second end of the content that is opposite the first end of the content.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first piece of content is a chapter in a book, a song in a play list, a scene in a movie, or a book-marked section in a podcast.

14. A graphical user interface on an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, comprising:

a progress icon configured to move in a first predefined direction in a first predefined area on the display;

a multi-purpose content navigation icon;

wherein;

a first piece of content is provided with the electronic device;

a current position within the first piece of content is indicated with the progress icon; and

,

while providing the first piece of content with the electronic device;

a first contact with the touch-sensitive surface is detected at a first location that corresponds to the multi-purpose content navigation icon for at least a predetermined time period;

while continuing to detect the contact at the first location, the current position within the first piece of content is moved at a predefined scrubbing rate;

movement of the contact is detected, wherein movement of the contact comprises a first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface in a direction that corresponds to movement on the display parallel to the first predefined direction; and

,

in response to detection of the movement of the contact the current position within the first piece of content is moved at a variable scrubbing rate, wherein the variable scrubbing rate varies monotonically as the first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface increases.

15. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

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 progress icon in a predefined area on the display, wherein the progress icon is configured to move in a first predefined direction on the display;

providing a first piece of content with the electronic device;

indicating a current position within the first piece of content with the progress icon;

displaying a multi-purpose content navigation icon; and

,

while providing the first piece of content with the electronic device;

detecting a first contact with the touch-sensitive surface at a first location that corresponds to the multi-purpose content navigation icon for at least a predetermined time period;

while continuing to detect the contact at the first location, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a predefined scrubbing rate;

detecting movement of the contact, wherein movement of the contact comprises a first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface in a direction that corresponds to movement on the display parallel to the first predefined direction; and

responding to detecting the movement of the contact by moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate, wherein the variable scrubbing rate varies monotonically as the first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface increases.

16. A 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 display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

display a progress icon in a predefined area on the display, wherein the progress icon is configured to move in a first predefined direction on the display;

provide a first piece of content with the electronic device;

indicate a current position within the first piece of content with the progress icon;

display a multi-purpose content navigation icon; and

,

while providing the first piece of content with the electronic device;

detect a first contact with the touch-sensitive surface at a first location that corresponds to the multi-purpose content navigation icon for at least a predetermined time period;

while continuing to detect the contact at the first location, move the current position within the first piece of content at a predefined scrubbing rate;

detect movement of the contact, wherein movement of the contact comprises a first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface in a direction that corresponds to movement on the display parallel to the first predefined direction; and

respond to detecting the movement of the contact by moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate, wherein the variable scrubbing rate varies monotonically as the first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface increases.