Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Editing an Audio or Video Attachment in an Electronic Message

• US 20100235746A1
• Filed: 09/24/2009
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Anzures, Freddy Allen
• Granted Patent: US 9,852,761 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/723
• 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: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• 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: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A method is performed at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. User selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message is detected. In response to detecting a first input by the user, an audio or video file editing interface is displayed. The editing interface comprises: a time bar, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the file. In response to detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon is adjusted in the audio or video file editing interface. The audio or video file is edited to a shorter.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

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

detecting a user selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration;

detecting a first input by the user;

in response to detecting the first input by the user, displaying an audio or video file editing interface, wherein the audio or video file editing interface comprises;

a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration,

a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and

a user-adjustable end-edit icon, wherein;

a distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar, and

the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file;

detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and

editing the audio or video file to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the multifunction device is portable.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the display is a touch screen.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive surface is a touchpad.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be less than the distance that corresponds to the predefined maximum allowable size.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second input is a finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second input is a finger gesture to adjust a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second input is a multi-finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar and a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the multi-finger gesture is a pinch gesture, and wherein the pinch gesture reduces the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the multi-finger gesture is a depinch gesture, and wherein the depinch gesture increases the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to detecting the user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in the electronic message, displaying a file size warning when the audio or video file size exceeds a predefined maximum value.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the user selection of the audio or video file is the first user input.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a third input by the user; and

in response to detecting the third input by the user, displaying in an electronic messaging application an icon representing the edited audio or video file with the second shorter duration.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a fourth input by the user; and

in response to detecting the fourth input by the user, initiating sending of the electronic message, wherein the electronic message includes the edited audio or video file with the second shorter duration.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon are disposed in the time bar.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic message is selected from the group consisting of an email message and an electronic message that uses the MMS protocol.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the audio or video file is an attachment to the electronic message.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the user selection of the audio or video file to be sent as the electronic message is detected while a user is drafting the electronic message on the display.

19. A graphical user interface on a multifunction device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, a memory, and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory, the graphical user interface comprising an audio or video file editing interface that includes:

a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration,

a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and

a user-adjustable end-edit icon, wherein;

a distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar, and

the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file;

wherein;

a user selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message is detected, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration;

in response to detecting a first input by the user, the audio or video file editing interface is displayed;

in response to detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface is adjusted; and

the audio or video file is edited to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface.

20. A multifunction 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;

detecting a user selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration;

detecting a first input by the user;

in response to detecting the first input by the user, displaying an audio or video file editing interface, wherein the audio or video file editing interface comprises;

a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration,

a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and

a user-adjustable end-edit icon, wherein;

a distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar, and

the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file;

detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and

editing the audio or video file to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface.

21. A computer readable storage medium storing having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

detect a user selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration;

detect a first input by the user;

in response to detecting the first input by the user, display an audio or video file editing interface, wherein the audio or video file editing interface comprises;

a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration,

a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and

a user-adjustable end-edit icon, wherein;

a distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar, and

the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file;

detect a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface;

in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjust at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and

edit the audio or video file to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface.