Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulating Workspace Views

• US 20110078624A1
• Filed: 09/25/2009
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Koch, Jonathan, Missig, Julian, Bernstein, Jeffrey Traer, Haggerty, Myra M., Kerr, Duncan R., Cieplinski, Avi E., Victor, B. Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,832,585 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/802
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• 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 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

In some embodiments, a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface creates a plurality of workspace views. A respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view. The content includes application windows. The device displays a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views and detects a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the device replaces display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

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

creating a plurality of workspace views, wherein a respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view, the content including application windows;

displaying a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display, without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views;

detecting a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the display is a touch screen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first multifinger gesture is a bimanual pinching gesture that includes two finger on opposite sides of the touch screen display moving towards each other.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first multifinger gesture is a two-finger pinching gesture at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a corner of the display.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first multifinger gesture is a five-finger tap gesture.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first multifinger gesture is a five-finger pinch gesture.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein replacing display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views comprises displaying an animation of a transition from the first workspace view to the plurality of workspace views.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views comprises displaying the plurality of workspace views in an array of non-overlapping workspace views.

9. The method of claim 1, including:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views;

detecting an input by the user that corresponds to selection of a second workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view, replacing display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the second workspace view.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view is a mouse-based input.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view is a finger-based input.

12. The method of claim 9, including:

while displaying the second workspace view;

detecting a swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

, in response to detecting the swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

selecting a single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views in accordance with the swipe gesture, and

replacing display of the second workspace view with display of the single other workspace view.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein replacing display of the second workspace view with display of the single other workspace view comprises displaying an animation of a transition from the second workspace view to the single other workspace view.

14. The method of claim 9, including:

while displaying the second workspace view;

detecting an input by the user on a first window in the second workspace view;

while continuing to detect the input by the user on the first window;

detecting a swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

,

in response to detecting the swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface;

selecting a single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views in accordance with the swipe gesture,

replacing display of the second workspace view with display of the single other workspace view in the plurality of workspace views, and

displaying the first window in the single other workspace view.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein replacing display of the second workspace view with display of the single other workspace view and moving the first window to the single other workspace view comprises displaying an animation of a transition from the second workspace view to the single other workspace view while maintaining display of the first window.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views comprises displaying the plurality of workspace views in an array of non-overlapping workspace views, and further including:

while displaying a single, currently selected workspace view, displaying a workspace navigation graphic that shows a position of the currently selected workspace view in the array.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein display of the workspace navigation graphic is initiated in response to a first predefined condition and display of the workspace navigation graphic is terminated in response to a second predefined condition.

18. The method of claim 1, including:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views;

detecting an input by the user that corresponds to selection and movement of a first window in the first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views;

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection and movement of the first window, moving the first window to a second workspace view in the concurrently displayed plurality of workspace views;

detecting an input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the input by the user that corresponds to selection of the second workspace view, replacing display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the second workspace view.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein moving the first window to the second workspace view comprises displaying an animation of the first window moving to the second workspace view.

20. The method of claim 2, including:

while concurrently displaying the plurality of workspace views;

detecting concurrent finger contacts on two or more windows in the concurrently displayed plurality of workspace views;

while continuing to detect the concurrent finger contacts on two or more windows, detecting a finger gesture, separate from the concurrent finger contacts, on a single workspace view in the plurality of workspace views; and

,

in response to detecting the finger gesture on the single workspace view;

replacing display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the single workspace view, and

displaying the two or more windows in the single workspace view.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein replacing display of the plurality of workspace views with display of the single workspace view and displaying the two or more windows in the single workspace view comprises displaying an animation of a transition from the plurality of workspace views to the single workspace view while maintaining display of the two or more windows.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views comprises displaying the plurality of workspace views in an array of non-overlapping workspace views, and further including:

while displaying a single, currently selected workspace view, displaying a workspace navigation graphic that shows a position of the currently selected workspace view in the array.

23. A graphical user interface on a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, the graphical user interface comprising:

a plurality of workspace views, wherein a respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view, the content including application windows;

wherein;

a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display is displayed without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views;

a first multifinger gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, display of the first workspace view is replaced with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views.

24. 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;

creating a plurality of workspace views, wherein a respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view, the content including application windows;

displaying a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display, without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views;

detecting a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detection of the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views.

25. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

create a plurality of workspace views, wherein a respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view, the content including application windows;

display a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display, without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views;

detect a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detection of the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views.