Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulating a Collection of Objects

• US 20110164055A1
• Filed: 05/27/2010
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: McCullough, Ian Patrick, Berger, Peter Glen
• Granted Patent: US 8,786,639 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/642
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method includes: displaying a collection of objects; detecting a gesture made by a contact on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture comprising a first movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface followed by a pause in movement of the contact followed by a second movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface; selecting a plurality of objects in the collection of objects in accordance with the first movement; and, after detecting the pause in movement of the contact, moving the selected plurality of objects away from unselected objects in the collection of objects in accordance with the second movement.

Claims

1. 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;

displaying a chart with a plurality of chart portions;

detecting a first contact at a first location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location on the display of a first chart portion;

detecting a first movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive surface to a second location that corresponds to a location on the display of a second chart portion that is distinct from the first chart portion, wherein the first movement of the first contact touches respective locations on the touch-sensitive surface that correspond to locations on the display of respective chart portions, thereby selecting the respective chart portions;

detecting a pause in movement of the first contact at the second location; and

,

after detecting the pause in movement of the first contact at the second location;

detecting a second movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive surface to a third location; and

moving the selected chart portions away from the remainder of the chart in accordance with the second movement.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the chart is a pie chart and the chart portions are wedges in the pie chart.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the chart is a donut chart and the chart portions are donut slices in the donut chart.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the selected chart portions are adjacent to each other in the chart.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the first movement, pause, and second movement of the first contact are part of a multi-part gesture, the multi-part gesture also comprising a tap immediately prior to detection of the first contact.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprising instructions for visually distinguishing the selected chart portions from the remainder of the chart.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising instructions for displaying a visual indicator of the movement of the selected chart portions relative to the remainder of the chart.

8. The device of claim 1, further comprising instructions for:

deselecting the selected chart portions when lift off of the first contact is detected prior to detecting the pause in movement of the first contact.

9. The device of claim 1, further comprising instructions for:

deselecting the selected chart portions when a reversal in a direction of the first movement of the first contact is detected prior to detecting the pause in movement of the first contact.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein moving the selected chart portions away from the remainder of the chart comprises moving as a single unit the selected chart portions away from the remainder of the chart.

11. The device of claim 10, further comprising instructions for:

after detecting lift off of the first contact, detecting a second contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location on the display of the selected chart portions;

detecting a movement of the second contact across the touch-sensitive surface; and

moving as a single unit the selected chart portions in accordance with the movement of the second contact.

12. The device of claim 11, further comprising instructions for continuing to move the selected chart portions as a single unit until the selected chart portions are moved back to their original positions in the chart.

13. The device of claim 1, further comprising instructions for:

after detecting lift off of the first contact, detecting a depinch gesture at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location on the display of the selected chart portions; and

enlarging as a single unit the selected chart portions in accordance with the depinch gesture.

14. A method, comprising:

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

displaying a chart with a plurality of chart portions;

detecting a first contact at a first location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location on the display of a first chart portion;

detecting a first movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive surface to a second location that corresponds to a location on the display of a second chart portion that is distinct from the first chart portion, wherein the first movement of the first contact touches respective locations on the touch-sensitive surface that correspond to locations on the display of respective chart portions, thereby selecting the respective chart portions;

detecting a pause in movement of the first contact at the second location; and

,

after detecting the pause in movement of the first contact at the second location;

detecting a second movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive surface to a third location; and

moving the selected chart portions away from the remainder of the chart in accordance with the second movement.

15. 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:

display a chart with a plurality of chart portions;

detect a first contact at a first location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location on the display of a first chart portion;

detect a first movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive surface to a second location that corresponds to a location on the display of a second chart portion that is distinct from the first chart portion, wherein the first movement of the first contact touches respective locations on the touch-sensitive surface that correspond to locations on the display of respective chart portions, thereby selecting the respective chart portions;

detect a pause in movement of the first contact at the second location; and

,

after detecting the pause in movement of the first contact at the second location;

detect a second movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive surface to a third location; and

move the selected chart portions away from the remainder of the chart in accordance with the second movement.

16. 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:

a chart object with a plurality of chart portions;

wherein;

a first contact at a first location is detected on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the first contact location corresponds to a location on the display of a first chart portion;

a first movement of the first contact is detected across the touch-sensitive surface to a second location that corresponds to a location on the display of a second chart portion that is distinct from the first chart portion, wherein the first movement of the first contact touches respective locations on the touch-sensitive surface that correspond to locations on the display of respective chart portions, thereby selecting the respective chart portions;

a pause in movement of the first contact is detected at the second location; and

,

after detecting the pause in movement of the first contact at the second location;

a second movement of the first contact is detected across the touch-sensitive surface to a third location; and

the selected chart portions are moved away from the remainder of the chart in accordance with the second movement.

17. 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;

displaying a collection of objects;

detecting a gesture made by a contact on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture comprising a first movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface followed by a pause in movement of the contact followed by a second movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

selecting a plurality of objects in the collection of objects in accordance with the first movement; and

,

after detecting the pause in movement of the contact, moving the selected plurality of objects away from unselected objects in the collection of objects in accordance with the second movement.

18. A method, comprising:

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

displaying a collection of objects;

detecting a gesture made by a contact on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture comprising a first movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface followed by a pause in movement of the contact followed by a second movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

selecting a plurality of objects in the collection of objects in accordance with the first movement; and

,

after detecting the pause in movement of the contact, moving the selected plurality of objects away from unselected objects in the collection of objects in accordance with the second movement.

19. 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:

display a collection of objects;

detect a gesture made by a contact on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture comprising a first movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface followed by a pause in movement of the contact followed by a second movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

select a plurality of objects in the collection of objects in accordance with the first movement; and

,

after detecting the pause in movement of the contact, move the selected plurality of objects away from unselected objects in the collection of objects in accordance with the second movement.

20. 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:

a collection of objects;

wherein;

a gesture made by a contact is detected on the touch-sensitive surface, the gesture comprising a first movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface followed by a pause in movement of the contact followed by a second movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface;

a plurality of objects in the collection of objects are selected in accordance with the first movement; and

,

after detecting the pause in movement of the contact, the selected plurality of objects are moved away from unselected objects in the collection of objects in accordance with the second movement.