Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Navigating Through a Range of Values

• US 20130326401A1
• Filed: 08/09/2013
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: van Os, Marcel
• Granted Patent: US 9,489,111 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/802
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A multifunction device displays a navigation user interface that includes: a navigation bar having a plurality of unit regions and a plurality of subunit regions. Each of the unit regions represents a range of values. Each subunit region represents a subset of a respective range of values. The navigation user interface also includes a content area for displaying content associated with subunit regions. In response to detecting an input that selects a respective subunit region, the multifunction device updates the content area in accordance with the respective selected subunit region. In response to detecting an input that selects a respective unit region, the multifunction device updates the navigation bar to include subunit regions in accordance with the selected unit region and updates the content area in accordance with at least one of the subunit regions in the updated navigation bar.

Claims

1. A multifunction device, comprising:

a display and 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 navigation bar that represents a range of date/time values, the navigation bar including;

a plurality of currently displayed subunits, including a first subunit that is initially selected, wherein, each of the subunits represents a subset of date/time values of the range of date/time values; and

a focus region, wherein an initial position of the focus region is determined based at least in part on a current date/time and a date/time of the first subunit, and the first subunit is displayed in the focus region; and

displaying, in a content window, content associated with a date/time in the subset of date/time values of the first subunit;

detecting a first input that selects a second subunit; and

,

in response detecting to the first input;

determining an updated position for the focus region based on the current date/time and a date/time of the second subunit;

when the updated position is distinct from the initial position of the focus region, moving the focus region of the navigation bar to the updated position;

when the updated position is the same as the initial position of the focus region, leaving the focus region of the navigation bar in the initial position; and

adjusting the subunits in the navigation bar so as to display the second subunit in the focus region of the navigation bar.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein when the date/time of the second subunit includes the current date/time, the updated position of the focus region is in a center of the navigation bar.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein when the date/time of the second subunit includes the current date/time, the updated position of the focus region is offset from a center of the navigation bar so that a majority of the subunits are associated with dates/times that occur after the date/time of the second subunit.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein when the date/time of the second subunit is more than a predefined time period before the current date, the updated position of the focus region is offset from a center of the navigation bar so that at least seventy percent of the subunits are associated with dates/times that occur after the date/time of the second subunit.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein when the date/time of the second subunit is more than a predefined time period after the current date, the updated position of the focus region is offset from a center of the navigation bar so that seventy percent of the subunits are associated with dates/times that occur before the date/time of the second subunit.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the subunits are weeks.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the updated position for the focus region is adjusted based at least in part on an activity-level metric associated with subunits having dates/times that are within a predefined period before and a predefined period after the date/time of the second subunit.

8. The device of claim 7, including instructions for:

determining a first activity-level metric for with subunits having dates/times in a predefined period of time before the date/time of the second subunit;

determining a second activity-level metric for with subunits having dates/times in a predefined period of time after the date/time of the second subunit; and

in response to the first input, when the first activity-level metric is greater than the second activity-level metric, adjusting the updated position of the focus region so as to display more of the subunits that are associated with dates/times that occur after the date/time of the second subunit.

9. The device of claim 7, including instructions for:

determining a first activity-level metric for with subunits having dates/times in a predefined period of time before the date/time of the second subunit;

determining a second activity-level metric for with subunits having dates/times in a predefined period of time after the date/time of the second subunit; and

in response to the first input, when the first activity-level metric is greater than the second activity-level metric, adjusting the updated position of the focus region so as to display more of the subunits that are associated with dates/times that occur before the date/time of the second subunit.

10. A method, comprising:

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

displaying a navigation bar that represents a range of date/time values, the navigation bar including;

a plurality of currently displayed subunits, including a first subunit that is initially selected, wherein, each of the subunits represents a subset of date/time values of the range of date/time values; and

a focus region, wherein an initial position of the focus region is determined based at least in part on a current date/time and a date/time of the first subunit, and the first subunit is displayed in the focus region; and

displaying, in a content window, content associated with a date/time in the subset of date/time values of the first subunit;

detecting a first input that selects a second subunit; and

,

in response detecting to the first input;

determining an updated position for the focus region based on the current date/time and a date/time of the second subunit;

when the updated position is distinct from the initial position of the focus region, moving the focus region of the navigation bar to the updated position;

when the updated position is the same as the initial position of the focus region, leaving the focus region of the navigation bar in the initial position; and

adjusting the subunits in the navigation bar so as to display the second subunit in the focus region of the navigation bar.

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

display a navigation bar that represents a range of date/time values, the navigation bar including;

a plurality of currently displayed subunits, including a first subunit that is initially selected, wherein, each of the subunits represents a subset of date/time values of the range of date/time values; and

a focus region, wherein an initial position of the focus region is determined based at least in part on a current date/time and a date/time of the first subunit, and the first subunit is displayed in the focus region; and

display, in a content window, content associated with a date/time in the subset of date/time values of the first subunit;

detect a first input that selects a second subunit; and

,

in response detecting to the first input, the one or more programs further comprise instructions to;

determine an updated position for the focus region based on the current date/time and a date/time of the second subunit;

when the updated position is distinct from the initial position of the focus region, move the focus region of the navigation bar to the updated position;

when the updated position is the same as the initial position of the focus region, leave the focus region of the navigation bar in the initial position; and

adjust the subunits in the navigation bar so as to display the second subunit in the focus region of the navigation bar.