EDITING INTERFACE

• US 20140237360A1
• Filed: 04/24/2014
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: ORDING, Bas, CHAUDHRI, Imran A., JOBS, Steven
• Granted Patent: US 11,010,017 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A portable electronic device displays icons (e.g., graphical objects) in one or more regions of a user interface of a touch-sensitive display, and detects user input specifying an exchange of positions of icons in the user interface. In some aspects, the respective positions of two icons in a user interface can be selected to exchange positions in the one or more regions of the user interface, and one or both icons can change their visual appearance to indicate their selection status.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

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 first icon in a first position of the touch-sensitive display;

detecting a touch input on the touch-sensitive display for more than a predefined time period, wherein the touch input causes the first icon to be selected;

in response to detecting the touch input on the touch-sensitive display for more than the predefined time period, modifying a visual appearance of the first icon;

detecting movement of the touch input from the first position to a second position on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the detected movement of the touch input causes the first icon to be moved from the first position to the second position on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting movement of the touch input from the first position to the second position on the touch-sensitive display, modifying a visual appearance of the second position.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further comprises:

detecting a lift off of the touch input at the second position on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the lift off of the touch input at the second position on the touch-sensitive display, displaying the first icon in the second position on the touch-sensitive display; and

providing feedback to a user in response to displaying the first icon in the second position.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the feedback comprises at least one of audio feedback and tactile feedback.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein modifying the visual appearance of the second position comprises displaying a marker.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein modifying the visual appearance of the second position comprises displaying a line indicating at least partially a boundary of the second position.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the second position is occupied by a second icon.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further comprises:

displaying a second icon on the touch-sensitive display;

detecting movement of the touch input that causes the first icon to be moved from the first position to a position within a proximity of the second icon on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting movement of the touch input that causes the first icon to be moved from the first position to the position within a proximity of the second icon on the touch-sensitive display, modifying a visual appearance of the second icon.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein modifying the visual appearance of the second icon comprises at least one of:

applying a glowing effect to the second icon, and

exchanging positions of the first and second icons.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive display is a multi-touch-sensitive display that is responsive to finger gestures.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein modifying the visual appearance of the first icon comprises scaling the first icon to a different size.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein detecting movement of the touch input that causes the first icon to be moved from the first position to the second position comprises:

determining whether the detected movement of the touch input has touched or crossed a boundary line at least partially surrounding the second position on the touch-sensitive display.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the touch input on the touch-sensitive display that causes the first icon to be selected is a stationary touch contact with the touch-sensitive display on the first icon that lasts for more than the predefined time period.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the predefined time period is at or between 0.5 to 2.0 seconds.

14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having one or more programs stored thereon, which, when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to perform operations comprising:

displaying a first icon in a first position of the touch-sensitive display;

detecting a touch input on the touch-sensitive display for more than a predefined time period, wherein the touch input causes the first icon to be selected;

in response to detecting the touch input on the touch-sensitive display for more than the predefined time period, modifying a visual appearance of the first icon;

detecting movement of the touch input from the first position to a second position on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the detected movement of the touch input causes the first icon to be moved from the first position to the second position on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting movement of the touch input from the first position to the second position on the touch-sensitive display, modifying a visual appearance of the second position.

15. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprises:

detecting a lift off of the touch input at the second position on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the lift off of the touch input at the second position on the touch-sensitive display, displaying the first icon in the second position on the touch-sensitive display; and

providing feedback to a user in response to displaying the first icon in the second position.

16. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the feedback comprises at least one of audio feedback and tactile feedback.

17. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein modifying the visual appearance of the second position comprises displaying a marker.

18. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein modifying the visual appearance of the second position comprises displaying a line indicating at least partially a boundary of the second position.

19. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein the second position is occupied by a second icon.

20. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprises:

displaying a second icon on the touch-sensitive display;

detecting movement of the touch input that causes the first icon to be moved from the first position to a position within a proximity of the second icon on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting movement of the touch input that causes the first icon to be moved from the first position to the position within a proximity of the second icon on the touch-sensitive display, modifying a visual appearance of the second icon.

21. The storage medium of claim 20, wherein modifying the visual appearance of the second icon comprises at least one of:

applying a glowing effect to the second icon, and

exchanging positions of the first and second icons.

22. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein the touch-sensitive display is a multi-touch-sensitive display that is responsive to finger gestures.

23. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein modifying the visual appearance of the first icon comprises scaling the first icon to a different size.

24. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein detecting movement of the touch input that causes the first icon to be moved from the first position to the second position comprises:

determining whether the detected movement of the touch input has touched or crossed a boundary line at least partially surrounding the second position on the touch-sensitive display.

25. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein the touch input on the touch-sensitive display that causes the first icon to be selected is a stationary touch contact with the touch-sensitive display on the first icon that lasts for more than the predefined time period.

26. The storage medium of claim 14, wherein the predefined time period is at or between 0.5 to 2.0 seconds.

27. A method comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display;

displaying a first icon in a first position of the touch-sensitive display;

detecting a touch input on the touch-sensitive display on the touch-sensitive display for more than a predefined time period, wherein the touch input causes the first icon to be selected;

in response to detecting the touch input on the touch-sensitive display for more than the predefined time period, modifying a visual appearance of the first icon;

detecting movement of the touch input from the first position to a second position on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the detected movement of the touch input causes the first icon to be moved from the first position to the second position on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting movement of the touch input from the first position to the second position on the touch-sensitive display, modifying a visual appearance of the second position.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the second position is occupied by a second icon.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein modifying the visual appearance of the second position comprises at least one of:

displaying a marker, and

displaying a line indicating at least partially a boundary of the second position.

30. The method of claim 27, wherein the touch input on the touch-sensitive display that causes the first icon to be selected is a stationary touch contact with the touch-sensitive display on the first icon that lasts for more than the predefined time period.